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COTTLE: The total would be 18 months. <br />WATANABE: Oh, excuse me. Yeah. Do we have any questions for staff? Mr. Housel. <br />HOUSEL: I’m not sure to direct these to you, Maija, or to the Planning Director, but I <br />had a few questions on this. Once the, if this is extended, once that expires, then the <br />requirements go into effect and any activities that have not received Plan Approval would then <br />be illegal, or is that correct? <br />COTTLE: That’s correct. <br />HOUSEL: Okay. I’m, one of my concerns is, you know, the small farms in the area <br />and the cost to them to get Plan Approval. Is there cost for that? <br />LEITHEAD TODD: Yes, there is. And there are some issues, too, on compliance. I’m taking a <br />look at as such that there is a twofold purpose in extending the amnesty period: One is to give us <br />time to take a look at the ordinance and see whether we should propose amendments to it, and <br />also to take a look at the issue of grandfathering existing uses that were previously permitted, <br />because to me it’s kind of unusual that if there was a legal use prior to enactment of an ordinance <br />that you somehow use the ordinance to make it illegal, cause that’s contrary to my understanding <br />of grandfathering existing uses; and then the other is taking a whole look at the whole procedure <br />in what’s required, because we’ve had concerns that the cost of compliance for some of the <br />farmers is going to make it difficult for them to get any tourism going. <br />HOUSEL: Right, thank you. <br />WATANABE: Any further questions of staff? Then, Mr. Housel, you are prepared to <br />make a motion? <br />HOUSEL: One other question. I had a question on the, for again the small farmer, <br />how are they notified if, when this does go into effect that they need to submit for Plan <br />Approval? <br />LEITHEAD TODD: Just the same way everybody else is. We put notice in the newspaper of <br />this. We put it on our website. And typically when guys are coming in and you are trying to <br />establish some issue, if you are smart, you come in and ask us what kinds of approvals you need, <br />otherwise we end up with our inspectors going out and issuing notices of violations for a whole <br />series of activities going on on Ag land, which are not currently permitted. <br />HOUSEL: Just a suggestion, you know, when this does require Plan Approval, you <br />know, once everything is settled, maybe contacting some of the farmers’ organizations to let <br />them know. <br />LEITHEAD TODD: We are in contact with the farmer organizations -. <br />HOUSEL: Oh, okay. <br />EXHIBIT D <br />2 <br /> <br />