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Renee Price noted her concern is the gateway into Hillsborough and she wonders what this area will look like for those living in Cornwallis Hills. She is concerned about the elimination of the buffer even with the Design Standards in place. Mary Willis said that when the district was first adopted there was no buffer that was specifically required along NC86 for addressing the concerns that were known. When this portion was added, the only reason that the buffer was shown around this area was because it was the perimeter of the district in our jurisdiction. Karen Barrows reminded everyone that the Primary I area requires less landscaping than Primary II. The Planning Staff will provide to the Planning Board members information on setback requirements. CITIZEN COMN~NTS Richard Allison, homeowner in Cornwallis Hills, asked about the area this buffer requirement would cover and Mary Willis clarified that this amendment only affects those properties on NC86 - not the sides, back or corner. In answer to a question from Billy Smith who lives at the corner of NC86 and Oakdale Drive, Willis said that, in terms of buffer requirements, both sides of NC86 will be treated the same. The station that is located on the east side is noncomforming because it was built before Hillsborough adopted the EDD guidelines. Billy Smith feels it should be the same for both sides. June Haas showed on the map that there is no buffer from Hillsborough to I-40. She does not support there being a buffer on one side and not the other. Commissioner Willhoit asked that the Planning Board look at the adequacy of the buffer between this designated property and Cornwallis Hills so that if they are thinking of eliminating one of the roadside buffers, they may be able to add a little more buffer on the back side to protect and buffer Cornwallis Hills better. In answer to a question from Renee Price about the reason for eliminating the buffer to provide more room for building, Willis said that the property is narrow and with a 100 foot buffer on both sides, there is limited use of the property. She noted that when the EDD was approved there was only the Orange County EDD. When there is the same district from the other jurisdiction and the same design standards throughout, it makes the purpose of that buffer no longer necessary. Renee Price said that her concern is the buffer between development and residential areas. Willis said that this area went through a lengthy public hearing to look at what is reasonable and what those property owners could do with their property and there were meetings with citizens in Cornwallis Hills. She pointed out that this area is more restrictive than other areas in the EDD.