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Attachment 7 14 <br />Comments and issues raised at the Public Hearing <br />1) Will other areas be targeted for ED-LNR zoning? <br />There is no staff initiative to rezone other areas at this time. <br />2) There is a significant floodplain on Tract 2. Are there wetlands <br />on this tract too? How will development be performed with such <br />a wide floodplain on the site and how will the streams and <br />wetlands be protected? <br />The County regulations require. stream buffers to be placed along <br />the outside edges of floodplains. Where no floodplain is <br />designated, the measurement is made from the top of bank of <br />the subject stream. In this area of the County, and depending on <br />the slope of the adjacent land, the buffer maybe either 65 feet or <br />80 feet. Additionally, the Neuse River Basin standards require <br />that for all new developments the pre-development and post- <br />development stormwaterrunoff volume for the 1 year, 24-hour <br />storm shall stay the same. <br />3) Lighting and parking in the rear are problematic for adjacent <br />neighborhood (Cornwallis Hills). <br />The ED-LNR district does not require parking in the front or side, <br />nor does it prohibit parking in the rear. The lower building <br />intensity (i. e. maximum of 5, 000 sq. ft.) and less intense uses <br />generally translate to lower parking standards (i.e. impervious <br />surface). The County lighting standards apply to all development <br />in the EDD. <br />4) Perimeter buffer reduction to 50 feet is a problem. <br />Although the perimeter buffer is reduced to 50 feet in the ED- <br />LNR the buildings are less intense. <br />5) Direct access is permitted in the ED-LNR rather than requiring an <br />access street as the ED-LO-1 does. <br />The ED-LNR does permit direct access due to the likelihood of <br />conversion of existing uses and also due to the relatively small <br />