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60 <br /> 1. <br /> z'• 5 <br /> 2. <br /> 3. <br /> Mr. Carey: He said he purchased his land in 1961` and planned <br /> 4• to build a home for-himself (he does not live in this area). He wanted to know <br /> 5- <br /> the effects such a business might have on the value of his •land and safety of <br /> 6. <br /> 7• those areas adjacent to the site. <br /> 8 Mr. P. Badham said he could not answer all the questions, but with regard to <br /> safety, he said American Stone Company's operations were within the limits of <br /> 9. <br /> 10. the law. <br /> 11. Mr. Carey asked about the condition the site would be in when American Stone <br /> 12. left. <br /> 13- Mr. Badham said Mr. Carey could check with OWASA on the •prevtous site; he <br /> 14- felt that they had left the site in an attractive condition. He said Mr. Carey <br /> 15. could visit the old site to see the condition of the land. <br /> 16. Commissioner Barnes asked if there were others who wished to be heard on <br /> 17. the Class A Special Use Permit for American Stone. There were no others. <br /> 1$� Commissioner Whitted.moved to adjourn the public hearing on the Class'A <br /> 19. Special Use Permit request from American Stone Company until October 26, 1981, <br /> 20. at 7:30 p.m. in the Commissioners' Room, to receive the recommendation from the <br /> 21. Orange County Planning Board; Commissioner Willhoit seconded the motion. <br /> 22. Vote: Ayes, 5; noes, 0. The public hearing was adjourned until the date, <br /> 23. time, place and for the purpose specified in the motion by Commissioner Whitted. <br /> 24 Commissioner Barnes turned the floor over to Ms. Pat Crawford, Chair of <br /> 25- the Orange County Planning Board, for the remaining two public hearings. <br /> 26. Agenda Item. 2: Citizens'. Comments on Extension of Zoning Into <br /> Cheeks Township <br /> 27. <br /> Ms. Crawford turned the floor over to Mr. Polatty for brief introductory <br /> 28. <br /> remarks on the Zoning Ordinance, LUP and Zoning Atlas. During the course of <br /> 29. <br /> his comments, Mr. Polatty said the Zoning Ordinance was intended to protect <br /> 30. <br /> farm land from adverse development, that bona fideft farms are exempt from the <br /> 31- <br /> Zoning Ordinance and that the Water Resourses Task Force Report was not part <br /> 32. <br /> of the Zoning Ordinance and therefore was not at issue tonight. <br /> 33` Ms. Crawford asked the citizens to state their name and address and please <br /> 34• be brief because there appeared to be many who wished to speak. <br /> 35' Mr. Ben Lloyd--said he was representing the black citizens of Cheeks- <br /> 364 P.fland at their invitation. He said the Zoning Ordinance would close down <br /> 37. development of the I-85 Corridor. He is in favor of industrial development and <br /> 38° growth which will provide jobs for Orange County citizens. He said there were <br /> 39. <br /> 40. <br />