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42 <br />1 Mary Willis indicated that current zoning Would not allow the septic system and the <br />2 rezoning to Agricultural Services would not change that..She stated that the Board of <br />3 Commissioners could refer this item to-the Health Board and the Planning Board to.look at a <br />4 solution. <br />5 ' <br />6 Commissioner Gordon stated that she would like to see it referred to the Health and <br />7 Planning Boards to look at the septic system issue. <br />8 <br />9 QUESTIONS AND /OR COMMENTS FROM THE PLANNING BOARD. <br />10 None. - <br />11 <br />12 QUESTIONS AND /ORrCOMMENTS FROM CITIZENS. <br />13 tom Whisnant, owner of the White Cross School which is located across from this site, <br />14 spoke against granting this request. White Cross School is a working artists community and an <br />15 empower ent projectwThe North Carolina Writers Network.is located here. He was not <br />16 concerned about this request until he researched the AS designation and discovered that it <br />17 allowed both warehousing and storage. The Planning Staff indicated that the applicant has <br />18 discussed both a storage facility for Southern Bell as well as mini- warehouses: The community ` <br />19 intends to present a petition opposing this use. If this request is granted, the applicant could <br />?0 then pursue either of these options simply by applying for a building permit. He asked that the <br />M Commissioners reject this request. <br />13 Kasper, lives across the.atreet_from .this property, and. does.not support this.. <br />?4 proposal, It appears likely that 4 acres of self - storage units are ari'gptron"and that would not be <br />?5 in line with the community vision. He requested that the Board of Commissioners reject this <br />?6 request. <br />!7 <br />?8 :?} Barbara Trent stated that she Lives in he immediate community and does not support <br />t9 this proposal. 'She asked that the County send out another notice and include all residents as <br />10 well as land owners. <br />31 <br />12 Lf Werdori-Rigsl5ee s poke in opposition to this rezoning request. He felt that this would <br />33 greatly detr from a value of the surrounding land. He also mentioned that the sewage lines <br />W run though the field. He asked if it was permissible to put a building in the same location as the <br />15_. —.. sewerlin-es: - <br />16 <br />17 Mary Willis stated that only the rezoning and the variety of allowed uses are being <br />18 considered now. Even if the property were to be rezoned, a site plan would still have to be <br />19 approved prior to the start of construction. The site plan would have to comply with all county <br />10 zoning regulations. It is not permissible to build over septic systems. The Zoning Ordinance <br />11 also requires. buffering that would be adjacent to residential zoning.. <br />13 s') San Lew , a White Cross'property owner, spoke against this proposal. He felt that it <br />14 would be awn ore. He requested that it not be rezoned. <br />15 <br />