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t110~U` <br />;,,~~j <br />:,~~ <br />stored outside and it wasn't possible to store the equipment inside a buildincJ. <br />Dan Collins--Route 3, Hillsborough--Spoke in favor of the rezoning request: <br />He said Mr. Wilkerson's business had been there for years. <br />Jim Polatty--Told the Boards that all the outside storage had been con- <br />sidered in the rezoning and was included in the rezoning request far Mr. Wilkerson's <br />property. <br />Ms. Crawford asked that the Planning Department recheck this question. <br />There were none who opposed the rezoning request who spoke. <br />Mr. Merritt asked to clarify a point on his request to rezone from <br />Residential-1 to Neighborhood Commercial-II. He said the parcel was 4.17 acres <br />and he was only requesting rezoning of 1 acre. <br />2. WATER RESOURCES TASK FORCE/OTHER AMENDMENTS•TO ZONING ORDINANCE & <br />.TEXT. <br />Mr. Fred Luce, Planning Staff, addressed the water quality remarks <br />contained in the Water Resources Task Force'Report. He noted a potentially <br />similar situation to the Mississippi River pollution existed in our area with <br />the drainage of the Haw River into the Jordan Lake. He cited four classes of <br />pollutants and noted that the Haw drained a heavily urbanized industrialized <br />area into the Jordan Lake. He said the Water Resources Task Force Report <br />found that water quality generally was of good quality in grange County and one <br />of the goals is to divert detrimental development from the watersheds and to <br />place controls on the development that does occur in the watersheds to insure <br />good water for future generations. <br />Ms. Susan Smith, Planning Staff, reviewed the seventeen recommendations <br />contained the the Water Resources Task Force Report and noted the changes, if• <br />any in each. <br />Mr. Polatty explained the other amendments suggested for the Zoning Ord- <br />inance Text. •(All suggested amendments and the recommendations of the Water <br />Resources Task Force Report are on pages of this book.) Mr. Polatty <br />cited a study done by the Center for Urban and Regional Studies in Chapel Hill, <br />noting some of the lessons learned from eight case studies around the country. <br />regarding water supplies. <br />Ms. Crawford called for public comments on the zoning text amendments. <br />Josephine Barbour--Raised several points of contention. She voiced her . <br />concern over public access of the greenways; questioned the definition of a water- <br />