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7 <br /> suggested as general retail, office, and service <br /> uses where the traffic impact will be of a lower <br /> intensity and there will be less need for large <br /> scale warehouse transportation vehicles to <br /> access local roadways. <br /> While the majority of small scale 'development <br /> within this zone shall be reviewed and approved <br /> at staff level, larger retail operations shall require <br /> additional levels of advisory board and County <br /> Commissioner involvement, unless the project is <br /> proposed through a comprehensive master plan <br /> and is designated as a major employment center. <br /> Mixed use developments are possible within the <br /> zone subject to the submission, review, and <br /> approval of a Conditional Use Application/Site <br /> Plan to be reviewed in accordance with the <br /> provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. The portion <br /> of the Southern Zone outside of the Town of <br /> Mebane water/sewer boundary agreement, <br /> specifically the properties east of the Gravelly Hill <br /> Middle School property (Southern Zone Primary 11 <br /> Transition), can be utilized to support mixed use <br /> development projects subject to Conditional Use <br /> Application/Site Plan approval. <br /> 2. Northern Zone (Area 2A) Primary <br /> Wholesale/Light Industrial/Manufacturing (P-WIM): <br /> Due to the presence of the Southern Railroad line, <br /> and the proximity of US Highway 70 to the <br /> Northern Zone, non-residential development <br /> within the Zone shall focus primarily on providing <br /> wholesale, light industrial, and manufacturing <br /> land uses. All of these uses still have to adhere to <br /> the high performance standards as noted within <br /> the EDD Design Manual. There shall be <br /> limitations on general commercial or service <br /> related business being able to locate within this <br /> Zone. <br /> The concentration of such land uses in this area <br /> is due to the presence of existing transportation <br /> infrastructure to properly support the service <br /> delivery and shipping needs of large scale, <br /> distribution warehousing, wholesaling, and light <br /> industrial operations. <br /> Existing residential development shall be <br /> preserved and protected to the greatest extent <br /> 4 <br />