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~5~ Sharlene Pilkey, Vice Chairman of the ABC Board who makes contributions to both systems and Chair of the High School Advisory Board, spoke in suppozt of the mergez study. Jeanette Jones, Chapel Hill School District, referred to the eight criteria that must be met by merger and the fact that Orange County only meets one of the eight and sees no need for the study. She expressed concern about the makeup of the committee. She asked if city taxes that go to Chapel Hill would be divided and questioned the raising of the County tax and the value of doing the study at this time which will be absole~e in two or three years. Motion was made by Commissioner Walker, seconded by Commissioner Lloyd, to table the merger study. VOTE: AYES, 2; NOES, 3 (Chair Willhoit aril Commissioners Marshall and Carey) Motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Ccm¢nissioner Marshall, to proceed with the advertisement for recruitment of people interested in serving on a proposed study committee. VOTE: AYES, 3; NOES, 2 (Commissioners Lloyd and Walker) Chair T.aillhoit requested the County Manager recomtend the process for representation and the charge for the study can¢ni.ssion. 11. LC~2ETI'A R. SMITFI--PRELIMINARY (A copy of the recommendation of the Planna.nq Board is on file in the office of the Clerk to the Board.) Susan Smith presented for Board approval the Preliminary Plan for Loretta R. Smith Subdivision. The property is located in Cheeks ~wnship on East Lebanon Read, part of lot 7, tax map 14. The property is zoned A R and is designated Agricultural-Residential and water 51~pply Watershed in the L~rxi Use Plan. Motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Comunissionez Walker to approve the recommendation from the Planning Board for the preliminary plan for Loretta R. Smith Subdivision. VOTE: UNANJMOUS. 16 ZONZI~ QI~INANCE TEXT AN~IDMEI~72' ARTICLE 4-EKTRACTIVE USES (A copy of the approved amerdment is in the official Ordinance Book in the office of the Clerk to the Board) Susan Smith presented for Board approval a proposed text amendment for Article 4 Permitted Use Table of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance. This amendment would limit the location of extractive uses to the two base residential districts (Agricultural-Residential and Residential-1) and to the Lndustrial districts (Iir3ustrial-1,2,3) and to prohibit these uses in the remaining residential and caq[mercial districts on a Class A Special Use Permit basis. Leonard Phelps, owner of 32 acres off of old 86 which is coned agricultural a_*~ residential, expressed concern about a quarry being opened and does not want that kind of industry imposed upon the area. Tiffs main concern is the pollution of the water. Susan smith explained the water issue will be addressed in Article 8 (next item) regarding standards and the additional information that will be required from the applicant. The proposal would significantly limit the location of extractive uses and provide conditions of approval that would govern the special use permits being issued. Commissioner Marshall indicated she would rather not see extractive uses permitted in residential areas. Motion was made by Commissioner Marshall, secozx~ed by Commissioner Carey, to amend the Zoning Ordinance to change the text amendment Article 4 ,~~,-n,i ~-~~ „tea tar,l P to ai 1 r~.~ tr,e 1 cxati on of extractive uses umn issuance of a