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~~ <br />- MINUTES <br />;i. JOINT SESSION <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />AND <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD <br />MAY 27, 1986 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Orange County <br />Planning Soard met in joint session on May 27, 1986, 7:30 p.m. in Superior <br />Courtroom, Orange County Courthouse, Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br />COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Don Willhoit and Commissioners Shirley <br />Marshall, Moses Carey, Ben Lloyd and Norman Walker. <br />ATTORNEY ABSENT: Geoffrey Gledhill. <br />STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Kenneth R. Thompson, Clerk to the <br />Board Beverly A. Blythe, Director of Planning Marvin Collins and Planners <br />Susan Smith and Laura Hill. <br />A. BOARD COMMENTS <br />Chair Willhoit requested that the budget meeting calendar be discussed <br />at the end of the meeting. <br />S. AUDIENCE COMMENTS <br />MATTERS ON THE PRINTED AGENDA <br />Chair Willhoit indicated this meeting is a public hearing and those <br />who wish tv speak will be recognized. <br />MATTERS NOT ON THE PRINTED AGENDA <br />None. <br />C. PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />1. PANTRY AREA PLAN <br />(A copy of the Pantry Area Study Land Use Draft Plan is in the <br />permanent agenda file in the Clerk's office) <br />PRESENTATION BY STAFF <br />Director of Planning Marvin <br />remarks. He stated that the need far <br />proposed Scotswood development. Adoptio <br />establish development standards for the <br />protection for environmentally sensitive <br />Collins. made <br />this study was <br />n of the Draft <br />t <br />some introductory <br />exemplified by the <br />Land Use Plan would <br />ransition areas and additional <br />areas. <br />Planner Laura Hi11 pointed out on a map the area encompassed by <br />the study. She stated that the first stage in the preparation of this <br />area plan was the collection and analysis of data. Information was <br />collected on the natural environment (topography, soils, vegetation, <br />hydrology, and water resources), infrastructure and public services, and <br />sociological characteristics (census data, land use information). She <br />further outlined the information as contained in the Pantry Area Study and <br />the recommendations from the Hillsborough Township Advisory Council and <br />the Hillsborough Planning Soard. The Town Board will further review the <br />information provided in this study at their June 9 meeting with a view <br />tow-ard making recommendations. <br />-- ---~--- ---- ~L~1i.~iv~ rxc~M '1'rik; BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OR PLANNING BOARD <br />Commissioner Carey asked if the retail area included other than those <br />already in existence and the ones proposed for the Scotswood project. <br />