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~~~ <br />Motion was made by Commissioner Lloyd, seconded by Commissioner <br />Marshall that the forgoing action be taken by the Board. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS. <br />G. ITEMS FOR DECISION <br />1. ZONING ORDINANCE - MOBILE HOME STANDARDS <br />Planning Director Marvin Collins presented far consideration a <br />recommendation from the Planning Board that a special hearing be held on <br />September 16, 1986. The purpose would be to consider removing Article <br />6.21.1 a) (2) of the Zoning Ordinance which requires all existing non- <br />conforming mobile home parks to comply with park standards adopted <br />3/18/86 when units are replaced. <br />Motion was made by Commissioner Lloyd, seconded by <br />Commissioner Walker to hold a special public hearing for September 16, <br />1986 for the purpose of considering deletion of Article 6.21.1 a) (2) <br />from the Zoning Ordinance. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS. <br />2. JOINT PLANNING AREA LAND USE PLAN <br />Marvin Collins gave background information on Joint Planning <br />and reviewed the major recommendations for each of the draft Land Use <br />Plans. He outlined the revisions as a result of the first public <br />hearing. These include: <br />(1) Expansion of the rural buffer area to follow the <br />boundaries of the New Hope Creek Drainage Basin. <br />(2) Deletion of the proposed Industrial-Commercial Activity <br />Center at the New Hope Church/I40 interchange. <br />(3) The combining of the larger Commercial-Industrial node .,. <br />.and a smaller one proposed in the Calvander area into one <br />larger activity center. <br />(4) Reinstitute a smaller activity node limited to office <br />uses in the Homestead Road/Rogers Road Intersection. <br />(5) Revisions recommended to the Eubanks Road/I40 Interchange <br />area in terms of location of office and high density <br />areas in relation to that interchange. <br />At the second public hearing, the twv major areas of concern <br />identified were the Activity Center proposed at Calvander. and the <br />designation of a future landfill site .south of the Eubanks Road area <br />near the railroad. <br />Collins noted that Chapel Hill adopted the Joint Planning Land <br />Use Map on July 14. They recommended adoption of the Land Use Plan that <br />went to public hearing in April with the following changes: <br />(1) Allow existing commercial uses at Starpoint but permit no <br />further commercial expansion in that area. The area <br />which is not commercial should be designated suburban <br />residential. <br />(2) Designate the area north and east of I-40 rural buffer. <br />(3) With regard to the I-40/NC86 Interchange,. change all <br />light industrial designations to office use with emphasis <br />on mixed use development (office-residential-limited <br />retail). <br />(4) With regard to a small area located south of Eubanks Road <br />and adjacent to the railroad - change the designation to <br />residential. <br />(5) With regard to the area bounded by Homestead Road, Chapel <br />Hill High School, the railroad and the area east of the <br />railroad - change from suburban residential to urban <br />