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David Merten expressed support for the Rural Buffer and urged the <br />Board of Commissioners to support the buffer and watershed protection. <br />David Parrish expressed the desire to be able to subdivide his four <br />acres of land to give one acre to each of his three children. <br />Robert E. Cowan indicated he was in the process of looking for land <br />.o purchase on which to build a home. He felt that young people as well as <br />poor people were being restricted from owning property and homes due to the <br />increased cost with larger lot sizes. <br />Helene Ive expressed concern with expanding development in the form <br />of apartments. She noted that she felt a bond issued should be held to <br />acquire open space and parks that were needed. She indicated she felt the <br />Rural Suffer was unfair to those desiring to build homes. <br />$obby Spauah expressed concern with the regulations and the <br />procedures necessary to be able to build a home and indicated he was nat in <br />favor of a two-acre minimum lot size requirement.. He stated that he felt a <br />rural setting was being provided for a metropolitan area for those to enjoy <br />at the property owners expense. <br />Theo Cantwell expressed concern with the lots that are not buildable <br />due to perk test failure. He noted it is important for young people to be <br />able to purchase land and build homes. He was in favor of one acre minimum <br />lot size. <br />Robert„ Mays stated that he owned a one-acre nonconforming lot. He <br />expressed concern that if his home were destroyed by fire that he could not <br />rebuild due to being a nonconforming lot. He continued that he felt he <br />should be due a reduction in tax value since he had a nonconforming lot. <br />iarvin Collins, Planning Director, responded that the grange County Zoning <br />ordinance permits a home destroyed by fire to be rebuilt. County Attorney, <br />Geoff Gledhill, responded that the only requirement to be met would be <br />setback requirements. <br />Mr. Mays continued that the only way he could be assured that his <br />rights were being protected would be for the Board to change the two-acre <br />minimum lot size requirement to one acre. <br />James Plym,ire indicated he felt there were still -some unanswered <br />questions about the Rural Suffer and some of the recommendations of the <br />study are invalid. He stated he felt a moratorium should be placed on the <br />recommendation of the two-acre minimum lot size until such time as a <br />complete study could be made. <br />B. B. olive , representing the Triangle Land Conservancy indicated he <br />was in favor of the Rural Buffer and preserving the quality of the <br />environment but expressed the idea that perhaps it should extend farther to <br />the north. He stated that he felt it was an invalid premise that public <br />water and sewer could be prevented in the Rural Buffer. He felt the 38,000 <br />acres could be substantially reduced by an agreement with Duke University <br />regarding restriction on Duke Forest properties. He felt there were those <br />large property owners who would be willing to build on only two-acres or <br />possibly five acre lots and this would reduce problems. <br />Melvin Parrish stated he felt more people are better served by a one <br />acre minimum lot size requirement. He indicated that he felt the two acre <br />minimum lot size requirement was unfair to many residents of the County. He <br />felt there would be sufficient open space since much of the land in the <br />