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~_,'-~~~ Motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Hartwell to approve the implementation of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program as recommended by Sheriff Pendergrass and the County Administration. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. 2 ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENTS (The Zoning Atlas Changes are listed in the agenda abstract and are in the permanent agenda file in the Clerk's Office). a. Z-1-88 Cheeks Township Planner Gene Bell listed the ten (10) Zoning Atlas changes showing each on a map. The Planning Board and the Administration approved eight (8) of the ten (10) rezonings and their incorporation into the Orange County Zoning Atlas, as listed in the agenda abstract on pages 3 and 4. In answer to a question from Commissioner Halkiotis about a concern raised by Mr. Nichols on the change of designation which would cause him to lose 20 feet of toad frontage, Gene Bell explained that he was referring to the Rl classification and that under that zoning classification, a person doing a subdivision would be required to have a 150 feet of road frontage in an AR lot. Whereas in an R1 lot they are required to have 120 feet. Permitted uses in the two zones are very similar. Geoffrey Gledhill commented that one notion mentioned at the public hearing was that some parcels may be rendered nonconforming and that the only residential properties that would be affected by this would be parcels that are adjoining each other. Commissioner-Hartwell questioned whether anything is gained by changing the classification of that particular section. We get a bigger road frontage but open ourselves up to a Mr. Teer who might want another quarry. Gene Bell explained that the primary rationale was that this azea is low density with a substantial amount of forest and agricultural land in the area. It abuts the Water Quality Critical area of the upper Eno and all the land lies in the upper Eno Watershed. The purpose was to promote as low a density development as passible because of the watershed. Commissioner Halkiotis expressed concern that this would open up this area with respect to what kind of operations can take place in that area. The proposal indicated that in an AR classification certain activities can take place which goes beyond the goal you have. Geoffrey Gledhill asked if extractive us e. was the only other permitted use allowed in AR and Gene Bell stated that cemeteries and agricultural service uses are also permitted uses. The geology of the area is not known, but that information may be obtained. Motion was made by Commissioner Hartwell, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve the proposed rezonings as recommended by the Administration and the Planning Board with the exception of part one of number two which states "From R-1 Residential to Agricultural Residential - an area bounded generally by McGowan Creek to the south, Efland-Cedar Grave Road to the west, and Lebanon Road to the north which would leave this R-1. Geoffrey Gledhill stated that it is in part at his urging that some of the inconsistencies in the Land Use Plan are being corrected and the Planning $oard recommendation and now the motion on the floor retains same of those inconsistencies in the Land Use Plan. He urged them to be consistent with the Land Use Plan stating it is one of the philosophies in the planning process. He recognized the politics of legislating in a zoning azea but urged the Board to be consistent. He stated the Board should not make a decision on not prezoning these commercial and industrial properties where request is made on the basis of a long standing policy not to prezone. That is not a policy the County has but is what has happened overtime in reaction to rezoning requests. The appropriate legislative reason would be that you