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~~ 2 3 4 S 6 7 9 10 ~~ I2 f3 14 f5 ~~ 17 ~~ 19 2a Z1 2Z 23 24 25 2~ 27 2~ 29 3a 3~ 32 33 34 35 3~ 37 3~ 39 4a 4~ 42 43 44 45 4G 47 48 49 5a character of the area in which the Conditional Districts will be located and the types of infrastructure that should be in place. Also, the text for Conditional Districts BCD} describes four circumstances when a CD is allowed) At lease one of phase s~anc~arr~s seems to indicate that perhaps the Comprehensive Plan does not arrays have control. Far exan~p[e, the first standard says that a CD could be allowed if it was consistent with the objectives of the UDO "andlor"the Comprehensive Plan, and that seems questionable. overall, there does not seem to be the same protection in the UDO as there is in the existing ordinance. It is the combination of all these factors working together in the ordinance that changes what can be done. She thinks that is why people are concerned. Commissioner Gordon stated that there were other sections of the ordinance that were of some concern, such as a section on quarterly public hearings that has eliminated the stipulation that those hearings be held in l"ebruary, lay, August and November. That makes it more difficult for the public to keep track of when the public hearings will be held, and she wondered why that was changed. However, the main concern and therefore the main point has to do with Conditional Districts and their effective) being allowed in more areas that would have been allowed before, in 1 Y 1 R 1 1 t ~ ~ ~ . compar~san to PD Districts. This ~s a cons~derat~on. She sand that this ~s why people that have read the UDC are concerned. She does think that these CDs are a really good idea far areas like economic development districts and other areas meant for more intense commercial or economic development. The problem is the way the Conditional Districts gill be located in other parts of the county. Craig Benedict said that the important part of what Commissioner Gordon said was the update of the Comprehensive Plan. This was the land use medium with 284 guiding policies. He said that this document was a great effort and will be used to make regulatory changes in the future. Commissioner f~cKee thanked the Planning Board members for their time and effort and said that their discussions were not arrays on the same page. He applauded the public as well. He said that he understands many of the concerns about having something disagreeable spring up in a rural area. He said that he also understands many of the rural residents' concerns and fears. He said that this first phase is critical to economic development and he would like for them to move forward with this and move onto Phase 11 to iron out the concerns. Chair Pelissier echoed Commissioner IUIcKee's comments and said that after reading the Planning Board minutes, she was very impressed with the thoroughness and the thoughtfulness in the deliberations. She said that reading the deliberation was helpful to her to be able to understand the UDC better. She said that she is ready to move forward with the second phase of the UDD. She said that same of the requests in the towns' resolutions will add clarification and she would like a QUA document to respond to the towns' concerns. She said that one area she would like to see addressed is public involvement. She said that there are questions from the public about the conditional coning where there would not be a special use permit but a master plan. The perception was that there was less public input if there was not a special use permit. She went back to the minutes from the August meeting where the Board approved looking at conditional districts. Cne of the things suggested was an increase in public input by having neighborhood meetings before a public hearing. She said that some of those issues need to be clarified that there will not be a decrease in public input, but a planned increase. She said that these things are embedded and not very clear. John Roberts said that the Chapel Hill resolution was approved tonight and sent to him. The only change was to the title of the resolution and not the body.