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that's going to happen. And I think, that where it's within our purview - we saw this with the Super <br />Wal-Mart -which was not within our purview -where it's within our purview, and we carrsee a way <br />to make a traffic improvement,. in advance of when DOT might get the funding five or ten or fifteen <br />years from now, we ought to go ahead and do it., <br />There's a 2300 square foo# house on the new lot, is: that correct'? <br />Robert Davis: No the house, t call`it a Cape Cod, as you come out of Millstone on the southern <br />tract, there is a small structure there right now. They had talked about moving, or allowing it to be <br />moved. There was some discussion. 1 don't know if they are still on that track or not. They had, at <br />least one of the gentlemen with the Credit Union was open to that.,: It could be. It seems to be in <br />fairly good: shape. It could be moved. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis There are two different structures there. There is a house and a <br />workshop out back: So, which:one are you talking about? <br />Robert Davis: The house is the one I'm speaking of. <br />Commissioner Jacobs::: I'm just asking what's on ithere. <br />Robert Davis: Yes.:, there's an existing structure.. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis: There's a good size garage-workshop, freestanding, out back: <br />Commissioner Jacobs. I assume that we would require that it be deconstructed if it wasn't <br />removed, <br />Robert Davis: We `haven't addressed that. We can add that as a condition.. <br />Commissioner Jacobs: I' would certainly want to add that. Just a couple more comments. I was <br />taking notes about the right-in and the right-out, which I also support. Those of you who drive on <br />Old 86, there's alert-turn lane into Cornwallis Hills. DOT did not require that. It didn't think it was <br />necessary when Cornwallis Hills was built. The Orange County Planning Board thought that it was <br />necessary. The.. County Commissioners agreed. And I think anybody who drives through there, is <br />very glad there's: a left turn: lane there for Cornwallis Hills. The whole discussion that we had in <br />working on the Economic Development District, regarding the limitation on` drive-throughs, was <br />exactly what you said, Sam. We are trying to change the way that people do business. For better <br />or for worse, we're in an air quality non-attainment area, and to me, to build more drtve-through <br />lanes is only to encourage people to stay in their cars, as opposed to, since the standards require a <br />certain amount of parking, to meet the square footage of the building. The idea is, presumably, that <br />you can accommodate business inside. That's why we have parking standards. So i don't see a <br />need to increase drive-through lanes. In fact, I think it's sending a message that we're not very <br />serious about the standards that we set if we're going to actually expand the use. I'd just as soon <br />see banks without the drive-through. I've forced myself to get out of my car at the bank I use so <br />that I don't contribute to the problem. And I certainly wouldn't want to, as an elected official, vote to <br />make the problem worse., <br />Hunter Schofield: Othercomments-from the Commission?' Any comments from members of the <br />Planning Board? <br />Sam Lasris; Were the residents notified of this action? <br />Robert Davits: Yes-sir, it's in the packet. And there is a certification letter in there that they were <br />notified. <br />