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- Refer the matter to the Planning Board with a request that a recommendation be retumed to the Board of County Commissioners in time for the June 21, 2011 BOCC regular meeting - Adjourn the public hearing until June 21, 2011 in order to receive and accept the Planning Board's recommendation and any submitted written comments. Land Use Category Descriptions From: Agricultural Residential—prevailing land uses are related to the land (agriculture, forestry) and appropriate for continuation of these uses. To: CITAN—Land appropriate for retail, manufacturing, office, and multi-family (Area B) And 10-Year Transition—suitable for higher density residential where public water/sewer is planned or exists. (Area C) Public Comment Gloria Martin said that she lives in Area A. She asked how this impacted her and her property in the future. Tom Altieri said that the Comprehensive Plan and the Land Use Element Map that goes with it is intended to express a vision for future land uses in the County. It is a general map encompassing large areas showing where the commercial and residential areas are to go. This map is being amended now. This land could potentially be amended from an agricultural residential to a CITAN. If that were done then any of the other non-residential zoning districts could be applied for. This only creates potential for a rezoning where otherwise there is none. Gloria Martin asked if they were safe on their property even if it is rezoned and it was answered yes. She does not want to be forced to sell her property if an industry rezones. Dan Wilson asked what this would do to the property tax values. Craig Benedict said that the value of the property will remain the same if the property remains AR. The tax value is based on surrounding property sales. Commissioner Jacobs clarified that if anything goes around residential areas, there will be buffers around the property to mitigate the impact. He said that, realistically, if there is water and sewer in this area, it will put a lot of pressure for people to buy it for economic development purposes, which is the idea. People may offer residents more money for their property and people may build around residential areas, but it will still be up to the property owners what they do to their property. He said that he wants to be clear that water and sewer is a huge investment because it was determined in the Efland/Mebane Small Area Plan that development should occur here.