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