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34 <br />would ask that they come forward with something. We are suggesting, without <br />designing it for them, why we would want to — how we would want to naturalize the area <br />and also formalize the entryways. We want to do some type of visual buffering and <br />some noise buffering. We realize some plants out there aren't going to do much for <br />noise buffering. <br />Mark Marcoplos: Having not been part of a small area plan, and hoping that someday <br />White Cross area will have a small area plan, I know that this community went through a <br />small area plan process so I wonder to what extent they define what type of uses they <br />want in their neighborhood and why was this seemingly such a big issue if they had <br />been through a small area plan. <br />Glenn Bowles: They were more specific about the negative impacts they were <br />experiencing with the quarry and the speedway. There were traffic, noise and smell <br />issues. <br />Mark Marcoplos: How does this fit in with that? They have dealt with all the issues. <br />Glenn Bowles: They thought the type of use they would like to see there would not <br />generate a lot of traffic, quiet, would not use a lot of water. <br />Michael Harvey: The Highway 57 Small Area Plan process was conceived to do three <br />things. First, the small area plan was conceived as a means to identify potential <br />processes that could allow existing non - conforming land uses within the area a potential <br />path to conformity, specifically the speedway and the go -kart track. The second <br />purpose of the plan was that we wanted to know the local resident's input on the overall <br />growth pattern in the area. There was a general consensus that this area might be right <br />for additional non - residential development given the nature of existing development. A <br />map denoting the project area on page 34 of your packet in the proposed REDA -CZ -1 <br />district standards. The small area planning group did not come up with a specific list of <br />permitted uses. They wanted to identify a process that would allow some flexibility <br />where the county would work with the property owners to determine the <br />appropriateness of a proposed use. The specific recommendation at the time was for <br />the county to adopt a conditional zoning construct which is what we did in the UDO. <br />REDA is being proposed as a condition zoning district for a specified area coinciding <br />with the NC Highway 57 small area plan study area. We are trying to establish <br />reasonable standards governing the redevelopment of two existing uses so they would <br />have a path to normalcy as well as standards governing the uses in general. Those <br />include landscape buffer to mitigate noise. We have Mr. Darryl Chandler as an example <br />who owns property in this area and wants to do a mini storage facility. That project will <br />probably be presented at the November Quarterly Public Hearing. The whole guise <br />around REDA was to gauge local residents' reactions to existing development, what <br />