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62 <br /> 1 • Agricultural <br /> 2 • Construction <br /> 3 • Finance <br /> 4 • Government <br /> 5 • Manufacturing, Assembly & Processing <br /> 6 • Retail <br /> 7 • Services <br /> 8 • Transportation <br /> 9 • Wholesale Trade <br /> 10 EDE-2 Doesn't Allow: <br /> 11 • Information <br /> 12 • Recreation <br /> 13 • Residential <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Recommendations <br /> 16 1. Receive the proposal to amend: <br /> 17 a. Land Use <br /> 18 b. Zoning <br /> 19 2. Conduct the Public Hearing and receive public, BOCC and Planning Board comments, <br /> 20 3. Refer the matter to Planning Board to be returned for BOCC action by September 6, <br /> 21 2012, <br /> 22 4. Adjourn the Public Hearing until September 6, 2012 to receive any written comments <br /> 23 between May 29, 2012 and Planning Board recommendation. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Commissioner Gordon asked why the County was doing the land use amendments and <br /> 27 the zoning amendments. <br /> 28 Craig Benedict said that the UDO allows government-initiated amendments to have a <br /> 29 land use and zoning change together. Also, the differentiation between land use and zoning to <br /> 30 the general public is a nuance. For clarity, it is better to bring them forward together. <br /> 31 Public Comment: <br /> 32 Charles Gunter said that he has written a number of letters to the elected officials and <br /> 33 his concern with this matter. He said that he is not opposed to economic development. He has <br /> 34 owned a business for 31 years. This is a heavy construction business. He is concerned that <br /> 35 there are unintended consequences that can occur. He said that Stoney Creek from Gorilla <br /> 36 Materials runs through his property. He does not want to see the County make another mistake <br /> 37 by inviting other businesses that might also follow that same pattern. He asked the Board to <br /> 38 look at this further and to look at the effects that this one business is causing and consider how <br /> 39 other ones like that might affect the people there. He said that in the future it should be <br /> 40 proposed to the public differently. It should be explained and then the questions that should be <br /> 41 asked by the public should also be brought forward. He asked the County to do further <br /> 42 investigation on this. <br />