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• Two large retail centers in Alamance and Durham County located along the interstate approximately 40 miles apart • Buckhorn Village will be located half-way between these two developments • RESULTS: • Drive time and distance to shopping will be reduced • Most customers will be driving less than 12 miles • More customers driving shorter distances Population inside Mass service areas map 1 (map) Distance to Current Retail Centers (map) Sustainability • Sustainability is a balance of community goals. • Public actions at times have different emphases around the intersection of the three goals. RECOMMENDATIONS • Receive the applications of Planned Development rezoning and Class A Special Use Permit • Receive the Zoning Officer's assessment report/recommendation on the applications • Conduct a Public Hearing on the applications • Adjourn the Joint Public Hearing (both boards) to a specific date , time , and place . (See the Process Timeline Options) • Refer to the Planning Board to allow additional written comments as appropriate prior to the reconvening of the Joint Public Hearing as decided above. Chair Jacobs asked for an update on the water and sewer analysis for the Buckhorn Road area and the zoning outside of the EDD. He asked if this development would affect the zoning outside of this area. Craig Benedict said that there was a presentation on February 19th given to the Board of County Commissioners by the County Engineer on the Northern Buckhorn/Central Efland Sewer Project. This design is complete and going through the review process at the State level. This will go out to bid later this year. The construction is a 12-month timeline. The Board asked the County Engineer and the Manager's office to be diligent in monitoring the timeframe on this project. Regarding the second question, Craig Benedict said that the EDD was designated on the land use map, the zoning map, the water and sewer boundary map, and the growth management map in the 90's and into the 2000's. It is a very specific plan that limits economic development-type activities to particular boundaries. The Orange County land use and zoning maps have been specific over the years with these limitations, and staff has held to these limitations. There will be no spillage of these areas over into adjacent areas. Craig Benedict asked the applicants to state their names and tell the Clerk if they have been sworn in. Staff will write down any questions that the public or boards have and will accept written comments. APPLICANTS: Bill Hutchinson: I represent the applicant. My client has a presentation, so before we get to the formalities associated with the quasi-judicial part of it, I would respectfully request that you