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5 <br />1 Commissioner Gordon made reference to the zoning district and the land use classification <br />2 matrix. She wants to make sure that the 20 -year transition would not be urbanized for 20 years. <br />3 Perdita Holtz said that the 20 -year transition area has been in existence since 1981. The <br />4 land use categories were not changed when the Comprehensive Plan was updated in 2008. <br />5 Commissioner McKee said that he has some reservations on several aspects of this, such <br />6 as the prohibition on drive - throughs. <br />7 Commissioner Jacobs said that there was a discussion on sidewalks and he wants to make <br />8 it clear that this is a place where there could be higher density residential. He does not want to <br />9 have higher density residential without sidewalks. <br />10 Pete Hallenbeck said that the focus group was in total agreement that north of the railroad <br />11 tracks they did not want fast food restaurants. There was agreement that south of the railroad <br />12 tracks could have some things like that, with some limitations on the architecture. He said that <br />13 when this comes to the Planning Board, he will address these concerns by the Board of County <br />14 Commissioners. <br />15 Johnny Randall made reference to the synopsis of changes and bullet number 5. He read, <br />16 "allows up to 15% of parking to be located in the front yard." He asked if this means in a <br />17 designated parking space or parking in the grass of the front yard of an establishment. <br />18 Perdita Holtz said that it means in the required parking area, which is not grass. It would <br />19 have to be a parking lot. <br />20 Public Comment: <br />21 Rita Needham asked if anything was going to happen north of McGowan Creek. <br />22 Perdita Holtz said that nothing is being proposed north of McGowan Creek as part of this <br />23 action. The Efland- Mebane Small Area Plan does contemplate more development in the <br />24 planning area, which is all the way up to Lebanon Road. At this time, there is nothing <br />25 happening in this area. <br />26 <br />27 Commissioner McKee said that his concern is that this action will cause buildings that are <br />28 currently conforming uses to become non - conforming. <br />29 Perdita Holtz said that this could potentially happen. <br />30 There was more public comment. <br />31 Ben Lloyd said that he lives in Efland on US 70. He said that there was the opening of the <br />32 Efland- Cheeks Community Center and ten people showed up. He said that the people of Efland <br />33 do not understand how this proposal will benefit the people of that area. He said that if there <br />34 was more information and if some of the planners came to the Ruritan Club, people will come <br />35 out to hear and ask questions. He said that he has some reservations about a lot of this <br />36 proposal. He does not think it is in the best interest of the people of Efland. <br />37 Warren Shankle lives in Efland along the interstate. He has 2 1/2 acres there. He said that <br />38 he has water and sewer and there are no problems with it. He asked why it would benefit to put <br />39 sewer here when there are no problems right now. <br />40 Patricia Gattis lives in Efland on Greg Street off of Richmond Road, and her daughter has a <br />41 shop near the fire station. She asked if this plan would affect that area. <br />42 Perdita Holtz said that it does not appear that this property is in the overlay area. She is not <br />43 sure which lot this is. She will look it up. <br />E:N <br />