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i 20 5/27/97 Public Hearing Minutes 31 2. Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments 32 (a)Economic Development District Design Manual 33 1) Perimeter Buller 34 • Article 3.2. Landscape Design 35 This item was presented by Planner Mary Willis in order to, Ive cfti¢en comment on an 36 amendment to elk tatathe IMfoot buffer requirement along the perimeter of an Economic Deve"ment District 37 (EDD)which abuts an EDD adopted by another Planning jurisdiction. Article 3.2 Landscape Design(page 3.2.6)of 38. the EDD Design Manual requires a 1004bot bufW around the perimeter of an EDD in order to separate 39 incompatible uses. The northernmost portion of the Orange County I-4010Id NC 86 EDD on the west side of Old 40 NC 86 between Cates Creek and Oakdale Drive consists of a narrow strip of properties, ranging from 300 fleet to 41 500 feet in depth: On August 28, 1995,a proposal to eliminate the buffer requirement between two adjacent EOM 42 was presented Ibr public hewing. On October 2. 1995.the Board of Commissioners tabled the Item. Thera has 43 been no further Board acdi 9 . The previous discussion on the issue of the perimeter buffer by the Board of 44 Commissioners and the Planning Board indicates concern for creating a desirable entranceway into Hiltsborough. 45 The Design Manual includes other standards that relate more directly to this concern. The perimeter buffer was 46 created for a specfltc purpose not directly related to entrance"issues. 47 48 COMMENTS ANDIOR 0111R*+M FROM THE BOARD OF COMMI AHEM 49 50 Clair Crowther asked if this request would apply to the right hand section as well. Mary Willis replied that it 51 would appy where primary was adjacent to secondary but not where printery wn adjacent to pr1 mart'. She 52 indfgted that Ufa staff for tub Town of Hillsborough is supportive of these changes. If changes are adopted. the 53 Hillsborough Board of Commissioners wtil consider,adopting those same changes so that,the manuals would match. 54 She also wgAainw what the depth of the twf m would be for this area if these changes were adopted. 55 56 COMMENTS ANDMIt Qt STIONS FROM THE PLANNM BOAR&- None. 57 58 COMMENTS AND/OR OLIEST11M FROM Cl1121913- 1 2 June Haas,a resident of this area,indicated that the residents of this neighborhood have wonted hard to 3 have the Economic Development District established and to have the proper zoning applied. They thought that this 4 change had already occurred. She requested that the Board of Commissioners adopt this change. 5 6 A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commission Brown, to refer this item to the 7 Planning Board to be returned to the Board of Commissioners no soorw-than August 4, 1997. 8 VOTE. UNANIMOUS