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16 <br /> 4 <br /> 1 Sherri Rosemond asked about informational meetings with the developers so they are aware <br /> 2 of this Small Area Plan and Gene Bell indicated that plans are in place to hold such meetings. He noted that <br /> 3 the Planning Group will also continue to meet to deal with issues that may come up within the neighborhood <br /> 4 and also with developers. <br /> 5 In answer to a question from Joan Jobsis about receiving areas for density bonuses, Gene Bell <br /> 6 said that the Flexible Development proposal defines areas that could accept density bonuses as transition <br /> 7 areas as indicated in the County's Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan, proposed water and sewer <br /> 8 areas, transit corridors, and within 3/4 mile of an interstate corridor. <br /> 9 <br /> 0 THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPE14 FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS <br /> 1 LEE RAFALOW, member of the Small Area Plan Work Group and several of the subcommittees, <br /> 2 thanked Planner Gene Bell and the Planning Staff for their help in this process. He said that the consensus <br /> 3 they have is based on their understanding of the Flexible Development options and the Rural Design <br /> 4 Guidelines. He noted that there were some last minute changes in the Flexible Development Plan that this <br /> 5 Small Area Planning Group have not considered in their recommendations. They tried to create a balance <br /> 6 wherein the benefits of density and the destruction of density were contained in the same area. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 CURTIS BANE, member of the Small Area Plan Work Group, made comments about the University <br /> 9 Station area and the subdivisions which have been approved for that area. The homes will be priced from <br /> 0 $150,000 to$250,000 which is out of the range of most young couples. He favors a water and sewer <br /> 1 system for the entire area. He wants the roads in the Stoney Creek basin to remain as they are now with <br /> 2 these 600 new homes using a newly designed thoroughfare that will access main roads. He wants to <br /> 3 maintain the country flavor of the area. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 MASCAR KAVORI noted he just purchased a house on Stagecoach Road as shown on the map <br /> 6 between the two red areas. He asked what industries would be permitted in the red areas and will the <br /> 7 adjacent property owners be warned that there may be industry in that area. Gene Bell made reference to <br /> 8 the Zoning Ordinance and the table of permitted uses. He noted that safeguards and design guidelines have <br /> 9 been built into the process, especially in terms of buffering residential properties from different land uses that <br /> 0 will be near them. He will give Mr. Kavori his phone number so they can talk further about his specific <br /> 1 situation. <br /> 2 <br /> 3 THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED <br /> 4 A motion was made by Commissioner Crowther, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to refer this item <br /> 5 to the Planning Board for a recommendation to be returned to the Board of County Commissioners no sooner <br /> 6 than August 5, 1996. <br /> 7 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 8 <br /> 9 (b) CP-3-96 Buckhom Road Economic Development District Expansion <br /> 0 (3b) Z-3-96 Buckhom Road Economic Development District Expansion <br /> 1 (4d) Economic Development District Design Manual <br /> 2 Planner Mary Willis said that one goal of the Board of County Commissioners for 1995- <br /> 3 96 was to look at the possibility of expanding the Economic Development District at Buckhom Road. The <br /> 4 existing district is on the north side of 1-85 and contains about 300 acres of land for primary development. <br /> 5 The area they looked at for proposed expansion is on the south side of 1-85 and bounded by Mt. Willing <br /> 6 Road, West Ten Road, Buckhom Road and the Interstate. All property owners within the area and outside <br /> 7 of the area were invited to attend meetings to voice their concerns. Two of the concerns were the provision of <br /> 8 water and sewer for this area and a desire to maintain the neighborhood existing residential character of the <br /> 9 area. Other concerns are listed in the agenda. Mary Willis showed on a map the area being proposed for <br /> 0 this Economic Development District. Two developed areas would be excluded from the district and the <br /> 1 buffer would be expanded from 100 feet to 150 feet around these areas. <br /> 2 Commissioner Gordon asked about the reference to sewer disposal on page 65 of the agenda. <br /> 3 Mary Willis explained that Buckhom Road forms the ridgeline as the boundary between the Haw Creek <br /> 4 Watershed and the Upper Eno. All of the drainage within the district is suitable to be included in the Efland <br />