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2 Town of Hillsborough." The group has prepared a draft land use plan based on two key goals: making sure landowners get fair value for their property; and protecting the area's"rural character." They have used the Flexible Development Options currently being considered for adoption as the basis for their implementation recommendations. • South Buckhorn Economic Development District The Board of Commissioners adopted as one of its goals for the 1995-96 fiscal year the possible expansion of the Buckhorn Road EDD to include area on the south side of I-85. The area proposed to be included in the EDD is bounded by Buckhorn Road to the west, West Ten Road to the south, 1-85 to the north and the boundary of the Upper Eno Critical Area to the east, excluding an existing subdivision and mobile home park within that area. A proposal for the area on the west side of Buckhorn Road south of I-85 will be developed, after obtaining input from Mebane concerning cooperative planning efforts, and is tentatively scheduled for the August, 1996 public hearing ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENTS • Z-2-96 Neal and Betty Tapp The property owners have requested the rezoning of 4.75 acre-portion of a 28.46-acre tract from NC-2 Neighborhood Commercial to RB Rural Buffer. The property is bounded by 1-40 and Millhouse Road. ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS • Telecommunication Towers In response to concerns raised by citizens, advisory boards and the Board of Commissioners, a proposed amendment for telecommunication towers was presented for public hearing in November, 1995. Minutes of the public hearing are attached. After the public hearing, the industry representatives who spoke at the public meeting met with the Ordinance Review Committee. A revision to the original proposal is included in the attachments, along with a summary of the key changes. The proposed revisions require another public hearing. • Home Occupations The Planning Staff has proposed a comprehensive amendment to the home occupation regulations to addresses issues which have been raised is recent years, including impacts of some home occupations on residential neighborhoods. The proposed amendment would replace all of the existing home occupation regulations with exception of the application requirements and approval procedures. The revisions include a prohibition on home occupation permits for certain uses such as automotive repair and construction contracting, reduce the maximum amount of accessory building and outdoor storage area required, and provide specific limits on traffic generation and vehicle size.