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19 1 Michael Harvey noted that the abstract includes a statement from the current property 2 owner, Daniel McDonald, who indicates that Ronald Keizer has an option on purchasing the 3 property. He said this is contingent on the re- zoning approval. 4 Michael Harvey said Ronald Keizer has been made aware of the buffer requirements for 5 this property. 6 Commissioner Price said she is pleased that a local business wants to expand. She 7 asked if the expansion would mean an increased intensity in the use, or if it would remain the 8 same. 9 Michael Harvey said the re- zoning needs to be acted on regardless of whether or not it is 10 consistent with the code. He said he believes there will be an expansion and amplification of 11 the existing use. He also believes the existing land use criteria and standards will mitigate any 12 impacts. He said he has not seen the site plan, so he is hesitant to give a definite answer. 13 Commissioner McKee said the last item simply aligned what was on the ground with 14 what is on paper. He said this item is placing before the Board the very thing that the County 15 has wanted, which is more job and business opportunities in Orange County. He said this 16 request is in an area where the land use has already been designated as appropriate. He said 17 there are still opportunities to ask questions and work out agreements as this moves forward. 18 He said he is in favor of this. 19 Chair Jacobs asked if there is water and sewer available. 20 Craig Benedict said there is no public water and sewer in the area. He said part of the 21 current design to flip the sewer flow will bring gravity sewer past this parcel. He said this would 22 happen in a year and a half to two years 23 Chair Jacobs asked if owners with a sewer line running in front of their property are 24 required to hook in. 25 Craig Benedict said the UDO gives distance requirements that do require owners to 26 connect on. 27 He said that Orange Alamance water systems has some facilities in this area, and work 28 is being done to insure that future development can handle both potable water and fire 29 suppression needs for these new industries. 30 Commissioner Rich asked if residents would be required to hook up to the sewer lines. 31 Craig Benedict said commercial owners, expansions to a business, or a new home built 32 within the designated distance will be required to hook up. 33 Commissioner Rich noted that part of the zoning change request was due to a need to 34 fix the septic system, and then the owner will be required to hook up to sewer in a couple of 35 years. 36 Craig Benedict said that if the owner fixes the septic, he will be allowed to remain with 37 the new or repaired system until it fails. 38 Frank Clifton said this is a project Steve Brantley has worked on with the owner. 39 Pete Hallenbeck asked if there were any comments from the Planning Board. 40 Pete Hallenbeck said he is pleased to hear about the option for a local supplier of 41 chassis. He is also please to hear about the potential water availability for fire suppression. 42 Chair Jacobs asked about the number of current and future employees. 43 Applicant Ronald Kaiser said he currently has 26 employees. He said business is 44 growing. He said there were 18 employees in 2009, and the company did $1.8 million in sales. 45 He said he expects to do $4.2 million in sales this year. He said the company set a goal of 46 being a 5 million dollar company. He said this goal has almost been met, and his desire is to 47 set a new goal that allows the company to keep up with its growing customers. 48 James Bryan, Staff Attorney, said this decision will be based on the reasonableness and 49 consistency with the land plan and the public benefit but not the benefits of this particular 50 business. 51 Chair Jacobs said he is excited about the potential for this expansion. He said he is 52 somewhat confused about the answer given about the requirement for sewer hookup. He said 53 he wanted to provide this answer to Ronald Keiser as part of his planning.