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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />13 <br />review different uses without granting them by right or having a blanket ban. He said the <br />conditional use zoning has finally gotten them to this place. <br />Commissioner Rich said when Commissioner Gordon shares information, she does it <br />because she has a passion, and she wants to make sure everyone has all of the information in <br />order to make an educated decision. <br />Commissioner Gordon said agricultural uses were originally created for the existing <br />farms. She referred to page 80 on the back of her handout and said the uses that are allowed <br />are not the most intensive uses. She said the intensive uses are the ones that are only allowed <br />as Agricultural Support Enterprises conditional zoning (ASE -CZ). She said there is some <br />recognition in the advisory boards that some of these uses should not be allowed in the rural <br />buffer. She listed some of these possible exclusions. <br />Commissioner Gordon referred to the end of page 38 and read the following: "The rural <br />buffer is further defined as land which, although adjacent to an Urban or Transition area, is rural <br />in character and which will remain rural, contain low- density residential uses, agricultural uses, <br />and agricultural support uses and not require urban services (public utilities and other town <br />services). Agricultural support uses are those designated in the County's UDO ordinance as <br />allowable in the RB (rural buffer) general use zoning district or those permitted through the ASE - <br />CZ conditional zoning district." <br />Commissioner Gordon suggested that the board members look through all of the uses <br />and review or tweak them before signing off on this. <br />a. Orange County <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Price to <br />include Commissioner Gordon's hand out information as well as the farm information requested <br />by Alderman Slade and refer the item to the: <br />• Orange County Planning Board for recommendation — May 7, 2014 <br />• Board of County Commissioners for possible action — June 3, 2014 <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />b. Chapel Hill <br />A motion was made by Council Member Ward, seconded by Council Member Greene to <br />to include Commissioner Gordon's hand out information as well as the farm information <br />requested by Alderman Slade and refer the item to the to: <br />• Chapel Hill Planning Board for recommendation — May 6, 2014 <br />• Town Council for possible action — June 9, 2014 <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />c. Carrboro <br />A motion was made by Alderman Gist, seconded by Alderman Seils to include <br />Commissioner Gordon's hand out as well as the farm information requested by Alderman Slade <br />and refer this item to the: <br />• Carrboro Planning Board for recommendation — May 1, 2014 <br />• Board of Aldermen for possible action — June 3, 2014 <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />Council Member Ward said the last time this was discussed there was concern <br />regarding the water consumption for many of these uses. <br />