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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 />51 <br />7 <br />agriculture activities can occur in all land use categories, so it was more prudent to combine the <br />two categories. <br />Commissioner Price said she was referring to flexible development earlier. <br />Michael Harvey said the state requires a minimum stream buffer to be preserved around <br />streams on farm properties, and the County buffers don't apply. He said the erosion control <br />division of Orange County handles this. <br />Michael Harvey said he cannot enforce watershed buffers on a farm. He said he cannot <br />enforce the 100 foot as currently detailed, since the watershed buffers are graduated from a 50 <br />foot minimum to 250 feet, according to slope. He said the state will enforce the minimum <br />stream buffer. <br />PUBLIC COMMENT: <br />Bolton Anthony said he runs a small non - profit called Second Journey, which is <br />interested in new models for community in later life. He said his organization has been <br />partnering with the Department on Aging on workshops regarding aging in the communities. He <br />said there have been discussions on shared housing and clustered neighborhoods. <br />He said his non - profit was considering an elder -co- housing community 7 or 8 years ago, <br />in which the houses are clustered and open onto a green space, and automobiles are kept at a <br />distance. He said the affordability issue in Carrboro and Chapel Hill made this project very <br />difficult, so the agricultural buffer was considered. He said there was a 15 acre tract on Old <br />Hillsborough that would have worked beautifully, and the 2 acre requirement is what frustrated <br />the ability to develop this. He urged the Board to give this a favorable hearing and not frustrate <br />future attempts. <br />Council Member Palmer referred to page 15 of the materials and noted that there are <br />approximately 9,260 acres of land designated rural /residential and agricultural. She said that <br />could mean about 10,231 people according to the plan. She said if the County continues sub- <br />dividing land into big lots, there will end up being mansions for 10,000 people. She does not <br />want to County to look like this, and she does not want this to be the future of the outskirts of the <br />Chapel Hill and Carrboro area. She would like to think of ways that this land can serve the <br />community better than just subdividing it into lots. She suggested development of a soccer <br />complex that would bring in people for recreational purposes and would bring economic <br />development to our area. She said a park and ride lot could be placed next to it so that <br />weekend users could utilize it to preserve parking in the towns. She said some of this land <br />should be preserved for trails and campgrounds. <br />Council Member Palmer asked about use for affordable housing or educational farms for <br />young people to learn about agriculture. She asked if these activities could be encouraged. <br />She said she is comfortable making these changes to bring things up to date, but she hopes <br />that the Board can come back and talk about new things that can be done with the rural buffer. <br />Council Member Storrow arrived at 7.42 PM <br />Council Member Ward asked how the land perkability affects these rules. <br />Michael Harvey said the reality is if that it is sometimes difficult to find perk sites. He <br />said if developers don't do the due diligence before going through the process then there could <br />be a lot of money spent for nothing. He said the County does require applicant to go through a <br />fairly arduous process to avoid this. <br />Council Member Ward asked if the County requires a back up perk site. <br />Michael Harvey said yes. <br />Council Member Ward asked if the County is being asked about above ground perks <br />and other alternatives with regard to land that does not perk <br />
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