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26 <br /> 1 Michael Harvey said that is correct, and he referred to the map and said the specificity is <br /> 2 spelled out on pages 57 through the land use plan. <br /> 3 Chair Jacobs asked if this is only discussing that one land use. <br /> 4 Michael Harvey said this is not really discussing any land use; this text amendment adds <br /> 5 the agricultural support enterprises as being allowed in the rural buffer category. <br /> 6 Chair Jacobs said he does not understand why the rural buffer is defined as single <br /> 7 family residential at the top of page 6. <br /> 8 Commissioner Pelissier said the issue is the first sentence, and she noted that the <br /> 9 second sentence further defines the rural buffer. <br /> 10 Michael Harvey said the rural buffer is the composition of many independent sub- <br /> 11 categories that provide specificity. <br /> 12 Chair Jacobs said he would be more satisfied if this said the rural buffer is in part <br /> 13 defined, but he can live with Commissioner Pelissier's point. <br /> 14 Chair Jacobs referred to page 95 and the definition of a commercial stable, which is <br /> 15 prohibited in a lot of areas. He said there are no real numbers to define when stable becomes <br /> 16 defined as commercial. He asked if there is a number for this. <br /> 17 Michael Harvey said there is a riding stable land use that is permitted by right or by class <br /> 18 b special use permitting. He said the goal was to provide a distinction from boarding horses on <br /> 19 your property and someone who wants to board a large number of horses and what is <br /> 20 acceptable in terms of capacity. <br /> 21 Chair Jacobs said it would be nice to have clarification on the difference to make this <br /> 22 self apparent. <br /> 23 Michael Harvey said this can be defined in advance of the September 4th hearing. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 VOTE: 6 -1 (Commissioner Gordon) <br /> 26 <br /> 27 <br /> 28 e. Proposal to Create a Solid Waste Advisory Group (SWAG) <br /> 29 The Board considered creating a multijurisdictional task force of one year's duration to <br /> 30 articulate, investigate, and propose collaborative solutions for solid waste issues confronting <br /> 31 Orange County; the towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough; and the University of <br /> 32 North Carolina at Chapel Hill. <br /> 33 Chair Jacobs said this was based on the Board's conversation at their work session. He <br /> 34 said this lists some parameters as to what a group might discuss. He said there has been <br /> 35 discussion of having the Commissioners volunteer at the next meeting to be on this group. He <br /> 36 said the clerk would advertise for public positions if this is approved, and the elected officials <br /> 37 and UNC participants would choose among the applicants. <br /> 38 Chair Jacobs said he took this to the managers' breakfast on Friday, and two of the <br /> 39 three said there was no problem with getting people appointed in June. He said the mayors <br /> 40 were comfortable with moving forward. He said the purpose of this item was to consider things <br /> 41 in context and with input from partners, moving expeditiously and having interconnected and <br /> 42 well articulated short and long term goals. <br /> 43 Commissioner Price asked about the number of representatives and whether this was <br /> 44 weighted voting. <br /> 45 Donna Baker said this was just the way the positions were listed and numbered, but <br /> 46 there is no weighted voting. <br /> 47 Commissioner Rich asked if Hillsborough and UNC had representatives on the original <br /> 48 SWAB. <br />