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3 street. All improvements would be located within a 100-foot right-of-way,and property owners would be expected to provide an additional 20 feet of right-of-way for the widening project. • The EDD Design Manual prohibits manufacturing and wholesale trade in the area north of Cates Creek,and retail trade is allowed only with approval of a Special Use Permit by the Board of Commissioners.Hours of operation for establishments within the area are limited from 6:00 a.m.to 11:00 p.m. • The EDD Design Manual requires all buildings to be set back a distance of 25 feet from front,side,and rear property lines,and only off-street parking may extend to within 10 feet of a property line. In the case of the front yard,the 25-foot setback must be provided from the new right-of-way line. Where buffers are required and/or open space must be preserved, no building or parking area may extend within those areas.Where off-street parking does extend to within 10 feet of a property line,a 36-inch high opaque screen consisting of landscape materials,rolling earth berms,or low screen walls or combinations must be provided within the 10-foot landscape area. • The EDD Design Manual encourages parking areas to be located at the side or rear of buildings to leave the front accessible for pedestrian and transit systems.The 25-1oot hunt yard setback standard also seeks to encourage building placement closer to these systems. As noted previously,the intent of the 100-foot buffer is to create transitions between neighborhoods and areas of differing development intensities,and separate incompatible land uses.The issues identified to date have focused more on"entranceway"character,particularly that Old N.C. 86.If the 100-foot buffer is viewed as the means through which to provide an appropriate entranceway,the buffer is only applicable in that portion of the EDD extending from Oakdale Drive to Cates Creek The remaining"entranceway"from Cates Creek to 140 and beyond is not addressed. If design standards are desired to provide an attractive and functional entranceway,they should dealt with through additional design standard amendments,not through buffer standards. Planning Board Recommendation The Planning Board considered the proposed amendment on September 18, 1995.After considerable discussion(see attached minutes),the Planning Board recommended approval of the proposed amendment by a 7-5 vote. RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends approval of the proposed amendment.