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5 7 was shown around this area was because it was the perimeter of the district in our jurisdiction. Karen Barrows reminded everyone that the primary I area requires less landscaping than primary II. The Planning Staff will provide to the Planning Board members information on setback requirements . CITIZEN C0bWNTS Richard Allison, homeowner in Cornwallis Hills, asked about the area this buffer requirement would cover and Mary Willis clarified that this amendment only affects those properties on NC86 - not the sides, back or corner. In answer to a question from Billy Smith who lives at the corner of NC86 and Oakdale Drive, Willis said that in terms of buffer requirements, both sides of NC86 will be treated the same. The station that is located on the east side is noncomforming because it was built before Hillsborough adopted the EDD guidelines . Billy Smith feels it should be the same for both sides. June Haas showed on the map that there is no buffer from Hillsborough to I-40. She does not support there being a buffer on one side and not the other. Commissioner Wilihoit asked that the Planning Board look at the adequacy of the buffer between this property and Cornwallis Hills so that if they are thinking of eliminating one on the roadside, they may be able to add a little more buffer on the back side and buffer Cornwallis Hills better. In answer to a question from Renee Price about the reason for eliminating the buffer to provide more room for building, Willis said that the property is narrow and with a 100 foot buffer on both sides it limited the use of the property. She noted that when the EDD was approved there was only the Orange County EDD. When there is the same district from the other jurisdiction and the same design standards throughout, it makes the purpose of that buffer no longer necessary. Renee Price said that her concern is the buffer between :. development and residential areas. Willis said that this area went _= through a lengthy public hearing to look at what is reasonable and what those property owners could do with their property and there were meetings with citizens in Cornwallis Hills. She pointed out that this area is more restrictive than other areas in the EDD. A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Willhoit to refer the proposed amendment to the Planning Board for a recommendation to be returned to the Board of Commissioners no sooner than October 2, 1995. VOTE: UNANIMOUS