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22 <br /> buffer, the developable portion of the additional <br /> area will be limited to one acre. Designation as <br /> Secondary Development Area and application of the <br /> standards of the EDD Design Manual would restrict <br /> activities to small-scale office uses and <br /> residential development with a maximum density of <br /> two dwelling units per acre. Access to the <br /> property from the east through Stagecoach Run <br /> would be prohibited. <br /> The Planning Staff recommends that the remaining <br /> Moren property not be included in the EDD. <br /> At the public hearing, Jo Soulier, representing <br /> the Cornwallis Hills Homeowners Association, as <br /> well as several Commissioners, expressed concern <br /> with the designation as primary development area <br /> rather than secondary development area and <br /> questioned the adequacy of the 100-foot perimeter <br /> buffer adjacent to the future development area of <br /> Cornwallis Hills. There were also questions <br /> concerning annexation of Cornwallis Hills. <br /> The existing Cornwallis Hills development is in <br /> the process of involuntary annexation. The <br /> annexation will become effective June 30, 1996. <br /> The owner of the undeveloped portion of <br /> Cornwallis Hills adjacent to the proposed EDD <br /> expansion has requested voluntary annexation. A <br /> public hearing is scheduled before the <br /> Hillsborough Town Board on October 9, 1995. Final <br /> action on the annexation could occur at that <br /> time. <br /> The property owner has indicated a preference to <br /> sell the entire 114 acres for single use. <br /> Designation of the entire property as Primary <br /> Development Area would provide more flexibility <br /> in the site design and create a greater potential <br /> for structures and parking areas to be sited <br /> where they would have the least impact on <br /> adjoining properties. Development of a single <br /> project could have less impact on surrounding <br /> properties than development of a number of <br /> individual uses. The portion of the Addison <br /> property on the west side of Cates Creek consists <br /> predominantly of a hillside with a slope of about <br /> 13%. In contrast, the portion of the property on <br /> the east side of Cates Creek is relatively flat. <br /> Two residents of the Stagecoach Run Subdivision <br /> spoke in opposition to inclusion of the remainder <br /> of the Moren property in the EDD, citing <br /> restrictive covenants which will be in effect <br />