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QP9 Excerpt: SUMMARY MINUTES OF A REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING OF THE CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1099 AT 7:00 P.M. Item 17 —Petitions a. By the Mayor and Council Members Mayor Waldorf reminded the Council that it had made a commitment to make zoning changes on the 60 acres of the Greene Tract that were designated for solid waste use. She suggested- that a8 a show of good faith the Council might set a date, such as October 18'h, for a hearing.. Council Member Brown asked if this would be a public hearing to change the zoning. Mr. Horton explained that it would be'to change what was permitted within existing zoning. Mayor Waldorf said that it meant adding material recovery facilities (vIRF) and transfer stations as permitted uses rather than special uses, which was what they would be in that area. Council Member Foy asked if it would be more than that'60 acres. Mr. Horton said that it would actually apply to wherever that zoning district was. Council Member Brown said that the Council was not sue what they were calling the hearing for. Mayor Waldorf stated that her intent was to propose that the Council make amendments to the De#elopment Ordinance and the Zoning Atlas, if necessary, "to enable MRFs and transfet stations to be permitted uses on the 60 acres of ' the Greene Tract that had been identified as exhibit E and had been identified as the acres that will be reserved for solid waste purposes." Council Member Brown said that she was concerned about notification of the neighbors who, if it was not a rezoning, would have recourse to a protest petition. Mr. Horton said that it would not be a rezoning and that the Town would advertise it in the same fashion that it would advertise any ordinance text amendment. Mayor.pro tern Capowski asked if there were any other rural transition areas other than the Greene Tract. Mr. Waldon. replied, that there were, and listed them. 1%&. Horton recommended that the Council call. the public hearing for the purpose of considering a new zone that would be limited to that sixty aces. Coun6il Member Brown asked if it would be similar to what they did with Scarlette Drive which could involve a protest petition. Mr. Horton replied that it would be. Mayor Waldorf said that this was a much better solution. COUNCIL MEMBER FOY MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEN113ER PAVAO, TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON OCTOBER 18, 1999, TO CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE TO REZONE THE 60 ACRES. OF THE GREENE TRACT TO PERMIT THE USE OF A TRANSFER FACILITY OR A MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY THERE.' THE MOTION WAS ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY (9-0).