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4 necessary for distribution and industrial uses (from previous analysis) but that retail and office standards needed to be changed to the following: Use Current SVR Revised SVR Retail 1.000 1.500 office 2.000 2.500 With these changes, all uses will provide approximately 60% impervious surface or 40% open space. This standard is consistent with pending open space strategies of preserving approximately 40% open space in the "Open Space Area" surrounding Hillsborough. This approach is preferable to establishing minimum lot sizes, etc., since it provides design flexibility while retaining consistent landscape, building, site, and impervious surface ratios regardless of lot size. One other change recommended by staff involves the number of large and small trees per acre of unobstructed open space for industrial uses. The analysis conducted by staff revealed a distortion caused by significant amounts of natural vegetation being retained on site. Staff recommends that the tree standard for industrial uses be increased fwn 6 to 20 large bores per acne. The standard for small bees would be reduced slightly from 11 to 10 bmes per acre(see page 3.2.17 of Design Manual). Rather than refer the matter to the Planning Board at its February 1 meeting, the Board of Commissioners chose to continue discussion of the district proposals at its February 15 meeting.In addition to comment from one citizen, most of the discussion centered around questions raised by Commissioners Gordon and Willhoit. Rather than expect answers to all of the questions, the Commissioners asked that they be referred to the Planning Board for review and recommendation at its February 21 meeting. Staff has provided copies of the question sheets as well as responses (see minutes and staff memorandum). Since some of the questions involve Land Use Plan and Zoning Ordinance amendments, staff has provided copies of those proposals. Planning; Board Rommmendation: At its February 21, 1994 meeting, the Planning Board considered the questions referred to it by the Board of Canrmiseioners, as well as the evidence received at the February 1, 1994 public hearing and subsequent meetings, and recommended approval of the proposed text and map amendments to the Land Use Element and Zoning Ordinance, including the Design Manual, as revised, and the establishment of all three districts, with the following changes: 1. That the bee standard for industrial uses in all districts be increased from 6 to 20 large trees per acre and that the standard for small trees be reduced from 11 to 10 trees per acre. 2. That the Site Volume Ratios for retail and office uses in the I-40 101d N.C. 86 district be changed as follows: LLK Current SVR Revised SVR Retail 1.000 1.500 Office 2.000 2.500