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60 <br /> Reid stated that with all the previous discussion <br /> about buffering commercial/industrial from <br /> residential areas, he felt residential development <br /> should not be allowed in the Secondary Development <br /> Area. He also felt the required buffers would be <br /> enough for developers to deal with and there would <br /> be a different type of traffic that a residential <br /> area would not like or need to deal with. It was <br /> the consensus of the Board that residential <br /> development not be allowed in the Secondary <br /> Development Area. <br /> Burklin stated that he did not see this node as <br /> different from the other two. In fact, the other <br /> two have some reasonable high density neighborhoods <br /> next to them already. Reid agreed. <br /> Collins asked for clarification regarding permitted <br /> uses in the Secondary Development Area. The <br /> response was all permitted uses with the exception <br /> of residential. <br /> Collins noted that I-85/US 70 was the only other <br /> area that had a Secondary Development Area. It was <br /> designed specifically to account for the mobile home <br /> parks already in existence and the desire not to <br /> create non-conforming uses. <br /> The following Planning Board comments were presented <br /> by Cantrell and voted on individually to match with <br /> the questions/considerations of Commissioner <br /> Willhoit. <br /> 1. We concur with staff comments. The intent of the <br /> process has been to create viable Economic <br /> Development Districts. We believe the permitted <br /> uses are now severely restrictive and would not <br /> support restricting them further. We would <br /> encourage Economic Development Commission to <br /> continue its efforts and involve/communicate with <br /> all landowners in the districts to work with <br /> market forces to produce/coordinate "theme" or <br /> compatible uses. <br /> VOTE: Unanimous. <br /> 2. We join/support staff comment. <br /> VOTE: Unanimous. <br /> 3. We support prezoning to allow development in all <br /> areas regardless of sewer extension, and <br /> encourage the laying of dry sewer lines for <br />