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rtb-17-1774 l:> ( r tull -vLILt r uMiA H U-+ <br /> Pointe to Ponder - Gordon 7 <br /> Throughout the manual, terms such as 'wherever possible" and "where <br /> practo cal" make the standards fuzzy and as a result there is a lot of staff <br /> judgment Involved in deciding whether or not the standards have been met. <br /> B. Nixing of Objective Standards and 'Fuzzy' Standards <br /> Objective standards (e.g. setback requirements) and fuzzy standards are <br /> mined together in a textbook-like format_ <br /> C. Comments/questions/Recommendations <br /> i. Who will make the judgments required to implement the design <br /> guidelines? Will additional staff be required? Will they be trained as <br /> architects? <br /> 2. How will the Design Manual get changed? Will the SOCC need to <br /> approve changes? In other words, how does the Design Manual work in <br /> relation to the Zoning Ordinance and any other land use regulations? <br /> 3. It would appear that the Design Manual should be made more <br /> concise and more objective. The fuzzy standards should be separated from <br /> the objective standards, so that everyone can more easily ascertain what <br /> is required. <br /> i 11. Costs <br /> One important question is whether the Economic Development Districts <br /> will be of benefit to the county financially. There are several aspects to <br /> this question. <br /> A. water and Sewer Service. <br /> One important concern is who will provide the water and sewer infra- <br /> structure for the economic development districts. What will the <br /> provision of water and sewer cost? Who will pay for It? Of particular <br /> note is the statement that future sower line extensions for the <br /> UN/Suckhorn node are possible from the Efland sewer system. (See the <br /> Analysis and Evaluation section for this node in the December b BOCC <br /> packet) What about connecting to the system in Alamance County? <br /> 0. Transportation <br /> As with water and sewer service, we need to know how transportation <br /> facilities will be provided and who will pay for them. Will there be public <br /> transportation facilities so that workers can get to their jobs without <br /> relying exclusively on the automobile? <br /> C. Cost/Benefit Analgsis <br /> Even if the BOCC will not require a Cost/benefit analysis before approving <br /> Economic Development Districts, we need to decide now what kind of <br /> analysis will be required later. <br />