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Points to Poneer - Gordon so Throughout the manual, terms such as 'wherever possible' and 'where practical' make the standards fuzzy and as a result there is a lot of staff judgment involved In deciding whether or not the standards have been met. 8. Mixing of Objective Standards and 'Fdzty' Standards Objective standards (e.g. setback requirements) and fuzzy standards are mixed together in a textbook-like format. C. Comments/Questions/Recommendations 1. Who will make the judgments required to implement the design guidelines? Will additional staff be required? Will they be trained as architects? 2. How will the Design Manual get changed? Will the SOCC need to approve changes? in other words, how does the Design Manuel work in relation to the Zoning Ordinance and any other land use.regitletions? 3. It would appear that the Design Manual should be made more concise and more objective. The fuzzy standards should be separated from the objective standards, so that everyone can more easily ascertain what is required. I11. Costs One important question is whether the Economic Development Districts will be of benefit to the county financially. There are several aspects to this question. A. Water and Server Service. One important concern is who will provide the water and sewer infre- structure for the economic development districts. What will the provision of water and sewer cost? Who will pay for it? Of particular note is the statement that future sewer line extensions for the IeMuckhorn node are possible from the Efland sewer system. (See the Analysis and Evaluation section for this node in the December 6 80CC packet) What about connecting to the system In Alamance County? 8. Tranewletion As with water and sewer service, we need to know how transportation facilities will be provided and who will pay for them. Will there be public transportation facilities so that workers can get to their jobs without relying exclusively on the automobile? C. Cost/Benefit Anelgsis Even if the SOCC will not require a cost/benefit analysis before approving Economic Development Districts, we need to decide now what kind of analysis will be required later.