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MAY-10-1994 14:45 FROM ORANGE CTY COMMISSIONERS TO PLANNING 9 6 1 Citizens for Livable Comsunities committee. She indicated that it is 2 important to apply the principles of sustainable development to the land in 3 orange County. One of those principles is to conserve and preserve natural 4 resources. Another is to encourage local empowerment and participation. 5 Also, it is necessary to apply zoning based on a vision created by the people 6 in the community. A plan needs to be implemented which is not a direct 7 response to an individual development. Developers must be required to pay for 8 the impact of their development. The current proposal would create an urban 9 development with a demand for urban services which will put a tax burden on 10 the current residents. Development follows water and sewer and should not be it used to solve all of the problems related to failing sewers in the rural 12 areas. It is very expensive and not necessarily the appropriate answer in the 13 rural areas. She feels that non-municipal alternative systems can be made 14 safe and function very well. 15 16 Gwen Cagle spoke in opposition to this proposal. As a land owner in 17 close proxiaity to the proposed University Station development, she feels that 18 the quality of life would be greatly harmed if thin was approved. 19 20 sandy Stallings, a resident of Orange County, indicated that the rural 21 character of the area has changed dramatically in the last 25 years. She said 22 that long range goals, not development options, need to be used in making 23 zoning decisions. If water and sewer is extended into the rural residential 24 area, as well as the rural buffer, land values will rise which will prevent 25 small scale, low impact,. development. This proposal will encourage urban 26 sprawl. Open space, cluster development is the solution but must be based on 27 the carrying capacity of the land with fifty (50%) open space, excluding the 28 unbuildable areas. She suggested appointing a committee of biologists and 29 concerned citizens to study and define how open space preservation should be 30 determined. 31 32 Ilenw Siegler, a resident of Orange County,. spoke against this proposed 33 amendment saying that the rural buffer and rural character both need to be 34 preserved. 35 36 Dennis Boucher, small business owner in Hillsborough and an Orange 37 County landowner, spoke in opposition to the proposed land use amendment. He 38 suggested that only long range planning be permitted based upon 50% open 39 space, including the unbuildable areas, and adopted into the Comprehensive Use 40 Plan._ He feels that water and sewer needs. to be prohibited in the rural 41 residential and rural buffer areas. He asked that citizens be included in a 42 small area planning .process. 43 44 Barbara Robertson, a resident of Old NC 10, spoke in opposition to this 45 proposed amendsent. In particular she supported the comments made by Callie 46 warner. Her neighbors are worried about the University Station proposal. 47 Affordable housing is an issue not addressed by this proposal. Long range 498 planning needs to be done with citizen participation. 50 Dan Kenan, an Orange County resident, spoke in opposition to this 51 proposal. He is in favor of open space development but feels that the i 52 amendment being considered would create urban sprawl. Changes to the