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3 <br /> 1 Chad Abbott said as the land was originally part of Duke Forest, it is understandable that <br /> 2 it was designated as a Resource Protection Area. He added that Duke Forest has seen fit to <br /> 3 sell the land as it is separated from the rest of the forest by railroad tracks. <br /> 4 He said the application and all required materials have been submitted and the staff has <br /> 5 found them in compliance with the Future Land Use Map. <br /> 6 Commissioner Price asked if the zoning is granted will the property borders protect the <br /> 7 neighbors to the east as well as residential areas to the south of the railroad. <br /> 8 Patrick Mallet said the Railroad Right of Way (ROW) is 250 feet and a good portion of <br /> 9 this property is part of the Duke Forest property. He said there is a 100-foot buffer along the <br /> 10 County lines. <br /> 11 Chad Abbott said the buffer is not associated with the resource protection area. He said <br /> 12 that the whole Economic Development District is required to have a 100-foot buffer around it. <br /> 13 Commissioner Rich asked if it is common to have an EDD-1 and EDD-2 within the same <br /> 14 property and if there is any precedent <br /> 15 Michael Harvey said it is not uncommon and there other areas of split zoning in the <br /> 16 County. <br /> 17 Commissioner Rich asked if property owners are encouraged not to split the zoning. <br /> 18 Michael Harvey said the County works with property owners to try and find solutions. <br /> 19 Commissioner Rich asked if the Planning Board had any comments. She said she <br /> 20 would rather not be reactionary. <br /> 21 Michael Harvey said the County has been working for almost a year to reach out to <br /> 22 owners of split-zoned properties to work out the best solutions. He said a joint amendment to <br /> 23 the Zoning Atlas Map is moving forward. He said there are also properties that are split zoned <br /> 24 commercial and residential. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Public Comment: <br /> 27 NONE <br /> 28 <br /> 29 A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier to <br /> 30 approve: <br /> 31 <br /> 32 1. Referring the matter to the Planning Board with a request that a recommendation be returned <br /> 33 to the Board of County Commissioners in time for the November 5, 2015 BOCC regular <br /> 34 meeting; and <br /> 35 2. Adjourning the public hearing until November 5, 2015 in order to receive and accept the <br /> 36 Planning Board's recommendation and any submitted written comments. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 39 <br /> 40 2. Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment -To review government- <br /> 41 initiated amendments to the text of the UDO to revise the existing public hearing process <br /> 42 for Comprehensive Plan-, UDO-, and Zoning Atlas-related items/amendments. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Perdita Holtz presented the following background and PowerPoint slides: <br /> 45 The purpose of this text amendment is to consider revisions to the current public hearing <br /> 46 process for Comprehensive Plan, Unified Development Ordinance, and Zoning Atlas <br /> 47 amendments. County staff and elected officials received comments during development of the <br />