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DRAFT-l~TOT APPROVED YET 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1S 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 o Rezoning Application • Only with approved SAP • Conditional Use Zoning • With Review Criteria • Public Review The Plan Adoption Timeline is incorporated by reference. The Small Area Plan could be approved by the Board of County Commissioners by August 2007 and the Zoning Atlas Map Amendment could be approved by the Board of County Commissioners by October 2007. Staff recommends the Board accept public comment on a Small Area Plan and then forward comments to the Planning Board and the Economic Development Commission. Chair Carey recognized the members of the task force. Renee Price-Saunders asked for more specificity on the non-conforming use. Craig Benedict said that presently this section of the County is agricultural-residential on the land use map. Non-residential uses are not allowed in this part of the County. Since the speedway was in existence at the time the zoning went into effect, it was given a legal non-conforming status. In order for it to operate in a different status, the land use and zoning maps must be changed to allow uses of this nature. Commissioner Gordon asked about the differences between the original and amended/revised document and Glen Bowles explained the differences. The changes were on pages 31, 34-37. The specificity was taken out. The taskforce voted to make the changes. Commissioner Gordon asked about the plan for the August public hearing. Craig Benedict said that, concerning the conditional use rezoning planning device that Orange County does not have, this will be brought forward for the August Quarterly Public Hearing. This can be used in a lot of other cases throughout the County and not just this project. Craig Benedict answered several clarifying questions of Commissioner Gordon. Commissioner Gordon said that the hardest thing about economic development is to get it in areas that will support it. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the very last page in the new package, page 51, which was an appendix. This was pulled out by the task force. He said that these might be the kinds of requirements that anon-conforming use would have to meet when it applied for a conditional use permit. He said that the specifics in the first packet became the appendix on pages 51-52. Jeff Schmitt said that he was present when the citizens brought their concerns to the Board. He asked if this plan met the requests that some of the citizens had that would allow them to proceed with the development of the small businesses. Craig Benedict said that the business community has participated in every meeting, and this creates a mechanism by which an expanded business or different uses can be pursued. The neighborhood is concerned that some of the adverse impacts that exist now do not get worse. The County is trying to strike a balance. The conditional use approval process would allow for those concerns to come out through a public hearing process. Public Comment: Karen Barrows thanked the County Commissioners and the Planning staff that worked with the citizens. She said that there are a lot of conflicting interests in the area. A lot of the neighbors are concerned about damage to their wells from the blasting of the quarry, etc. The noise and increased traffic are also issues related to the quarry and the speedway. Some people do not want any more development in the area. She agrees. She does understand that other people have bought land with the intent to develop it, and those needs should be addressed also.