Agenda - 09-12-2016 - D.3 - Zoning Atlas Amendment – Hillsborough Economic Development District

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377 Draft proposed amendment is intended to do if they extend the sewer and water down there. I recognize that the bigger picture is really to make these southern quadrants on the south of 40 generate more capacity and make sure there's a water tap. I think it's a good idea. I don't know if you have a map anywhere where the rural buffer zone is; do you have that map?... So if you come off of 40, obviously those are the parcels you're talking about, this is the Davis Road and, I think you two gentlemen were speaking back and forth, the flow of the watershed this way goes south and this way goes north. These properties right here.The conversations about the gas stations were relevant because I think it seems if there was a 10-year transition zone the use of these properties is intended not to be residential anymore. I think that was said in the beginning, that there are parts of this area that are envisioned to be non-residential.As a result what's going to happen, and what I would really encourage you guys to participate in, is you're going to be left with some orphaned properties along the bottom here. And these orphaned properties, currently, are zoned R1. And those R1 properties have water coming already and it makes sense to fill out this quadrant to encompass those types of uses. It makes sense from the watershed area to include those into the zoning amendment. If that was to be the purpose... I did a little bit of learning about this and the learning I understood is it typically when you have these type of zonings and bunt up against a rural buffer zone that they are all included in one same use that was your solution for --- otherwise you'd have a manufacturing type usage that bunts in ---residential, and it just messes up uses of property. So, I think my objective is to make sure that the uses of these properties down here, I know that we have other neighbors who are along here and I know they've been approached for their property to be purchased for a large roadway to come through here. So I know there is the development of these properties and it isn't going to be without some flow of traffic for commercial uses. I think if you do look down the road 10 years from now, I think then you guys are thinking right but this area and these quadrants are going to be commercial and so I request to you guys to include these properties here and don't orphan these off. Particularly as they naturally flow into the economic development zone that you guys are intending to create here. Lydia Wegman: So you're asking for an expansion? Nathan Robinson: I would say to extend it down here, naturally. So that as the rural buffer doesn't end, that the use of this property flows through without creating these little R1's right in the middle. Lydia Wegman: Ok, thank you. Perdita Holtz: Including the area between the EDD and Rural Buffer wouldn't be possible with this amendment because the Water and Sewer Planning, Boundary, and Management Agreement would have to be amended to designate the area as primary service area, but it's something we can keep in mind for the future. Craig Benedict: Chair,just what we can do for the audience and for the Board, all these questions are being written down and we'll have our thoughts moving forward to both the Commissioners for something such as suggested we would engage Hillsborough. It's part of their growth area.And as Perdita mentioned, the transition area that we are talking about; the transition means going from a rural to an urban transition. Where the public water and sewer go and where it cannot go. So, we'll make recommendations as we are starting to see the growth potential with the hospital, bringing sewer closer to this area. Maybe it is time to re-engage with Hillsborough again. It's been 12 plus years since we designated development to say what's happening to the south and our uses and areas. So we will be answering all the questions that are coming up tonight.... We can give some brief answers tonight but as an outcome of what we're hearing tonight if it directly affects the amendments we'll of course make some recommendations. Some may come back to you; some may be for future projects. Lydia Wegman: Well, that's what I'm wondering. In light of what we've heard, you're still asking for us to make a recommendation to the BOCC tonight even though we wont have the answers to some of these questions? Craig Benedict:Once we've gone through all of them I can give you the ones that we can answer now. Lydia Wegman: Does anyone else from the public want to speak this evening? 4