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388 <br /> planning board meeting last night. It was apparent from what was said, what wasn't said <br /> and who attended the meeting last night that someone has plans for developing that <br /> property but doesn't want to deal with the rezoning themselves and/or doesn't want to <br /> make their plans public knowledge. <br /> My concerns are based on the permissible uses of the property by-right if rezoned for <br /> manufacturing. Those uses include, per planning board agenda materials, things such as <br /> the list below. Obviously, not all of these businesses would be appropriate for Orange <br /> County, but once the zoning is changed, it is very difficult to prevent any of these from <br /> coming. Sometimes the worst offenders will pay a premium for location just because no <br /> one else will have them. <br /> County staff says that there are rules in place that would prevent some of these. I will <br /> remind you that in 2007, the Town of Hillsborough had to pay a developer$300K not to put <br /> an asphalt plant near downtown. The town thought they had rules in place as well. <br /> Wouldn't it be better to let the developer explain what they want to use the land for before <br /> giving blanket permission? Isn't that why all those rules and processes were put in place? <br /> Thank you, <br /> Chris Cole, CPA <br /> 101 Old Heritage Ct. <br /> Hillsborough, NC <br /> 919-452-7034 <br /> I listed those types of businesses that I felt would represent significant air and water quality <br /> issues or that involve actual explosives, but there are hundreds more industries on the list. <br /> 311615 Poultry Processing <br /> 313 Textile Mills <br /> 3161 Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing <br /> 3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing <br /> 322 Paper Manufacturing <br /> 324 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing <br /> 324110 Petroleum Refineries <br /> 32412 Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Saturated Materials Manufacturing <br /> 325110 Petrochemical Manufacturing <br /> 32512 Industrial Gas Manufacturing <br /> 325130 Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing <br /> 3252 Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing <br /> 32531 Fertilizer Manufacturing <br /> 32532 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing <br /> 3255 Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing <br /> 32592 Explosives Manufacturing <br /> 32621 Tire Manufacturing <br /> 32731 Cement Manufacturing <br /> 332992 Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing <br /> 332993 Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing <br /> 332994 Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing <br />