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4 risk. Commissioner Willhoit proposed that a study be done of the design standards to be incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan that would ultimately provide the open space that is desired in the RB and still have minimal impact on the property owners. The Board asked the County Manager to put this item on the next agenda for further discussion. Gledhill explained that the continuous frontage requirement could not be eliminated for only the RB area but would need to be done countywide. In answer to a question from Commissioner Carey, Collins stated that the two acre standard was discussed along with 5 and 10 acre standards. The two acre standard was a recommendation from Chapel Hill for the Joint Area Plan. COMMENTS FROM THE PLANNING BOARD CHAIR BARRY JACOBS Jacobs reiterated concerns raised by the Planning Board Members. He stated that the Planning Board attempted to address in their recommendation the concerns of those individuals who spoke at the public hearing. The Planning Board recommended that the two acre minimum lot size remain in effect for future development and that the concerns of those with preexisting lots be addressed. They recommended that the Board consider maintaining the same setbacks in the RB as presently in the R-1 districts and that the amendments and concerns be aired at a public hearing to be scheduled for March 10. Commissioner Carey stated his concerns for the equity issues which have not been addressed but stated the importance of protecting the relationship between the Zoning Ordinance and the Land Use Plan. PUBLIC COMMENT Regina Nobblett, Henry Whitfield, Roy Stroud, Helene Ivey, Melvin Parrish, David Parrish and Randy Danziger spoke in opposition of the of the 2 acre lot minimum in the Rural Buffer. Motion was made by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded by Chair Marshall to approve the staff recommendation with a moratorium on the enforcement of the contiguous frontage regulation. The staff recommendation is that the Zoning Ordinance text/atlas amendments be adopted to conform with the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan. The proposed amendments, including recommended changes to address staff concerns as well as others expressed at the public hearing, are as follows: 1. Permitted uses in the Rural Buffer district would be identical to those permitted in the Agricultural Residential (AR) district except for the following: Change "cemetery" from a Permitted Use to Class B Special Use. Delete "extraction of earth products" as Permitted Use. Delete "non-profit educational cooperative" as Class A Special Use. Delete "greenhouses (on premises sales) " as Permitted Use. Delete "commercial feeder operation" as Permitted Use" . The proposed changes would make the list of permitted uses identical to those permitted in the Rural Residential (R-1) zoning district. A complete listing of permitted uses in both AR and R-1 districts is provided in the attached Article 4 . 3 Permitted Use Table.