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25 <br /> Draft 9/19/94 Planning Board Minutes <br /> AGENDA ITEM #9: MATTERS HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING (8/22/94) <br /> a. Economic Development Districts Amendments <br /> ( 1 ) CP-4-94 I-85/US 70 Economic Development <br /> District <br /> (2 ) Z-4-94 I-85/US 70 Economic Development <br /> District <br /> (3 ) Approval Procedures <br /> (The abstract information with proposed ordinance <br /> amendments and other supporting documentation are <br /> attachments to these minutes on pages . ) <br /> Presentation by Marvin Collins. <br /> Collins stated that the amendments related to <br /> Economic Development Districts involve amendments <br /> to the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan <br /> and also the zoning district boundaries of the <br /> Economic Development District. Collins explained <br /> the proposed expansions and adjustments using the <br /> maps included in the attachments. He also <br /> reviewed and explained the primary and secondary <br /> EDD's and buffer requirements (also included in <br /> the attachments) . <br /> Collins continued that the property owners who <br /> have requested that their properties be included <br /> in the ED District could request that their <br /> property be rezoned to some other non-residential <br /> district. If that request was approved, then, <br /> they would not, be subject to the design standards <br /> applicable within the Economic Development <br /> District. So, in one sense, if the boundaries <br /> are extended, the property owners are going to be <br /> subject to a higher set of standards than if they <br /> applied for a straight rezoning. Collins also <br /> explained the public hearing procedure if a <br /> property owner could not adhere to the design <br /> standards. <br /> Waddell stated that citizen comments at the <br /> public hearing indicated support for the <br /> extension to the east but not to the west. There <br /> was also a question of prohibiting access to Old <br /> NC 10 by those properties and/or requesting a <br /> berm along NC 10 to shield the residential areas <br /> to the south of NC 10 . Collins responded that <br /> the Design Standards would have to be amended <br /> in order to specifically require a berm in that <br /> location and/or limit access to Old NC 10 . . <br /> Collins continued that the other item involving <br />