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--- 411MO R A ND U M <br /> JANUARY 15, 19BB i <br /> PAGE 2 <br /> Furthermore, the 100-foot "buffer" proposed by Hillsborough <br /> . is not defined as a building setback. If the property is <br /> being subdivided, a Type F Land Use Buffer ( 100' ) would be <br /> located adjacent and parallel to the right-of-way. No <br /> - - building or structures are permitted in a Land Use Buffer. <br /> The standards recommended by Triangle J do not allow signs in <br /> the 50-foot buffer. The Hillsborough Zoning Ordinance <br /> prohibits signs in any setback area, and the proposed <br /> amendment would limit the height of any sign to 15 feet. <br /> . Billboards are .not permitted. - - - <br /> The proposed definition of Building Height Above Benchmark <br /> . does not meet the standard suggested by Triangle J . <br /> . Hillsborough' s definition states that ". . . height shall be • <br /> . determined by using- the rlshM-of-wev as the benchmark. . . " . <br /> • The elevation of the right-of-way can vary . considerably in <br /> • one cross section; therefore, Triangle J recommends "a <br /> benchmark level equal TO the eerl-er i 1ne e l ya ion . of the <br /> - roadway. " - <br /> Hillsborough has specified a building ' height above the <br /> • •- "benchmark" at 60 feet. However, the Triangle J standards <br /> set a limit on ' toi- I build"ing height which includes portions <br /> ,, of a building located . below the benchmark level at the <br /> .centerline of the roadway. . <br />