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34 <br /> "Economic Development Activity Node" is proposed, along <br /> with the addition of appropriate location criteria. <br /> A second proposal involves the actual application of <br /> the category through changes to the Land Use Plan <br /> (Map) , including Township Plans. Finally, changes to <br /> the Land Use Element-Zoning District Matrix, and <br /> applicable goals and policies are proposed to insure <br /> consistency between the Land Use Element and the Zoning <br /> Ordinance. <br /> Associated with the changes to the Comprehensive Plan <br /> are proposals which seek to apply a revised "Economic <br /> Development District" zoning category to specific <br /> "target areas" in the county. Associated with the <br /> rezoning proposal is the establishment of performance <br /> standards and streamlined approval procedures <br /> applicable within those districts. <br /> The proposals were initially presented at public <br /> hearing on February 22, 1993. Among the concerns voiced <br /> at that hearing were the following: <br /> 1. Reduce the number of permitted uses in the <br /> Economic Development Districts; <br /> 2 . Provide a step-down or transition area between <br /> more intensive development and low-density <br /> residential neighborhoods; <br /> 3. Eliminate the districts proposed on NC Highway 54- <br /> West area near White Cross and Morrow Mill Road; <br /> 4 . Eliminate the area along Old N.C. Highway 10 in <br /> the I-85/U.S. 70 district; and <br /> 5. Revise the design standards to change "should" to <br /> "shall" , insuring that compliance with the <br /> guidelines is a requirement and not an option. <br /> Each of the above mentioned changes has been made. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: Applications for amendments to the Comprehensive <br /> Plan and/or Zoning Atlas by an individual or agency <br /> are treated in the same manner; e.g. , the public <br /> hearing is the time for the presentation of the Zoning <br /> Officer's analysis and recommendation concerning the <br /> requests. Such requests are also bound by the time <br /> limits contained in Article 20.7 of the Zoning <br /> Ordinance in terms of preparation of a Planning Board <br /> recommendation. <br /> Amendments initiated by the County, including <br /> amendments to the Zoning Ordinance text, are not bound <br /> by the same procedures. Although the Zoning Officer <br />