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13 <br /> rural buffer and therefore, we had to originally plat the <br /> subdivision with 27 lots that go through the Durham city <br /> approval process and that's how the subdivision was platted <br /> and filed. In late summer 1988, we applied for a variance <br /> with the Orange County Board of Adjustment so that Lots 27 <br /> and lots 28 would be consistent with the remainder of the <br /> subdivision and layout in size and in intent. The variance <br /> was denied, at that time the County Attorney and Mr. <br /> Collins, the Planning Director, suggested that we go the <br /> rezoning route which is why we're here tonight. They <br /> consulted with us when we prepared our proposal. Montvale is <br /> caught in a situation where the municipalities have not <br /> considered what to do with projects cross boundary lines. <br /> This is not a significant problem and this problem will <br /> happen again as Mr. Collins stated. We believe that a <br /> rezoning is a sensible, practical, and appropriate way to <br /> deal with our problems. I agree with the Planning Staff's <br /> recommendation, and I'm almost quoting from this, it would <br /> create the consisentency that is the intent and purpose of <br /> the joint planning area Land Use Plan. We support an inter- <br /> local agreement to deal with situations such as ours, we <br /> believe that it is necessary, but it has already been since <br /> late summer of 1988 that we have come to the municipalities <br /> with our problems and I would feel, I would hope that we <br /> would be, that our problem would be considered a minor <br /> adjustment or• fine tuning as Mr. Collins has said of the <br /> rural buffer and not something that is major and that the <br /> inter-local agreement, which I think does need to be in place <br /> is something that could actually take several years to come <br /> about and our problem is now. The question had come up how <br /> many lots are affected and how many lots will we gain, right <br /> now this sliver of Orange County goes through four lots. It <br /> does not effect 3 of them except for a little bit but on one <br /> lot, lot 27, it goes through almost half of that lot so what <br /> would it been if lot 28, .1101W is a big lot 27--so in effect if <br /> this rezoning is passed we would gain one lot. The lot would <br /> be developed in consistency with the rest of the subdivision <br /> which has 30,000 square feet lots. Concerning the fine <br /> tuning, it's interesting to know that the next item on the <br /> agenda tonight it something that the Town of Carrboro has <br /> requested and this also deals with the fine tuning so it's <br /> not only individual developers such as myself, who need this, <br /> I say the municipalities recognize the fact that we do need <br /> some fine tuning. The Town of Carrboro, the next item on the <br /> agenda, has requested that a 400 foot rural buffer area <br /> located between Carrboro transition area 2 and Duke Forest be <br /> removed and that the area be designated as transition area 2 <br /> on the joint planning area Land Use Plan, again when it comes <br /> down to practicality there needed to be some fine tuning and <br /> carrboro recognized that. So I'm hoping that we can have <br /> your support tonight and the support of Joint Planning in <br /> moving ahead with our effort to fine tune the Land Use Plan. <br /> Thank you. <br />