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4 number of offsite automobile traps which might be diminished. The task is to concentrate development and avoid the inevitable urban sprawl that will ensue otherwise. If this village is going to be successful, it must be successful economically. One of the major objectives here, since this is to be a complete village, is to address housing needs across the market spectrum. It is a middle market village, providing inexpensive housing of various types through up -scale housing circling the golf course. In answer to a question from Gary Maske, Mr. Cogswell stated that construction.o.f.the golf course would take place at the same time they begin building housing of several different market values. Mr. Maske's main concern was that, with the golf course being built first, there will be a lot of traffic on Old ,#10 and that the first houses being built would be the most expensive and affordable housing would be lost or not pursued. ROY ROTH; Stoneycreek resident, presented some traffic calculations based on the number of units proposed for this project. With 1100 units and an average of 1 -1/2 cars per family, these 1500 cars have only three exits from the area. He asked that everyone consider what the traffic impact will be. MARTY FITZPATRICK stated his support for this project. He made reference to the control of storm water and stated that at the intersection of Old NC1.0 that goes underneath the railroad tracks, it floods out quite often. Also, there is a small lake that is contained by an earthen dam. If this area was.ever flooded, it would be a concern for everyone. MICHAEL DROWNS stated that provided the County and the town do not reach a cooperative agreement and this area is still included in the Land Use Plan, then this area falls under the jurisdiction of Hillsborough. He asked if at this point in time the County has a cooperative agreement for working on developments of this size. His concern is that Hillsborough does not have a planning department that would be capable of handling a development this size. His other concern is that if the town should annex this area, it has a wide range of zoning categories that the County does not have. Among them is a category called GC that has 52 different uses. Once this property is taken into the Town of Hillsborough, then the developers have to change their zoning to comply with that of the Town of Hillsborough. In the process of doing that, GC zoning allows anything from adult book stores, churches and schools to the extraction of minerals from the soil. If some of these land uses should happen it could be quite disastrous to the area, depending on what the developer and the town decide. He questioned that if the town and the County reach this joint agreement, how would that be handled as far as the town if they want to annex this area. Will the area still be allowed to be annexed it into the town of Hillsborough. Marvin Collins stated that if the property was approved for transition area and it was open space, Hillsborough could not annex it. If it was left as transition, Hillsborough could annex it, but they would have to meet the General Statute requirements concerning annexation -- either have adjoining property or satisfy the annexation provisions. Mike Drowns asked if the Special Use Permit would be Class A or B, and Marvin Collins stated that it would be a Class A SUP which is one that is approved after a joint public hearing such as this one involving the Planning Board and the Board of Commissioners.