Agenda - 11-14-2017 - D.1 - Zoning Atlas Amendment: Conditional Zoning —Master Plan Development

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80 online shows the digging of wells for landscaping purposes, and the wells would be used when storm retention ponds are dry, for irrigation. This is of great concern —if retention ponds are dry during a drought and then the wells will be used and he may not be able to get access to water while the trees in the development look nice and pretty. This concerns him as an individual and he thinks it should concern everybody in that area. He does not know how big the water table is but he thinks it needs to be considered. He is also concerned about traffic. He knew a development like this would be coming since the state took part of his property to build interstate 40. It is incumbent on the County and the state to do something about Old 86 before this kind of development goes in, or at the same time. Driving from Carrboro to Hillsborough on Old 86 can be dangerous. Bicycle lanes may be created for this project but bicycles are going to be traveling from Old 86 to get there. He hopes that the Board and the developer will consider his comments. He said that for himself, he would say leave everything like it is, but he is trying not to be one of those people. He asked that they consider the problem of timing for this. Vicki R. Berry introduced herself and said that the former speaker was one of her school mates. She said that she is a Hillsborough native and involved in Hillsborough activities. She said that she and her family live off Old 86 South, on a small farm. She talked about her upbringing of going to a church and being a part of a sharing community of love and hope, not destroying and taking from each other, and displacing families. She said that she and her family want to stay where they are and nurture it to be what it once was and help it to grow. She is not against economic growth; she is for it and for schools and for health. She recently retired to take care of her granddaughter and is from a family of artists, attorneys and teachers. They all want economic growth but with less congestion, less development and other populations moving in. Such big changes can all be detrimental to children and their growth and development. Maybe there could be development of schools along the development area. She is also considered about the traffic but is in support of water and sewer along Old 86. She supports progress as long as it does not interfere with people's wellbeing and privacy. Joseph Shore said that he lives off of Old 86 and the proposal would be building all the way around him. He just bought his house a year ago. He agreed with Ms. Piracci that delaying the project would not end the world and could provide benefits to have a greater understanding of the impacts. He said that with all due respect, he disagrees with Mr. Harvey. He thinks that the NIMs were not well attended (6 — 10 people) and should have been expanded to neighbors who lived closeby but outside of the 1,000 foot notification area. He encouraged the Planning Board to take its time, do what they think is the best decision for this area and the people who live there and the overall County. His questioned if the proposed zoning change would be all around him. His parcel is not included in the zoning change but it is one of 4 parcels surrounding the development area. How will the zoning affect his property? How will it affect the sale of his home? If his property zoned differently than everything around it, will he have to get it rezoned for it to be marketable if he want to sell it one day? Lydia Wegman asked Michael Harvey or Craig Benedict to try and answer this question and discuss the process Mr. Shore would have to go through for a rezoning. Michael Harvey said that the decision would be between Mr. Shore and the developer, not the County. He has a residentially-zoned property surrounded by economic development-zoned property, and it has been on the map that was since the 1980s and 90s. Many of the uses that the applicant is proposing can already be developed on these parcels as currently laid out. This process does not change Mr. Shore's property. His property can still be used for residential purposes and it is still surrounded by economic development-zoned properties that could be developed, even if this project gets denied, based on the UDO as it exists today. Tony Blake asked about the changes to any setbacks that are currently in place. Michael Harvey said that there is still the 100 foot buffer around the project. If someone wants to sell their property, it is incumbent upon he/she to do this. Regardless of whether or not the Board approves this project tonight, these parcels are economic development-zoned; water and sewer are already being extended to the area through an inter- local agreement; thus, there are already opportunities being set-up with this area. Tony Blake said that development could not affect the buffers by which Mr. Shore's property is protected.