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

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81 Michael Harvey agreed that the perimeter buffer would remain the same. He showed District 1 visually and how the 100 foot buffer is situated around the development. He also noted buffers around streams and floodplains per Section 6.13 in the UDO. There is a condition that the applicant adheres to those standards and requirements. He also showed District 2 and certain properties on Old NC 86 that are also zoned Economic Development and are not a part of the project. Tony Blake asked Mr. Harvey to point to Mr. Shore's property on the map(displayed on the screen). Michael Harvey pointed out Mr. Shore's property on the map. Lydia Wegman thanked everyone for their questions and feedback. Corinn Shaker said that she lives off of Davis Road as well. She said that her concerns mirror those her neighbors have expressed. She explained that she has lived in Hillsborough for the past 11 years and has watched businesses start and empty out. Why is the plan to expand and development outside of Hillsborough when it seems like there are places inside of the Town that are dying in a sense? She voiced concern that Hillsborough would one of those communities with a vibrant downtown with an area in between Old 86 and Interstate 40 that is dying, and now there is a development like District 1 and District 2. Why not go back and reinvigorate the parts of Hillsborough that have not been doing well? She does not understand this dynamic. She said that if the Planning Board votes on the re- zoning, they will have no other control after it is zoned residential over what is developed there. Lydia Wegman said that portion of the development being reviewed is not residential; it is light industrial and research in Distirct 1 and commercial/retail in District 2, not residential. These properties have been identified since the '80s and '90s that the County wanted to focus on for economic development. The current zoning is for economic development. Corinn Shaker commented that the Board still does not know definitely what will be developed in District 1 and 2; there could be a hotel or a restaurant or a pharmaceutical company. Lydia Wegman said that the Planning Board would not be able to approve any of that anyway. The Planning Department will be reviewing this. The provisions of the master plan allow for specifics to come in later. Corinn Shaker replied that she can understand that. She still just feels shocked that she did not know about the development. Why is the County not working to fix what is inside of Hillsborough before focusing out? Lydia Wegman responded that that would not be up to the Planning Board but rather individual developers and business owners. It is not the Board's job to tell them where to go. Tony Blake agreed that this would be out of the Board's scope. The Planning Board is an advisory board. Corinn Shaker said that she is just putting her concern out there about how Hillsborough is evolving over time. Tony Blake confirmed that Davis Rd. is in the County's jurisdiction. He thanked Ms. Shaker for her comments. Joan Kalnitsky said that she also lives off of Davis Rd. Her concern is District 1 and the light industrial permitted uses described on pages 309-310. She is concerned about the noise. She tried to read the document but it was exhausting to read. She read that noise and light will be governed by County standards and she does not know what that means. There are over 70 homes in the Davis Road community mentioned earlier; it is a not a small community. Their community has consistently voted to keep it dark in terms of lighting enhancements. She said that even though residents there are not within 1,000 feet, they are within 1 mile of the proposed development. If the proposal goes through, the flavor of the area is going to change drastically. She wished that the community had been invited to the NIMs. She hopes that that Board will ask for more information on what light industrial uses are considered, which