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

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83 come to the Planning Department to meet with him on concerns around the development of her property so that he can provide the best information, instead of answering individual questions about her property at this meeting. Lydia Wegman agreed that the best thing to do is to contact the Planning Department and setup a meeting with Mr. Harvey about both of the issues she raised. Tony Blake said that he sympathizes with her about the snakes. Craig Benedict agreed that for those specific cases, it is best to meet with Staff at the Planning Department. Debra Markley said that she also lived off of Davis Rd. She said that she frequently walks on Davis Rd. in order to get to another development to be able to walk for a distance. She said that with the increased traffic that is trying to get to Orange Grove Rd., she worries that the area will not be walkable or safe with even more traffic. She is also concerned about light from the development as well as sound issues. She moved to her community 19 years ago and she has seen development now where areas are clear-cut to make way for Waterstone (mixed residential) and for development with the Sportsplex. She is most concerned about development with District 1 with furniture and textile factories and chemical uses. These uses really concern her. She asked that the Board to take a month to study this. Randy Marshall asked how long ago the area was established as an Economic Development Zoning District. Michael Harvey said that it was established in the late '80s. The Hillsborough Economic Development District was created as it currently exists in the mid to late'90s. Randy Marshall said that it sounded like the possibilities for many of these uses have been there for 20 to 30 years. Michael Harvey clarified that there are land uses as part of this application that are currently are not allowed. He said that said land uses have been discussed in several forms with this Board and the BOCC as uses that these bodies want to see. The applicant has mirrored its application based on the proposed changes in the Table of Permitted Uses. There are aspects of this project that are currently permitted. If the question is, could there be some type of industrial operation in this project, the answer is yes. Would it be reviewed under the current confines of the UDO? Yes. This area has been encouraged and promoted as a good area for heightened economic development. Randy Marshall said that several people have pointed out that they know that something is coming to the area and no one wants to have their quality of life impacted by the area being developed, but the County wants to develop it. He said that the Board is trying to make the best decision about what goes into the area. Michael Harvey said that it is also important to note that up until recently, there have been limitations on development in this area; most notably, lack of infrastructure. That's about to change, he said. In a way it is inevitable that this area be used for economic development, notwithstanding utility services, and because it is one of the last interchanges in the area that has not seen appreciable development. The scarcity of land like this positioned near interchanges will make this area attractive. These are the facts but these comments are not meant to make the Board act now. He made the point again that the necessary tools to make development more possible in this area are being extended. Lydia Wegman asked Michael Harvey to identify which of the uses listed on page 314 would not currently be allowed but that are being considered for inclusion in the revised Table of Permitted Uses. Michael Harvey said that most of these uses on page 314 will be included in the revised Table of Permitted Uses, based on the directive Staff has from the Planning Board and the BOCC. There is not a lot of distinction, and the developer used the Table of Permitted Uses discussion to influence what the County wants to see land use-wise. In consideration of the purpose and intent of this zoning district, there could be a heightened level of industrial uses allowed, once the Table is adopted at some future date.