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Approved 11/01/2017 <br /> <br />12 <br />about the traffic but is in support of water and sewer along Old 86. She supports progress as long as it does not <br />interfere with people’s wellbeing and privacy. <br /> <br />Joseph Shore said that he lives off of Old 86 and the proposal would be building all the way around him. He just <br />bought his house a year ago. He agreed with Ms. Piracci that delaying the project would not end the world and could <br />provide benefits to have a greater understanding of the impacts. He said that with all due respect, he disagrees with <br />Mr. Harvey. He thinks that the NIMs were not well attended (6 – 10 people) and should have been expanded to <br />neighbors who lived closeby but outside of the 1,000 foot notification area. He encouraged the Planning Board to <br />take its time, do what they think is the best decision for this area and the people who live there and the overall <br />County. His questioned if the proposed zoning change would be all around him. His parcel is not included in the <br />zoning change but it is one of 4 parcels surrounding the development area. How will the zoning affect his property? <br />How will it affect the sale of his home? If his property zoned differently than everything around it, will he have to get it <br />rezoned for it to be marketable if he want to sell it one day? <br /> <br />Lydia Wegman asked Michael Harvey or Craig Benedict to try and answer this question and discuss the process Mr. <br />Shore would have to go through for a rezoning. <br /> <br />Michael Harvey said that the decision would be between Mr. Shore and the developer, not the County. He has a <br />residentially-zoned property surrounded by economic development-zoned property, and it has been on the map that <br />was since the 1980s and 90s. Many of the uses that the applicant is proposing can already be developed on these <br />parcels as currently laid out. This process does not change Mr. Shore’s property. His property can still be used for <br />residential purposes and it is still surrounded by economic development-zoned properties that could be developed, <br />even if this project gets denied, based on the UDO as it exists today. <br /> <br />Tony Blake asked about the changes to any setbacks that are currently in place. <br /> <br />Michael Harvey said that there is still the 100 foot buffer around the project. If someone wants to sell their property, it <br />is incumbent upon he/she to do this. Regardless of whether or not the Board approves this project tonight, these <br />parcels are economic development-zoned; water and sewer are already being extended to the area through an inter- <br />local agreement; thus, there are already opportunities being set-up with this area. <br /> <br />Tony Blake said that development could not affect the buffers by which Mr. Shore’s property is protected. <br /> <br />Michael Harvey agreed that the perimeter buffer would remain the same. He showed District 1 visually and how the <br />100 foot buffer is situated around the development. He also noted buffers around streams and floodplains per <br />Section 6.13 in the UDO. There is a condition that the applicant adheres to those standards and requirements. He <br />also showed District 2 and certain properties on Old NC 86 that are also zoned Economic Development and are not a <br />part of the project. <br /> <br />Tony Blake asked Mr. Harvey to point to Mr. Shore’s property on the map (displayed on the screen). <br /> <br />Michael Harvey pointed out Mr. Shore’s property on the map. <br /> <br />Lydia Wegman thanked everyone for their questions and feedback. <br /> <br />Corinn Shaker said that she lives off of Davis Road as well. She said that her concerns mirror those her neighbors <br />have expressed. She explained that she has lived in Hillsborough for the past 11 years and has watched businesses <br />start and empty out. Why is the plan to expand and development outside of Hillsborough when it seems like there are <br />places inside of the Town that are dying in a sense? She voiced concern that Hillsborough would one of those <br />communities with a vibrant downtown with an area in between Old 86 and Interstate 40 that is dying, and now there <br />is a development like District 1 and District 2. Why not go back and reinvigorate the parts of Hillsborough that have <br />not been doing well? She does not understand this dynamic. She said that if the Planning Board votes on the re- <br />zoning, they will have no other control after it is zoned residential over what is developed there. <br />22