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Approved 11/01/2017 <br /> <br />16 <br />precautions in a MPD-CZ, with traffic impacts, and more comprehensive development that is a value to everybody <br />and to the surrounding Towns, and people who use the roads in the area. This type of project takes a better look at <br />all of the impacts on-site and off-site. <br /> <br />Kim Piracci said that she understands that it has been established that the County has and wants to develop this <br />area, and this is a valuable area. She asked if developers tell Board members what they are planning to do with this. <br /> <br />Craig Benedict replied that there is not going to be 272 acres of development all at once. The perimeters will be set <br />with approved zoning and then the developer will market the property. In this case, there is not a specific site plan or <br />use that says that an Ikea is coming here; it is not this type of proposal. This type of proposal develops the road <br />pattern - the utility pattern, the use pattern, the buffer pattern, and other such patterns. Once something like this is <br />established, there will be more activity and will be prepared to a higher level than in the past for the advent of the <br />infrastructure being put into this area. In the early ‘80s, I-40 was not there. The impact of I-40 spurred interest in <br />creating an interchange and jobs. This project will likely feed off of the interstate with people going to work from the <br />rural areas of the County. The traffic here is interstate-related to a large degree. <br /> <br />Kevin Nicholson said that he lives at 1006 Davis Rd. He said that he is part of the sixth generation living on his <br />property; he lives in his grandfather’s house. He raises chickens, cows and has a farm (farm use value program). <br />This proposed development within a mile of the house. He said that he can remember a time when there was a <br />proposal to widen Davis Rd. to 5 lanes. Everybody from his family and in community fought this proposal off. Is there <br />a plan to widen Davis Rd. with this project? He knows that something will have to be done with Old 86 eventually. <br /> <br />Jim Parker said that his project is not proposing the widening of Davis Rd. <br /> <br />Craig Benedict said that there is long range planning for road patterns. Based on the long range planning going on, <br />he can say that there are no long-range plans to widen Davis Rd. but there are plans to widen NC-86 over the long- <br />term and short-term. The road between Old 86 and new 86 through the Waterstone development was part of the <br />Planning Department’s planning efforts 15 years ago. There may be a traffic light at Davis Rd. someday, when it <br />meets NCDOT’s needs. <br /> <br />Kevin Nicholson said that in regards the economic development zoning in the ‘80s, he would not know anything <br />about such a plan formed when he was a kid. Will economic development zoning continue down Davis Rd or <br />continue towards Carrboro? <br /> <br />Craig Benedict said that even though economic development plans have been around for 30 years, and they have <br />only gotten this far. The long range planning in Orange County focused on interchanges, like at Mt. Willing Rd., <br />Buckhorn Rd., and there will be plans for the US 70 I-85 interchange in the Eno Township. There are about 3,000 <br />acres of land zoned for economic development and Staff does not see an expansion. He also noted the Water and <br />Sewer Boundary Agreement (WASMPBA) between Hillsborough, OWASA, Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange <br />County. This boundary starts around Davis Rd. and flows north towards the Hillsborough sewer system. From the <br />south of the Davis Rd. ridge, it flows towards Jordan Lake. The department has a compact development pattern that <br />keeps it development clustered as close to cities and towns as possible and will not be running down Old 86 or new <br />86. <br /> <br />Kevin Nicholson said that he knows that the Board is going to do what they are going to do. If he had the kind of <br />money that developers had, he would buy all that land and keep it the way it was. He thanked Board members for <br />their time. <br /> <br />Lydia Wegman thanked Mr. Nicholson for coming to the meeting. <br /> <br />John Lemaine introduced himself as a taxpaper who lives in a community off of David Rd. which is outside of the <br />1,000 ft. boundary. He said that he would be most considered if there was a District 3 at this point. He thanked Mr. <br />Harvey for his explanations but said that he was still unclear. Is the plan to change District 3 from rural to economic <br />26