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D R A F T <br />3 <br /> 107 <br />Lisa Stuckey: I don’t understand the “tick”, whether we should have it or not. 108 <br /> 109 <br />Perdita Holtz: The matrix on page 43, in order to zone something to a classification that is along the upper row, you 110 <br />have to be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. (Some examples of how to read the charts were given). 111 <br /> 112 <br />Craig Benedict: In addition, on recommendations to the plan there was a 10 year transition and a 20 year 113 <br />transition. A 10 year transition we were to develop in the first 10 years of the plan. That was 1981 through 1991. 114 <br />The 20 year area would be 1991 to 2001. Our plan was we really don’t think we should be that specific and we are 115 <br />thinking on getting rid of those categories. 116 <br /> 117 <br />Perdita Holtz: We are trying to be proactive in potentially allowing that type of zoning district in these areas. 118 <br /> 119 <br />Alan Campbell: My understanding is that staff is trying to address something that they will have to do in the future. 120 <br />My reaction is we should do it while we have the opportunity. I would do as staff as proposed. 121 <br /> 122 <br />Tony Blake: Is the concern that the notion that this is more broadly applicable and may not be popular in certain 123 <br />areas like a rural buffer? Or are they trying to be that cautious. 124 <br /> 125 <br />Perdita Holtz: My read is that a Commissioner is passionate about maintaining the integrity of the Comprehensive 126 <br />Plan. I would guess she does not see a need for this at this time to go into 20 year transition areas. 127 <br /> 128 <br />Tony Blake: If you were looking at that line saying “transition area” rather than separate 10 and 20 year transition 129 <br />areas, making it into one then you would essentially have the special zoning overlay in there. 130 <br /> 131 <br />Lisa Stuckey: In the village section, are there drive-thru restaurants now? 132 <br /> 133 <br />Perdita Holtz: No. There are only very limited commercial uses currently in the interstate overlay district. 134 <br /> 135 <br />Larry Wright: I have an allegiance to small business. I have a concern about that with the other existing 136 <br />businesses in the area. 137 <br /> 138 <br />Perdita Holtz: There is no one banging down our door to put a drive-thru in this area. 139 <br /> 140 <br />Larry Wright: On page 35, Commissioner Jacobs talked about pedestrian systems. Does item 10 address his 141 <br />comments? 142 <br /> 143 <br />Perdita Holtz: The Pedestrian Circulation System was only proposed for the Efland interstate district. He was 144 <br />talking about requiring a Pedestrian Circulation System in the Efland Village Overlay District. At this time, the 145 <br />standard is not written to require that. 146 <br /> 147 <br />Tony Blake: Regarding transit oriented development, it seems to me that in the Comprehensive Plan, it is not well 148 <br />defined. 149 <br /> 150 <br />Perdita Holtz: One of the reasons these changes have taken so long to come forward is because we did need to 151 <br />have some decision from the BOCC on what we were calling “the sidewalk issue”. In October 2011, I did take this 152 <br />issue to the BOCC for a decision but because of county’s inabilities to have funding the way cities do to maintain 153 <br />and construct sidewalks, and because DOT’s resistance to not have sidewalks in non-municipal areas. At that 154 <br />time, the BOCC said we need to move forward thinking there will not be a comprehensive sidewalk program in 155 <br />public right-of-way. 156 <br /> 157 <br />Larry Wright: This would not be classified as a municipality? 158 <br /> 159 <br />7