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Refer the matter to the Planning Board with a requestthat a recommendation be returned to the Board of County Commissioners in time for theApril 15, 2014 BOCC regular meeting. Adjourn the public hearing until April 15, 2014 in order to receive and accept the Planning Board's recommendation and any submittedwritten comments. Perdita Holtz said there is already a similar overlay district along Highway 70. She reviewed the comprehensive plan graphic and said the zoning districts need to be consistent with the comprehensive plan. She said the area where the proposed overlaydistrict is located is a commercial/industrial transition activity node. She said staff is also suggesting a tick mark be added in the other three transition land use classifications, so that anyfutureoverlay districts that are contemplated will notrequire a comprehensive plan amendment. She reviewed the map of the ZoningAtlas Amendment, as well as theFutureLand Use Mapand the map of the overlay district mentioned earlier. Shesaidthe proposedtext amendments contain amendments to several areas. She said the current development regulations primarily address development on large size lots. Referring to the slide "Synopsis of Changes (Efland Village Overlay District only", she noted that varied setbacks along an individual street create a more chaotic feel and look. She said it is good urban design for a village setting to have consistent setbacks. Chair Jacobs asked for an explanation of how all of this came to be proposed. Perdita Holtz said this is part of the Efland Mebane small area plan, which was a plan made up of appointedresidents in the area. She said this is a community driven plan, and it is based on recommendedstandardsfor achieving good development. Commissioner McKee noted that the Efland Mebane smallarea plan was brought forward in 2004, and the committee ran for two years. He asked if staff has gone back to the community since 2006. Perdita Holtz said committeemeetings were held when the zoning overlaydistricts were last proposed, and publicinformationmeetings were held in 2012. She said thesemeetings were not held for thesechanges, as these are substantially similar to what was proposed in 2012. Commissioner McKee said, since this was denied by the Board in 2013, it would have beengood to go back to the community to gettheirresponse beforemoving forward with another proposal. Perdita Holtz said the amendment outline form for this item specifically stated that there would not be another public outreachmeeting and the reason why. She said this was because this has already undergonepublic comment in thepast, but she understands the concern. Commissioner Price asked for an explanation of the rationalebehind the fencing. Perdita Holtz said this does not apply to single familyhouses, but it has to do with the aesthetics of having chain linkor other fencing in the front yard. Commissioner Price asked whythere is an aversion tochain link fences. Perdita Holtz said the committeeexpressed concern about this if therewas a lot of commercial development. Commissioner Price asked if this would apply to a duplex. Perdita Holtz said you wouldnot be able to have a chain link fence in the front yard. Commissioner McKee asked about the drive-throughs. He asked if drive-throughs along highway 70 on any commercial facility would be banned. Perdita Holtz said that is correct. She said there was a point in thesmall area plan that these would not be permitted in the Efland Village, but it would be permitted in the interstate district. She said the concernwas having a string offast food restaurantscropping up on Highway 70. 52