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111 Perdita Holtz: We are sending out notices next Monday and there’s going to be a public information meeting on the 112 26th of this month. 113 114 Craig Benedict: Also, we’ve been in contact with the 166-acre parcel, the present zoning on that now is being 115 marketed so they’re familiar with our process to change the zoning. These zoning amendments would facilitate a 116 better development program. 117 118 Perdita Holtz: So the next steps I just mentioned we’re planning on holding the public information meeting on July 119 26th 6:00-7:30 in this room. That meeting will cover the three related topics, which are the joint land use plan 120 amendments that Tom’s going to talk about; these text amendments; and the re-zoning that I’ve just showed you, I 121 think there’s six parcels total. We are doing mailed notices. It’s going to be a combined notice, for both the public 122 information meeting and the August Planning Board meeting to the affected parcels and the property within 1,000 123 feet of those parcels that are proposed for re-zoning and we’re also going to be posting signs in the affected area. 124 125 Maxecine Mitchell: That’s good because I just met someone up near the Tanger Mall because they thought they were 126 on the other side of 40/85 and they didn’t attend the information meeting and now their property is commercial but 127 they don’t have water and sewer over there and they didn’t understand all that, so please make sure the people 128 understand that they might want to come and find out what’s going on. 129 130 Perdita Holtz: I mentioned that these 3 topics are scheduled for the Planning Board meeting next month on August 131 3rd for recommendation and the quarterly public hearing is scheduled for September 12th. 132 133 Tony Blake: Two more questions. I’m reading on the DOT site that they’re planning on widening I-40 from the hill on 134 up; are you aware of that and will they need more land? 135 136 Perdita Holtz: I believe they already have right of way for everything. 137 138 Tony Blake: Is Hillsborough planning to annex this area? 139 140 Perdita Holtz: Not anytime soon because it would have to be a voluntary annexation, the property owner would have 141 to apply for annexation. 142 143 Tony Blake: Also one more question; I’ve noticed that Alamance County, Mebane have created a free trade zone, or 144 a foreign trade zone or something like that. Is there a provision in this to do that sort of trade zone if a foreign 145 company wanted to locate here? 146 147 Craig Benedict: We have no special provisions within our zoning code for that. That is not a zoning issue; that is a 148 policy and tax issue… For example, if a developer came in and wanted to do an industrial park then that would be 149 part of a tax incentive program. 150 151 Kim Piracci: When you were talking about the 20,000 square foot thing and you were going to get rid of that and it 152 was difficult, is that going away? Is it being moved to 40,000? 153 154 Perdita Holtz: Well, the way zoning works is that you have legislative decisions where you have by-right things and 155 then you have quasi-judicial decisions. SUPs are quasi-judicial decisions and you haven’t experienced one yet but 156 you will next month. They are fairly complicated and there are a lot of limitations on who can say what and when and 157 things like this. And there are lawyers on all sides. We are suggesting doing away with the SUP requirement for any 158 type of developments on two acre or larger lots. It would still be subject to all of the other criteria that are in the UDO, 159 which is fairly extensive. 160 161 Tony Blake: But only in these zones, right? 162 163 Perdita Holtz: Right. 164 165 256