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55 <br /> 56 PUBLIC CHARGE 57 <br />The Planning Board pledges to the citizens of Orange County its respect. The Board asks its 58 <br />citizens to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board and with 59 <br />fellow citizens. At any time, should any member of the Board or any citizen fail to observe this 60 <br />public charge, the Chair will ask the offending member to leave the meeting until that individual 61 <br />regains personal control. Should decorum fail to be restored, the Chair will recess the meeting 62 <br />until such time that a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed. 63 <br /> 64 <br /> 65 AGENDA ITEM 6: CHAIR COMMENTS 66 <br /> 67 <br />No comments 68 <br /> 69 Agenda Item 7: Zoning Atlas Amendment - To make a recommendation to the BOCC on government 70 <br />initiated amendments to the Zoning Atlas modifying the existing zoning boundaries for non-71 <br />residentially zoned parcels within the Bingham, Cheeks, and Cedar Grove Townships to 72 <br />address nonconforming issues. This item is scheduled for the November 21, 2016 quarterly 73 <br />public hearing. 74 <br /> 75 <br /> The amendments will involve approximately: 76 <br />• 3 parcels within the Bingham Township, 77 <br />• 8 parcels within the Cheeks Township, and 78 <br />• 5 parcels within the Cedar Grove Township 79 <br /> 80 <br /> Presenter: Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor 81 <br /> 82 <br />Michael Harvey reviewed the abstract 83 <br /> 84 <br />Tony Blake: Did Mr. Allen’s property used to be a gas station and are the old tanks are gone? 85 <br /> 86 <br />Michael Harvey: It did used to be a gas station but I am uncertain about the status of the tanks. There has no record 87 <br />of contaminants at the property. 88 <br /> 89 <br />Lydia Wegman: What are the possible consequences for these property owners? 90 <br /> 91 <br />Michael Harvey: Some property owners raised concerns about their property taxes going up, which is a possibility 92 <br />since there will be more commercially zoned area of their property subject to tax. Also, some property owners do not 93 <br />want to put the effort into getting their property rezoned. 94 <br /> 95 <br />Craig Benedict: The original zoning atlas maps were not on GIS maps and that they were on not to scale tax maps 96 <br />that were hand drawn with no reference to air photos. 97 <br /> 98 <br />Lydia Wegman: What are the consequences of rezoning the Efland Real Properties to General Commercial? 99 <br /> 100 <br />Michael Harvey: General Commercial is an intensive commercial zoning district and allows for a myriad of different 101 <br />uses. There is no site plan associated with this property so any of the permitted uses could be developed subject to 102 <br />site plan approval. 103 <br /> 104 <br />Tony Blake: What is going on with the state road that goes through the parcel at Mill Creek and Carr Store? 105 <br /> 106 <br />Michael Harvey: Either the state road bisected the property or this was always part of one big parcel. 107 <br /> 108 <br /> 10