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5 217 Tony Blake: And they apparently do make the distinction in here between manufacturing and assembling. 218 219 Lydia Wegman: So you’ve given us an example of the NAICS code here. 220 221 Michael Harvey: And we’re going to get into some of the specifics in a few minutes. 222 223 Lydia Wegman: Ok, that’s fine. Paul has a question I think. 224 225 Paul Guthrie: I just happened to read something on this particular page that you were talking about and that is streets, 226 highways, and bridge construction, and then your explanation is obviously there. Many of the secondary roads in this State 227 and in this County have never had formal right of way acquisition. In the 1930’s when the State took over the right of way 228 system they just did it by Fiat and I know for a fact, at least 15 years ago when my parents were selling their property, there 229 was no record of the State right of way across the property; how are you going to handle that in this rigid schedule of 230 definitions. 231 232 Michael Harvey: I’m not. That’s a State problem. And I’m going to let it be a State problem. 233 234 Paul Guthrie: But it’s also a land owner’s problem. 235 236 Michael Harvey: Unfortunately, the County since we have no jurisdiction over the Department of Transportation there’s no 237 reason, from my stand point at least, for us to get into the fight. We will regulate private road development through the 238 subdivision process still and I would suggest… The subdivision road construction is going to be consistent with the ordinance, 239 which means you need to show us your right of way. If you, as a developer on a private road, want to take it to the center line 240 and deal with some of the ramifications of that then that’s your prerogative, we don’t recommend it. We have private roads out 241 of there where the right of way is just that, it’s a right of way. And it’s been plated independently to A: Avoid impervious surface 242 issues for the adjoining property owners and B: to get a clear title for the Home Owners Association about what they are 243 maintaining. That is, unfortunately, the exception to the rule. In most modern subdivisions where a public road is proposed we 244 look for dedication of the right of way. DOT, as you’ve pointed out, just has to establish a right of way, say it’s for X purpose 245 and go through the condemnation process prescribed by State law, but doesn’t have to take end fee title to that land but it is a 246 right of way that is defined for state purpose and state use. While clumsy, if that’s the way the State chooses to do business, 247 God bless you. I don’t want the liability of having to get in that because we’ll lose every time and for the exact reasons that 248 you’ve already brought up. That your parents went through some frustrations with their house. 249 250 Tony Blake: So an elevated water storage tank, in order to use that to charge or keep pressure in your sprinkler system in 251 your building you would have to classify that as a utility? 252 253 Craig Benedict: Not if it’s an accessory use. 254 255 Tony Blake: Ok so that’s what Michael was trying to say? And I probably wasn’t hearing exactly that. 256 257 Lydia Wegman: So I’m wondering at this point, unless there are any other questions, it’d be helpful for Michael to go through 258 some examples with us. 259 260 Michael Harvey continued reviewing abstract. 261 262 Craig Benedict: Let me just make one comment about the Economic Development District. There are two in Buckhorn, two in 263 Eno, and five in Hillsborough. If by chance when we come up with the uses that are allowed in those nine districts in what we 264 have in there now, if it happens that Economic Development Buckhorn one is the same as Economic Development Eno one is 265 the same then we may suggest as a second step, “Let’s come up with ED-1 and get rid of the B and the E and all that stuff. 266 But we’re going to have to go through this iteration because those zoning categories are on the ground and we’ll have to 267 actually go through a zoning process to rename them the different areas. So just like you might remember some of those 268 general or conventional districts we came up with. That new office-manufacturing district, that was a really good mix of uses. 269 We can’t use that in our Economic Development zones right now. We’d love to use that in the other categories so we might 270 12