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7 Michael Harvey said that there are land use categories that allow for that type of manufacturing but not in the Neighborhood 324 and Local Commercial zoning districts that are established on Highway 54. Instead, this type of manufacturing will be in 325 Economic Development Districts where the idea is to encourage and promote higher intensity land uses like manufacturing 326 where there are typically the services there to satisfy their needs. 327 328 Randy Marshall said that manufacturing of cleaning compounds is not listed in the Table of Permitted Uses. Would the 329 business to which he was referring be non-compliant? 330 331 Michael Harvey responded that not all uses are noted in the Table and that there are some businesses that are non-compliant. 332 He thanked Mr. Marshall for his bringing this category to his attention. He will look into it. 333 334 David Blankfard asked about pharmaceutical manufacturing in greenhouses or grow-houses. Is this a permitted use under 335 Manufacturing? 336 337 Michael Harvey answered that this example sounded like a permitted use under Agricultural Uses - Greenhouses with On-338 Premise Sales. 339 340 David Blankfard said that he was thinking of the company Medicago which is growing tobacco plants to make vaccines and do 341 research. 342 343 Michael Harvey said that this type of activity is captured within Manufacturing under Pharmaceutical and Medicine 344 Manufacturing. Mr. Harvey continued his presentation. The next category is Medical Uses. Health Services includes doctor’s 345 offices or specialists. These offices are allowed in numerous locations; the qualifier is that they are limited by square footage, 346 now detailed in Article 5. Staff added the category Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories which may have to be broadened 347 since Medical Uses – Uses Not Listed Herein is being eliminated. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers were also 348 added. Next, in the land use category of Recreation, the main addition is Theaters. Theaters can be both indoor and outdoor, 349 and Staff has proposed standards in Article 5 spelling out where indoor and outdoor theaters can be located and able to show 350 a motion picture and performance, the activity being the same. In review of the category Residential, Planning Staff has added 351 Health and Personal Care Facilities per a February discussion with the Boards. These facilities, by definition, are designed to 352 capture assisted living, nursing homes, and institutionalized housing for people who need it. They essential have the same 353 impact and all provide essentially the same service. Staff does not want to distinguish between an assisted and a Medicare 354 facility as they are both providing a necessary service. In response to this, a County Commissioner has asked if Planning is 355 trying to encourage this type of service in rural areas of the County. Mr. Harvey’s recommendation is no; it needs to be 356 encouraged in areas of the County that have the facilities to support it, specifically water and sewer services. It can be 357 problematic to have a Carolina Meadows-style facility in a rural area where there are no facilities (Carolina Meadows has its 358 own water and sewer) and where there may not be water and sewer for a very long time, especially in consideration of areas 359 in the Rural Buffer. 360 361 Kim Piracci asked about recreation activities such as live music, which she noticed is not specifically listed. She worried that if 362 something like live music is not listed, it is prohibited. 363 364 Michael Harvey answered that live music is detailed in the Article 5 and that he will email her the provisions. Regulatory 365 standards deal with hours of operation, setbacks and other standards. The Sheriff’s Office deals with noise complaints. 366 367 Randy Marshall asked if Recreational Uses Not Listed Herein is a catchall. 368 369 Michael Harvey answered that the land use will be going away. In response to general comments from Committee members 370 on various recreational activities like rollerblading, motorcross, race track and such, Mr. Harvey responded that with the global 371 category Recreational Facilities spells out a myriad of activities. If someone straps on a pair of rollerblades and skates in a 372 park, this is not a regulated activity, whereas proposing to build a skating rink is a regulated activity. The Recreational Facility 373 is the ultimate catchall and it was recently revised two years ago. 374 375 Paul Guthrie brought-up the example of the cricket field off of Old Greensboro Road on someone’s property, holding games 376 on the weekend. 377 129