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19 places inside of the Town that are dying in a sense? She voiced concern that Hillsborough would one of those 967 communities with a vibrant downtown with an area in between Old 86 and Interstate 40 that is dying, and now there 968 is a development like District 1 and District 2. Why not go back and reinvigorate the parts of Hillsborough that have 969 not been doing well? She does not understand this dynamic. She said that if the Planning Board votes on the re-970 zoning, they will have no other control after it is zoned residential over what is developed there. 971 972 Lydia Wegman said that portion of the development being reviewed is not residential; it is light industrial and 973 research in Distirct 1 and commercial/retail in District 2, not residential. These properties have been identified since 974 the ‘80s and ‘90s that the County wanted to focus on for economic development. The current zoning is for economic 975 development. 976 977 Corinn Shaker commented that the Board still does not know definitely what will be developed in District 1 and 2; 978 there could be a hotel or a restaurant or a pharmaceutical company. 979 980 Lydia Wegman said that the Planning Board would not be able to approve any of that anyway. The Planning 981 Department will be reviewing this. The provisions of the master plan allow for specifics to come in later. 982 983 Corinn Shaker replied that she can understand that. She still just feels shocked that she did not know about the 984 development. Why is the County not working to fix what is inside of Hillsborough before focusing out? 985 986 Lydia Wegman responded that that would not be up to the Planning Board but rather individual developers and 987 business owners. It is not the Board’s job to tell them where to go. 988 989 Tony Blake agreed that this would be out of the Board’s scope. The Planning Board is an advisory board. 990 991 Corinn Shaker said that she is just putting her concern out there about how Hillsborough is evolving over time. 992 993 Tony Blake confirmed that Davis Rd. is in the County’s jurisdiction. He thanked Ms. Shaker for her comments. 994 995 Joan Kalnitsky said that she also lives off of Davis Rd. Her concern is District 1 and the light industrial permitted uses 996 described on pages 309-310. She is concerned about the noise. She tried to read the document but it was 997 exhausting to read. She read that noise and light will be governed by County standards and she does not know what 998 that means. There are over 70 homes in the Davis Road community mentioned earlier; it is a not a small community. 999 Their community has consistently voted to keep it dark in terms of lighting enhancements. She said that even though 1000 residents there are not within 1,000 feet, they are within 1 mile of the proposed development. If the proposal goes 1001 through, the flavor of the area is going to change drastically. She wished that the community had been invited to the 1002 NIMs. She hopes that that Board will ask for more information on what light industrial uses are considered, which 1003 could potentially include a textile mill, which would change their lives dramatically. She asked the Board to consider 1004 her comments, to read over the packet thoroughly, ask more questions, and better understand the potential impact 1005 of unknown the light industrial uses. 1006 1007 Tony Blake and Lydia Wegman looked to Michael Harvey for more information on light industrial uses that the 1008 speaker mentioned (referring to page 314). 1009 1010 Michael Harvey said District 1 is, by its zoning designation, and as defined in the current UDO, a light industrial 1011 zoning district. He said that the County is currently revising its Table of Permitted Uses and that the Board has been 1012 participating in reimagining what the Hillsborough Economic Development Districts would be like, going back a year 1013 ago. The Planning Board and the elected officials recommended expanding the uses in general, including in this light 1014 industrial and research zoning district, EDH-5. The permitted uses listed in the application narrative are the same as 1015 those listed in the application. 1016 1017 Tony Blake said he knows that the Table of Permitted Uses is being redone. Is it the case that if a use is not 1018 identified as an allowable use in a zoning district, it is permitted by default? Is this a state ruling? 1019 1020 23