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Approved 9/7/2016 13 University even. And there are other Economic Development zones in Efland and Buckhorn. Very prime. The 648 developers and businesses that are looking for properties in Orange County, they are surprised that there’s still 649 available land at some of these interchanges. Why hasn’t it developed in the past? There hasn’t been good zoning 650 there or infrastructure. And so we are trying to prepare the appropriate places where there’s good transportation 651 access also. 652 653 Chris Cole: Can I make one comment? Lisa… She raises the fact that there are not many opportunities to put a 654 manufacturing facility in Orange County, and that’s true. And I’d like to point out that businesses are aware of that 655 too and sometimes they go out and pay a premium… 12 years ago, maybe, next to Euro Sport, someone 656 purchased an option on land to put an asphalt plant next door to them. It cost the town of Hillsborough $300,000 to 657 make them go away. They supposedly weren’t allowed to do that there either. 658 659 Craig Benedict: We’re familiar with the lawsuit. 660 661 Tony Blake: But that, I believe, was addressed in the zoning. There was a hole in the zoning that allowed that to 662 happen. If my understanding... But I believe that’s been closed since. 663 664 Perdita Holtz continued presentation. 665 666 MOTION [later in the evening, after all three related items had been presented] by Buddy Hartley to approve the 667 Statement of Consistency. Seconded by Tony Blake. 668 VOTE: 7-1 OPPOSED- GUTHRIE 669 670 MOTION [later in the evening, after all three related items had been presented] by Buddy Hartley to approve the 671 amendment package. Seconded by Laura Nicholson. 672 VOTE: 7-1 OPPOSED- GUTHRIE 673 674 Paul Guthrie opposed because he is uncertain. 675 676 Agenda Item 10: Zoning Atlas Amendment- To make a recommendation to the BOCC on government- 677 initiated amendments to the Zoning Atlas that would rezone: 678 • Four parcels totaling approximately 166.2 acres and 17.05 acres of Interstate right-of-way 679 from EDH-3 (Economic Development Hillsborough Limited Office with Residential [current 680 name]) to EDH-5 (Economic Development Hillsborough Research and manufacturing 681 [proposed name]). The parcels are located immediately south of Interstate 40 and west of 682 Old Highway 86. 683 • One parcel totaling 34.58 acres and 8.92 acres of Interstate right-of-way from EDH-2 684 (Economic Development Hillsborough Limited Office) to EDH-4 (Economic Development 685 Hillsborough Office / Retail [proposed name]). The parcel is located immediately south of 686 Interstate 40 and east of Old Highway 86. 687 This item is scheduled for the September 12, 2016 quarterly public hearing. 688 Presenter: Perdita Holtz, Planning Systems Coordinator 689 690 Perdita Holtz presented. 691 692 Nathan Robinson (member of the public): In terms of the recognition that’s coming for those areas, they’re existing 693 residential now, they come down just south on Old 86; would there be a way to include the zoning that needs to be 694 consistent with this action so that this process doesn’t have to be repeated in the future? 695 696 Perdita Holtz: There is not a way to include it at this time. And we’ve mentioned to you about the water and sewer 697 boundary agreement that in order to be 10 year transition area the water and sewer boundary agreement would 698 need to be revised, the County’s land use plan would need to be revised, and then ultimately zoning would need to 699 be applied. And the thing that would need to happen first would be water and sewer management boundary 700 agreement adjustments. And that requires the approval of the five signatory parties. 701