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Approved 9/7/2016 9 protected wilderness. Because that’s what it is right now. There could be a better application. Or a little park or 432 something. And I know that there’s good economic development out there but it’s really poor land. 433 434 Nathan Robinson- (member of the pubic): My name’s Nathan Robinson, and we have a property that’s located just 435 here on the south, right by Davis Road. So it’s about a 13-acre parcel and I understand the purpose of what this 436 proposed amendment is intended to do if they extend the sewer and water down there. I recognize that the bigger 437 picture is really to make these southern quadrants on the south of 40 generate more capacity and make sure 438 there’s a water tap. I think it’s a good idea. I don’t know if you have a map anywhere where the rural buffer zone is; 439 do you have that map?... So if you come off of 40, obviously those are the parcels you’re talkin g about, this is the 440 Davis Road and, I think you two gentlemen were speaking back and forth, the flow of the watershed this way goes 441 south and this way goes north. These properties right here. The conversations about the gas stations were relevant 442 because I think it seems if there was a 10-year transition zone the use of these properties is intended not to be 443 residential anymore. I think that was said in the beginning, that there are parts of this area that are envisioned to be 444 non-residential. As a result what’s going to happen, and what I would really encourage you guys to participate in, is 445 you’re going to be left with some orphaned properties along the bottom here. And these orphaned properties, 446 currently, are zoned R1. And those R1 properties have water coming already and it makes sense to fill out this 447 quadrant to encompass those types of uses. It makes sense from the watershed area to include those into the 448 zoning amendment. If that was to be the purpose… I did a little bit of learning about this and t he learning I 449 understood is it typically when you have these type of zonings and bunt up against a rural buffer zone that they are 450 all included in one same use that was your solution for --- otherwise you’d have a manufacturing type usage that 451 bunts in --- residential, and it just messes up uses of property. So, I think my objective is to make sure that the uses 452 of these properties down here, I know that we have other neighbors who are along here and I know they’ve been 453 approached for their property to be purchased for a large roadway to come through here. So I know there is the 454 development of these properties and it isn’t going to be without some flow of traffic for commercial uses. I think if 455 you do look down the road 10 years from now, I think then you guys are thinking right but this area and these 456 quadrants are going to be commercial and so I request to you guys to include these properties here and don’t 457 orphan these off. Particularly as they naturally flow into the economic development zone that you guys are 458 intending to create here. 459 460 Lydia Wegman: So you’re asking for an expansion? 461 462 Nathan Robinson: I would say to extend it down here, naturally. So that as the rural buffer doesn’t end, that the use 463 of this property flows through without creating these little R1’s right in the middle. 464 465 Lydia Wegman: Ok, thank you. 466 467 Perdita Holtz: Including the area between the EDD and Rural Buffer wouldn’t be possible with this amendment 468 because the Water and Sewer Planning, Boundary, and Management Agreement would have to be amended to 469 designate the area as primary service area, but it’s something we can keep in mind for the future. 470 471 Craig Benedict: Chair, just what we can do for the audience and for the Board, all these questions are being written 472 down and we’ll have our thoughts moving forward to both the Commissioners for something such as suggested we 473 would engage Hillsborough. It’s part of their growth area. And as Perdita mentioned, the transition area that we are 474 talking about; the transition means going from a rural to an urban transition. Where the public water and sewer go 475 and where it cannot go. So, we’ll make recommendations as we are starting to see the growth potential with the 476 hospital, bringing sewer closer to this area. Maybe it is time to re -engage with Hillsborough again. It’s been 12 plus 477 years since we designated development to say what’s happening to the south and our uses and areas. So we will 478 be answering all the questions that are coming up tonight…. We can give some brief answers tonight but as an 479 outcome of what we’re hearing tonight if it directly affects the amendments we’ll of course make some 480 recommendations. Some may come back to you; some may be for future projects. 481 482 Lydia Wegman: Well, that’s what I’m wondering. In light of what we’ve heard, you’re still asking for us to make a 483 recommendation to the BOCC tonight even though we wont have the answers to some of these questions? 484 485