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Approved 11/01/2017 19 951 Michael Harvey agreed that the perimeter buffer would remain the same. He showed District 1 visually and how the 952 100 foot buffer is situated around the development. He also noted buffers around streams and floodplains per 953 Section 6.13 in the UDO. There is a condition that the applicant adheres to those standards and requirements. He 954 also showed District 2 and certain properties on Old NC 86 that are also zoned Economic Development and are not a 955 part of the project. 956 957 Tony Blake asked Mr. Harvey to point to Mr. Shore’s property on the map (displayed on the screen). 958 959 Michael Harvey pointed out Mr. Shore’s property on the map. 960 961 Lydia Wegman thanked everyone for their questions and feedback. 962 963 Corinn Shaker said that she lives off of Davis Road as well. She said that her concerns mirror those her neighbors 964 have expressed. She explained that she has lived in Hillsborough for the past 11 years and has watched businesses 965 start and empty out. Why is the plan to expand and development outside of Hillsborough when it seems like there are 966 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