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Approved 11/01/2017 24 Michael Harvey said that District 3 was proposed for residential development only. Right now, District 3 will remain a 1213 rural residentially-zoned parcel of property. 1214 1215 Tony Blake said that he was pointing this out to quell apprehension. 1216 1217 (Michael Harvey clarified with the previous speaker that District 3 would not be acted on.) 1218 1219 Charles Brantley spoke and said that he lived off of High Rock Rd. He asked when the Board had received the 1220 plethora of materials in this packet. He asked if Board members had seen this packet before tonight. 1221 1222 Tony Blake and Lydia Wegman responded that Board members had received these packets. 1223 1224 Charles Brantley said that he was under the impression that Board members had not seen it. 1225 1226 Tony Blake said that it is a lot to go through but they did receive it. 1227 1228 Lydia Wegman asked if any other members of the public wanted to speak. Hearing none, she invited Mr. Parker to 1229 speak and to address some of the questions. 1230 1231 Jim Parker thanked Ms. Wegman. He reiterated that as developers, they see this as a transportation and interstate 1232 market. He said that what they have done is collectively bring parcels together to form one parcel to which this zoning 1233 would apply, as opposed to individual property owners having to go through individual rezoning processes, which 1234 may not be effective since the parcels alone make-up a smaller area. He said that they are trying to create the palette 1235 by which they can attract and bring in users into a development. He said that he cannot say what will go there except 1236 that they will be land uses that are needed and desired, or that are allowed to develop in that type of environment. He 1237 addressed concerns about the neighborhood meetings, notifications, and attendance. He said that the first and third 1238 Neighborhood Information Meetings (NIMs) were well attended with about 15 people, though the second meeting 1239 was not as well attended, but he believes there were about 10 people there. He conveyed that they would have liked 1240 to notify further but that that area of notification beyond the County’s requirement is hard to define. Where do you 1241 stop? With this dilemma in mind, he followed the County’s requirement. 1242 1243 Tony Blake pointed out that the County’s notification requirement goes further than what the state requires. The state 1244 only requires notification to property owners within 500 ft. of the subject property, not 1,000 ft. like the County’s 1245 notification. 1246 1247 Jim Parker remarked that the addition of the wells was a project component put in in 2008-2009 during dry spells in 1248 the County when people were trying to find different irrigation techniques without using potable water to put less of a 1249 demand on public water. 1250 1251 Lydia Wegman thanked him. 1252 1253 Jim Parker continued with his responses. He said that his traffic engineer could answer more technical questions but 1254 as far as the improvements to NC 86, they will be extensive when all of this land is developed. It is unlikely that this 1255 process will all happen at once. The ultimate build-out will likely be 4 lanes with turn lanes and signals at the 1256 interchanges serving the entrances to District 1 and 2. There will be 3-4 signals, one at the service road. In regards to 1257 comments about dying business in Hillsborough, he sees Hillsborough as a growing town. He said that the “interstate 1258 businesses” should be kept on the interstate and the ones in the intersections of town should grow healthy there. He 1259 said that his development provides a place for some of the businesses that one sees around interstates. He said that 1260 the vision for District 1 is for light industry and an increase in tax base by the land uses allowed there. District 2 is the 1261 interstate market, meaning commercial, restaurants, and a potential hotel that could provide a meeting space in 1262 addition to lodging. He hopes that the Board will approve this tonight. By doing so, the Board does not relinquish 1263 control. Staff will ensure that moving forward the development plan is in concert with the guidelines. He thanked the 1264 Board. 1265