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DRAFT 21 <br /> Alois Callemyn: My name is Alois Callemyn, I've been doing this for a little while. I wanted you to meet Stan; he <br /> zoned this property. I get to see a lot of different parts of the County and this is one of the most scenic lots I've ever <br /> surveyed. <br /> Stan Lawton: I'd like to get it straightened out. I've put a lot into it over the years. Everything is a mess the way it is. <br /> Just in general, it would be a good idea. <br /> Alois Callemyn: If you have any questions,we'll be glad to answer. <br /> Patricia Roberts: How much impervious surface has been used of the percentage allowed? <br /> Patrick Mallett: Mr. Lawton has got a fair amount of impervious surface, but most of that was probably built with the <br /> original facility back in the 70's and 80's. <br /> Patricia Roberts: Does he have enough to build anymore? <br /> Patrick Mallett: Probably not. The short answer is what you see is probably the maximum. <br /> Patricia Roberts: So basically, he's not going to be able to add more storage buildings without coming up with a <br /> different plan. <br /> Patrick Mallett: Not without utilizing what's already there, a repurposing of the site. <br /> Randy Marshall: My previous recollection was that there's a lot of restrictions on the rural buffer, and I didn't see that <br /> addressed in any of my materials. You're taking something from the rural buffer and putting it into commercial even if <br /> it's existing commercial. Is there any concerns there that would need to be addressed? <br /> Patrick Mallett: Normally, there would be concerns. However, given the fact that the date of this non-residential use <br /> well predates the original zoning and Rural Buffer. It does solve the split zoning issue. When we did the cases in <br /> 2016, there were three other cases that were resolving split zoning in the Rural Buffer. While not common, this is <br /> probably a good example of one of the rare exceptions. <br /> Randy Marshall: So Chapel Hill and Carrboro wouldn't jump up and down when they found Orange County took <br /> some rural buffer land and put it in commercial. <br /> Patrick Mallett: We sent a courtesy review per the Joint Planning Agreement. <br /> Hunter Spitzer: Have either Carrboro or Chapel Hill responded to the date? <br /> Patrick Mallett: Nothing. <br /> Hunter Spitzer:Are you concerned that haven't responded? <br /> Patrick Mallett: They acknowledged they got it and that they would respond if they had any issues and no comment <br /> or response yet. Maybe I'm reading between the lines here but given the fact that it's an existing use, it's a known <br /> use and the nature of the time frame and the history of the property. <br /> Hunter Spitzer: By expanding the entire lot to EC-5, what does that change about what can be done with the <br /> property? <br /> Patrick Mallett: In the zoning world, you have typically three types of nonconformities. There are nonconforming lots. <br /> This is not a nonconforming lot. You have nonconforming uses. We currently have nonconforming uses that would <br /> not otherwise be allowed in the table of permitted uses in the Rural Buffer portion of the property. Then you have <br /> nonconforming structures. The original wood working shop is a nonconforming structure because it lies is within <br />