Planning Board - 081920 Agenda Packet

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D R A F T Clare Brennan: Hi, Clare Brennan, like one of my neighbors earlier, I also live down Davis Road in the New Hope 278 Springs subdivision. I wanted to specifically talk about that little parcel of land that had the star on it. That’s of 279 concern to me and I think a lot of my neighbors since we live down Davis Road. As I see it, I think this big planned 280 economic development is likely going to happen but I would like to sort of try to get a win out of this somehow and 281 maybe will a battle but lose the war. My position is that we need not be rezoning or annexing that little parcel that 282 had the star on it. I think that was 17 acres that was on the west side of 86 and adjacent to Davis Road. I think there 283 was plans to change that zoning from Rural Residential to an Economic Development Transitional Zone, I am totally 284 opposed to that, and speaking for my neighbors, I think we all are in the subdivision. I also want to step back and 285 remind people that Old 86 is one of 57 scenic byways in the State of North Carolina and appeared on colonial maps 286 of this state dating back to 1770 so we’ve had 250 years of living off of Old 86, families, generations enjoying this 287 rural life so it is really with a lot of dismay and disappointment that we are seeing the plans for this huge rezoning 288 here right at the corner of our neighborhood. I also take a bit of issue with the term RTP Logistics Park. We are at 289 least 30 miles from RTP, surely this is a bit of a misnomer should we maybe consider calling this the Hillsborough 290 Manufacturing District, it’s kind of what we are looking at, right? This is not a RTP associated park in any way shape 291 or form. Also this might go onto the next agenda item but I have a real concern about the PIN 9862-99-8894 that is a 292 warehouse that has an access road off of Davis Road and this is planned to be 300,000 square feet again according 293 to my math that is some sort of building that would be 300 ft. by 1000 ft. right as you turn off of Old 86 onto Davis 294 Road. Quite frankly, that is really unacceptable. We moved out here to this lovely part of Hillsborough and Orange 295 County for the luxury and the privilege of living in the country and that is really just going to totally deface the whole 296 entryway into what is supposed to be our gateway into historic Hillsborough. I also want to mention in this COVID 297 environment, that Davis Road has really become a place that our neighbors cherish. We cycle out there and walk out 298 there you see families walking hand in hand with children on Davis Road especially because people are home now 299 and not able to go out and socialize. Folks cycle out there this is a great place to ride bikes and again that quality of 300 life that we’re used to maybe gone if this huge development comes to fruition so my pitch again is to remove any 301 service road, any development from encroaching down that Davis Road corridor and let’s leave Davis Road in as 302 much of the pristine condition as we can. My last question is once this large manufacturing and industrial 303 warehousing site is approved, will residents be notified about the potential new owners of these facilities and what 304 sort of manufacturing and industrial plans do we have for these parcels are we looking at a rubber tire plant, a swine 305 pig manufacturing site, pharmaceuticals what are we really approving here? It’s quite nebulas in my mind and a little 306 frightening so I’ll stop now and just take any questions if need be. Thank you.307 308 David Blankfard: Thank you. 309 310 Randy Marshall: How far is your development from 86?311 312 Clare Brennan: 1.75 miles, it’s right the Ode Turner fork, go left at the fork.313 314 Randy Marshall: Ok, so you’d have to go 1.7 miles down Davis Drive from 86 to get to your development?315 316 Clare Brennan: Correct.317 318 Randy Marshall: Thank you.319 320 Hunter Spitzer: My question was if we do not approve this Land Use Plan amendment, can this area still be rezoned 321 in the following amendment or would it be passed to the Board of County Commissioners? The one for the Research 322 Triangle Logistic Park if we don’t change our land use map?323 324 Tom Altieri: Any rezoning needs to be consistent with the Land Use Plan. If it is not consistent with the Land Use 325 Plan then the Land Use Plan needs to change concurrently. So the answer to your question is no.326 327 Craig Benedict: I can add on to that. North Carolina State Law allows rezoning to proceed and independent and if 328 the rezoning is approved in an area such as this then we would have to, as Tom said, go back and change the Land 329 Use Plan.330 331 Hunter Spitzer: So it would be inconsistent but because our Land Use Plan didn’t agree with this, it wouldn’t 332 necessarily stop it?333 8