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D R A F T Lamar Proctor: I understand Mr. Marshall’s point but it’s a commercial development, it’s not a public development. It is a 503 completely moneymaking, profiteering, enterprise. I don’t know if Chatham or Alamance would do the same, I really don’t. 504 505 Warren Mitchell: Something I like to mention Mr. Proctor, it’s not a big revelation but it is being developed in the manner 506 that Orange County would develop. It’s 50% of open space, its 93 lots where the zoning allows 130. I also don’t believe 507 Chatham will blow up like you think. There is definitely growth happening in Chatham. Their watershed rules are strict, 508 they are not as strict as University Lake, which has really saved a lot of growth on Jones Ferry but the Chatham rules 509 really guard Jordan Lake. They are very protective of Jordan Lake and Jordan Lake Rules. There is no sewer in Chatham 510 County whatsoever so that really controls Chatham a lot and you have to do a private water system. There has been a 511 few like Governor’s Club, Fearrington Village, and Briar Chapel they had their wastewater treated. It’s going to be 512 developed in the same way that rural Orange County would develop. Like Molly said, it’s one lot for 40,000 square feet so 513 the zoning on this property is the same as the zoning in Orange County. That’s just an alternate perspective, it’s not to say 514 there is a benefit to Orange County but they are also not running wild across the border. I live in Chatham, I was born in 515 Chapel Hill, I’ve got perspective in both counties. They just passed their Land Use Plan four years ago and they are trying 516 to create the UDO to implement the Land Use Plan. If you look at it you’ll see nothing but green. They are protecting 517 farmland in Chatham, they are protecting all the open space. You would be very impressed with their Land Use Plan. I 518 am proud to live in Chatham and I think they are doing an excellent job. 519 520 Melissa Poole: Just to clarify, again, our voting on this is a vote to allow the developer to move forward in the process. It 521 is not a vote of yes on the development itself. 522 523 David Blankfard: That’s correct. To restate the 4 conditions, 1st is the headlights, investigate the headlights from the exit 524 onto house in front of entrance on Jones Ferry Road. 2nd is the traffic study; 3rd is the information on geology for the 525 aquifer and wells for these two parcels and 4th is the water conservation measures. 526 527 MOTION by Randy Marshall to recommend approval with the 4 added conditions . Seconded by Adam Beeman. 528 529 Adam Beeman: Yes 530 Susan Hunter: Yes 531 Charity Kirk Yes 532 Carrie Fletcher Yes 533 Lamar Proctor Yes 534 Melissa Poole: Yes 535 Whitney Watson Yes 536 Randy Marshall: Yes 537 Alexandra Allman Yes 538 David Blankfard: Yes 539 MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY 540 541 542 AGENDA ITEM 8: ADJOURNMENT 543 Meeting was adjourned by consensus at 8:30 p.m. 544 545 546 547 ________________________ 548 David Blankfard, Chair 549 16