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15 1 A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler to open the public hearing. 2 3 Commissioner Fowler asked if the designation EC could be explained. 4 Perdita Holtz said it means existing commercial, and refers to properties that had 5 commercial uses on them when zoning was first applied in the township. She said in the Eno 6 Township, zoning was first applied in the late 1980s and there was an existing commercial 7 property there. 8 Commissioner Hamilton thanked Perdita Holtz for the informative presentation. She 9 asked how the new zoning would make parcels less dense. 10 Perdita Holtz said that the majority of the parcels that are proposed for rezoning already 11 have only a single-family residence on them. She said that if someone purchased a residence 12 and redeveloped or split a lot, they could only do so if there is enough water and sewer. She 13 said the availability of water and sewer is a component of how dense any development can be 14 anywhere, because you have to be able to dispose of wastewater. 15 Commissioner Hamilton asked if the average parcel size in the area could be identified. 16 Perdita Holtz said she thought it was at least an acre. She said in the Whispering Pines 17 subdivision, the lots are smaller and are zoned R-2. She said the subdivision does not have 18 water and sewer and that many of the undeveloped lots in the subdivision remained 19 undeveloped because they could not find percolation sites for septic systems. 20 Chair Price said this will also prevent a major business from developing next to existing 21 residential. 22 Commissioner Richards asked if the county takes 122 acres out of the development 23 area, is it replaced or does the county continue to reduce economic development areas. 24 Perdita Holtz said that is a policy decision by the Board of County Commissioners. She 25 said in 2018 there was interest in retracting some of the EDDs where the county knew it would 26 not be served by water and sewer and expanding other EDDs, but this idea never really took off. 27 Chair Price said at that time there was more activity in the Buckhorn area, closer to 28 Mebane. 29 30 The motion to open the public hearing was seconded by Commissioner McKee. 31 32 Roll call ensued 33 34 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 35 36 PUBLIC COMMENT: 37 None. 38 39 A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to 40 close the public hearing. 41 42 Roll call ensued 43 44 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 45 46 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to 47 approve the statement of consistency and the ordinance approving the future land use map and 48 zoning atlas amendments. 49 50 Commissioner Richards said she has ongoing questions about designations and what 51 they mean. She said she struggles with the lack of development in economic development