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Approved 8.3.22 113 Lamar Proctor: There is an Efland Small Area Plan that goes hand in hand with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan to guide 114 what is happening in downtown Efland,do you think this is consistent with the Efland Small Area Plan? 115 116 Perdita Holtz: It is consistent and I have something in a later slide that speaks to the consistency of the small area plan. The 117 small area plan called for this to be a mixed use area. It called for the village overlay district that would have the different 118 development standards and that has been adopted for a few years. We do view this as consistent with the recommendations 119 of the small area plan. 120 121 Lamar Proctor: Looking over the Efland Small Area Plan, the idea was that Efland would retain a village character and 122 potentially get a train station and the Efland Small Area Plan favored commercial, mixed use but also that includes commercial 123 development as well. Is there water and sewer available? 124 125 Perdita Holtz: There is,this parcel is served by water and sewer. 126 127 Lamar Proctor: So if it hooks up to Mebane's sewer it would have to be voluntarily annexed into Mebane? 128 129 Perdita Holtz: This is in an area where Orange County has an agreement with Mebane because of the way they took over the 130 sewer system that exists in this area but this would not necessarily be annexed. 131 132 Lamar Proctor: My concern is we are going to piece part of western Orange County and it's going to turn into patchwork 133 pieces of Mebane and we are going to lose any real ability to maintain any sort of consistency. 134 135 Perdita Holtz: It would be unlikely that Mebane would annex this particular property because of its distance from its city limits 136 and the agreement that the County has with Mebane when they took over the County-owned sewer system. The County 137 transferred the system into Mebane's ownership and the agreement was that they would serve this area and not pay double 138 rates or anything along those lines. The agreement does not require that Mebane annex properties in order to serve the 139 properties in this area. That is not to say that Mebane won't annex at some point but as you know annexation requires a 140 voluntary property owner. There are no involuntary annexations. 141 142 Lamar Proctor: It doesn't apply to this area but areas that are contiguous to where Mebane extends into Orange County, if 143 you want to get water and sewer you have to voluntarily annex. 144 145 Perdita Holtz: Several miles further west that is true. This is a special area because of the way Orange County used to own 146 the sewer system and the sewer agreement the County entered into with Mebane. 147 148 Statler Gilfillen: Is this consistent with pretty much everything else on the block? 149 150 Adam Beeman: Yes. 151 152 Lamar Proctor: So you own the parcel that is already zoning 1-2 and that's the hosiery mill which is vacant, not in use. 153 154 Chad Huffine: That property was bought by Mr. Irwin and it is currently being used. It is being up fit for several uses that are 155 consistent with 1-2. Individual spaces within that building. 156 157 Lamar Proctor: My question is, is 1-2 being utilized commercially, are there industrial occupants who are paying rent and 158 utilizing it for industrial purposes? 159 160 Chad Huffine: Yes, I believe so and if they are not currently in the building,they are on the way. We are speaking about the 161 other property which is zoned residential. The property zoned 1-2 is actively being looked at for leases. 162 163 Lamar Proctor: Right, but the neighboring 1-2 doesn't seem to be attracting industrial uses. 164 165 Chad Huffine: There is interest in this area and as we ride around, even the homes,there was a lady selling fruit. There is so 166 much activity in this block; it is a treasure. Mr. Irwin certainly understands that and respects it. 167