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13 <br /> DRAFT <br /> 331 Randy Marshall: Is there any elaboration that could be given for why the area was designated as Rural Industrial in the <br /> 332 first place. I don't know how long it's been that but what was thinking when it was designated that way? Some group, <br /> 333 presumably the County Commissioners, made a determination that this was going to be future Rural Industrial. My point, <br /> 334 down the road is if it has been designated, someone thought that this was an appropriate place to have this designation <br /> 335 in place and the developer is taking advantage of the County's designation of this to fulfill the Commissioners desires <br /> 336 that this could be developed at some point. <br /> 337 <br /> 338 Perdita Holtz: It was part of the former Comprehensive Plan. The Future Land Use Map did not get changed in the <br /> 339 2008 update and so it was part of the 1981 Comprehensive Plan.Whether it was designated in'81 or sometime between <br /> 340 '81 and when I arrived in '03, 1 cannot say for certain but it has been that way since at least 2003 and my money would <br /> 341 be on that it has been designated that way since 1981. <br /> 342 <br /> 343 Randy Marshall: So presumably, it's not a big surprise to anyone that this is a potential future use for this particular <br /> 344 piece of property. <br /> 345 <br /> 346 Perdita Holtz: For people who are familiar with the Future Land Use Map, it shouldn't be but many people are not <br /> 347 familiar with the Future Land Use Map. <br /> 348 <br /> 349 Delores Bailey: As a regular citizen, I wouldn't know that right? I could have gone past that parcel all my life and never <br /> 350 realized that was the designated use. <br /> 351 <br /> 352 Perdita Holtz: It's been my observation that people buy houses and don't realize that the land next to them is designated <br /> 353 commercial. I'm not just talking about Orange County, I'm talking everywhere. <br /> 354 <br /> 355 Beth Bronson: The Rural Industrial term, defined as land focused on designated road intersections that is appropriate <br /> 356 for small scale industrial uses which do not require urban type services, so to the conversation of if this is consistent with <br /> 357 what a Rural Industrial Activity Node looks like, I would say that this is a retail space in the application versus an <br /> 358 industrial manufacturing or building, am I misinterpreting industrial? <br /> 359 <br /> 360 Charity Kirk: I believe this is on the allowed lists for the definition of Rural Industrial. <br /> 361 <br /> 362 Adam Beeman: To the Conditional District, the industrial zoning is an overlay that they can fall under but it doesn't <br /> 363 actually mean that area is the industrial. If we give them the Conditional District that they're seeking,they say they only <br /> 364 want the retail but all those uses would be under this Conditional District. <br /> 365 <br /> 366 Charity Kirk: Your question is how do we define Rural Industrial. <br /> 367 <br /> 368 Beth Bronson: No,would the applicant's proposal for a Family Dollar meet that consistency,we would rezone it to non- <br /> 369 residential because it's within a Rural Industrial Node. However, does this application for the Family Dollar meet what is <br /> 370 interpreted in the Land Use as Rural Industrial or is it appropriate, consistent? <br /> 371 <br /> 372 Adam Beeman: Dollar General is less than 4/10 of a mile from driveway to driveway and there is a gas station with a full <br /> 373 store and a little small restaurant just 4/10 of a mile away. I would ask why is it needed? What brought this about? 1 <br /> 374 don't believe it represents the character or the area up there, so for me, I'm against the retail change in general. Right at <br /> 375 the point of this property is the sign that says Welcome to Cedar Grove which is essentially saying welcome to Orange <br /> 376 County because you just rolled out of Caswell County. <br /> 377 <br /> 378 Charity Kirk: What was the intention of Rural Industrial? <br /> 379 <br /> 380 Perdita Holtz: I read you the intention earlier. Beth just reiterated it. What it comes down to is that NR-CD is an <br /> 381 allowable zoning district within the Rural Industrial Future Land Use category and this is an allowable use within NR-CD <br /> 382 and the County has legislative discretion on whether to approve it or not. <br /> 383 <br /> 384 Charity Kirk: So now, I guess now it's up to us to define what industrial does meet the definition. <br /> 385 <br />