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Approved 7.10.24 try and make it happen, so to me, the question is how much do we want it and where do we want multifamily housing 1421 of this size. 1422 1423 Scott Radway: It's a great question. Maybe it's the central question and the issues about whether it's the right 1424 place or not, let's take a look at the population that it's proposed for. It's an older population. Forgetting what's 1425 inside, it's an older population which has, through NC 54 down to Carrboro and Chapel Hill, immediate access to 1426 probably the best health care services you can get in the State of North Carolina and practically anyplace else in the 1427 U.S. 1428 1429 Charity Kirk: No, I understand that but we're land use. I have to make land use decisions. That's what 1430 we're charged with. So thank you, I think those are my questions. I would probably have a follow-up question but I 1431 don't have it now. 1432 1433 Scott Radway: I would hope that we can continue to talk. 1434 1435 Cy Stober: So Ms. Kirk, to your first question, I finally have an answer which is Page 203 of the UDO. I 1436 believe that's correct, Page 203 or 3-69, residential conditional district, that's were you can find that. Non-residential 1437 district is on Page 205. And the only thing I would add from a staff perspective and regarding our analysis of this 1438 project and the process that's brought it to you this evening, should the comprehensive plan Appendix F amendment 1439 be approved, this same process would apply to any new applications for MPD-CD that would be received by the 1440 County, so there would be a planning board review and a public hearing to determine if it is appropriate for that 1441 location and if it is appropriate and in the public interest of the county to allow a new MPD-CD district in Orange 1442 County, so that would not change. 1443 1444 Charity Kirk: Why don't we just modify agricultural residential, rather than the rural activity note? 1445 1446 Cy Stober: I'm happy to have that conversation. I don't want to take away from the questions but we 1447 would also have to amend the definition of agricultural residential, I believe, in order to accommodate that. 1448 1449 Chris Johnston: My question is in regards to who is eligible to partake in these units. So, I'm 35 and I think this 1450 is a really great idea and I'd love to move in. I love solar and I think the way we separate our refuse waste is exciting. 1451 1452 Edwin Cox: Glad you're convinced. We have deliberately decided to have no age restriction. 1453 1454 Chris Johnston: Okay. So the reason I bring that up is this did come up in some of the email-related things and 1455 what I wanted to bring out with that was if this is in related to, for instance, the master aging plan and that sort of 1456 thing, if there are no age restrictions, I could move in there and I wouldn't necessarily be fulfilling those goals for 1457 mobility or participating in engagement or health and well, I mean, I really didn't see so much as I'd be enjoying those 1458 different benefits, but it wouldn't necessarily be the aging in place that maybe is necessary for this to fit within that 1459 mold. Does that make sense? 1460 1461 Edwin Cox: I don't think this would be particularly attractive to you unless you like to live among – 1462 1463 Chris Johnston: – I mean I would push back in that and say that my preferences are my own but I guess what 1464 I'm saying is if we're making a determination in regards toif this fits within, the goals of the comprehensive plan, does 1465 that fit the mold if this is open and again, I love the idea of sustainability and conservation and that sort of thing but in 1466 regards to the master aging plan and the components within that, without that requirement, a unit goes up for sale, I 1467 purchase it because I love the idea and I'm in there, I don't necessarily know if that fits the aging in place idea. 1468 1469 Edwin Cox: So as a cooperative, we have a process whereby people apply to become members of the 1470 cooperative first. And only then will they be eligible for living there. And we have a process by which people 1471