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Approved 8.7.24 <br /> <br />we want to do. Do we know definitively where the dumpsters are going to be and the 1701 <br />ADA. I'm not speaking for the applicant. I'm just saying that that is a reality and a 1702 <br />distinction between those two zoning categories. 1703 <br /> 1704 <br />Beth Bronson: And I think that makes complete sense that you would need a master plan conditional so 1705 <br />that you could obtain approval and then make those changes necessary as you go 1706 <br />through. 1707 <br /> 1708 <br />Pat Mallett: Then you're diving into more of the details in the design of the site plans and construction 1709 <br />drawing-type documents. 1710 <br /> 1711 <br />Beth Bronson: Correct. And in the final site plan, if you are awarded a master plan conditional district, 1712 <br />that final plan that gets submitted with the first land distributing permit is that plan and 1713 <br />cannot deviate from that plan. Is that correct? 1714 <br /> 1715 <br />Patrick Mallett: It has to be consistent, yes. 1716 <br /> 1717 <br />Beth Bronson: Okay. And if anybody wants to see, this is the general statute for family care homes. 1718 <br />This is the one that they're referencing. They're speaking to about being consistent with 1719 <br />general statute language. Quite simply, it makes a ton of sense. 1720 <br /> 1721 <br />Charity Kirk: I don't have a problem with the family care homes. I have a problem with the rural 1722 <br />neighborhood activity node getting enlarged so much and it not being consistent with what 1723 <br />they want, but the family care homes I'm fine with. 1724 <br /> 1725 <br />Beth Bronson: And so, to my original questions that brought you up there to explain so much, it would've 1726 <br />been so helpful to this application had the Economic Development Department been 1727 <br />involved in the construction of this or in the development of this idea in setting this 1728 <br />precedent. There would've been so many more questions that could've been addressed 1729 <br />that the community would've had. 1730 <br /> 1731 <br />Charity Kirk: And why? Why would it have been more helpful? 1732 <br /> 1733 <br />Beth Bronson: Because what they're proposing doesn't have a precedent in the area. It is a stark 1734 <br />change to the comprehensive land use plan and the future land use map, and so, if there 1735 <br />were something like that that they have been working with the County on for years, I 1736 <br />thought that it would be beneficial because the Economic Development Department would 1737 <br />be able to help quantify and qualify all of these different elements that would help 1738 <br />preserve that natural rural character while also allowing innovation to occur. So, that's 1739 <br />just my comment. Thank you. I do also wonder if the reason for the amendment cannot 1740 <br />include the multi-family standards. To what we were talking about earlier, this is an 1741 <br />extremely complex project, and so, the idea that it's going to be so far from any westward 1742 <br />expansion of a municipality, that there are no municipalities that could expand north of it 1743 <br />or south of it, I have a real concern just about going forward with a recommendation that 1744 <br />is going to be taking such a chance on this rural development. So, that's kind of where I 1745 <br />stand, and I realize that that's not very eloquent, but it does, I think, address the 1746 <br />neighbors, as well as the concerns of the residents and for the members of H4D. Again, 1747 <br />it's not that I, and I echo what you guys are saying, it's not that this is a bad plan. It's a 1748 <br />very good plan. It's just understanding what that's doing while we're in the middle of 1749 <br />reviewing the comprehensive plan for 2050, and it does bring a lot of questions up for 1750