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The Honorable Rosemary Waldorf, Mayor <br />December 9, 1999 <br />Page 2 <br />The Board of Commissioners also requests that the Town Council entertain an expedited <br />process to consider text amendment changes regarding the buffers specified in the recently <br />established materials handling district. We believe that a requirement for a 200 -foot <br />perimeter buffer within the 60 -acre portion of the Greene Tract, particularly as that would <br />apply to the 60 -acre portion of the Greene Tract under consideration, would unnecessarily <br />constrain the County from making the best possible use of the property. The 60 -acre <br />property would effectively be reduced by about 53% with the imposition of a 200 -foot <br />perimeter buffer. By way of example, there is already extensive buffering in place along the <br />railroad track on the eastern portion of the tract and in the northwest portion of the property <br />adjacent to the Neville Tract. <br />In developing the formal rezoning request, we propose that the 169 -acre parcel noticed for <br />possible rezoning be reduced by a 100 -foot area around its perimeter in certain places, as <br />noted on the attached map. This will reduce the likelihood of a rezoning protest petition by <br />creating what is essentially and practically a 100 -foot buffer in the areas surrounding the <br />Greene Tract, abutting areas where the adjacent property owners would want such a buffer. <br />Presumably, the buffers that are or will be adopted by the Council surrounding the 60 acres <br />could be located in this 100 -foot perimeter area. We also propose that the buffer <br />requirement elsewhere be limited to 100 feet and not be required adjacent to the Neville <br />Tract and the railroad. <br />Please review the proposed schedule with the Town Council and your administration to <br />determine the feasibility of this timeline. The County Manager and his staff are available to <br />meet with the Town Manager and his staff to discuss the scheduling and substance of this <br />proposal. We appreciate your cooperation and look forward to accomplishing a timely and <br />effective transfer of solid waste management responsibilities on March 20, 2000. <br />Sincerely <br />Moses Carey Jr., Chair <br />Board of County Commissioners <br />Enclosures <br />xc: John M. Link, Jr„ County Manager <br />