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College of Agriculture and Live Sciences for program development and associated activities at the WC Breeze Family Farm Extension and Research Center in Hurdle Mills, Orange County and authorize the Chair to sign. Commissioner Gordon made reference to the concept plan that was approved in 2006 and asked if the County Commissioners approved this. Fletcher Barber said that this concept plan was presented to the university. It has not been approved in any major way whatsoever. The approval is for the resolution to proceed and not the details of the plan. VOTE: UNANIMOUS c. Buckhorn Village PD/SUP (Rezoning/Special Use Permit) Review The Board considered reviewing the application(s) for a rezoning and Class A Special Use Permit for the Buckhorn Village Planned Development submitted by Buckhorn Road Associates LLC on December 22, 2007 and scheduling action for October 7, 2008. Planning Director Craig Benedict introduced Michael Harvey, who has been the Zoning Administrator reviewing this proposal and who will give the outline of the process and the next steps. Michael Harvey summarized the information in the abstract. The proposal is to rezone approximately 130 acres of property in the Buckhorn/I-85/I-40 interchange Economic Development District to a Planned Development designation. The ordinance requires a special use permit application. The public hearing was first held on February 25th and staff has continued to review the application. Last month the County Commissioners closed the public hearing and deliberations are set to begin. He went through the various attachments. Under Attachment 3, there is a Resolution of Rezoning Approval; Conditions of Approval; an update on where the staff, administration, and the County Attorney are working with the applicant regarding the conditions; and Special Use Permit Findings of Fact. Attachment 4 is a Statement of Inconsistency. He explained the other documents. Staff is asking for any comment or direction as the staff, administration, and the Attorney's Office begin to finalize the list of conditions recommended. The general statute in the ordinance now requires that the conditions imposed on a planned development have to be mutual. Staff is working with the applicant in order to obtain full adherence to conditions or to try and make any modifications to address concerns. The goal is to incorporate any and all recommended conditions and direction from the County Commissioners as this process is continued. The recommendation is to continue deliberation and schedule a future meeting to make a decision. The application proposes three individual development districts. District 1 is 42 acres and is intended to be a large destination retail development. District 2 is approximately 40 acres and is intended to be mixed use, and more a village promenade themed district with small shops, ground-floor retail, second-story offices, and potential condominiums or single- family residential. This district also proposes a potential location for hotel sites. District 3 is a 48-acre tract with frontage along Buckhorn and West Ten Road that has large-scale retail development proposed. He showed the three districts on a map. The concept plan delineates an area to be left in a vegetative state, consistent with the Economic Development District Design Manual of a 150-foot buffer around the Clearview subdivision. Commissioner Carey said that a number of the recommendations included items that were uniquely within the responsibility of the Board of County Commissioners to perform or carry out and they were listed as conditions. This means that if the conditions are not met, then the special use permit becomes null and void. He asked for an explanation of the conditions and if they were messages that the Planning Board wanted to send to the Board of County Commissioners.