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42 <br />I Mary Willis indicated that current zoning would not allow the septic system and the <br />2 rezoning to Agricultural Services would not change that..She stated that the Board of - <br />3 Commissioners could refer this item to.the Health Board and the Planning Board to.look at a <br />4 solution. <br />5 <br />6 Commissioner Gordon stated that she would like to see it referred to the Health and <br />7 Planning Boards to look at the septic system issue. <br />9 QUESTIONS AND /OR COMMENTS FROM THE PLANNING BOARD. <br />to None. <br />12 QUESTIONS ANDIO /COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS. <br />13 Tom Whisnant, owner of the White Cross School which is located across from this site, <br />14 spoke against granting this request. White Cross School is a working artists community and an <br />15 empqw�en�trpject. The North Carolina Writers Network. is located h6m. He was not <br />16 concerned about request until he researched the AS designation and discovered that it <br />17 allowed both warehousing and storage, The Planning Staff indicated that the applicant ha.s---.—, <br />18 discussed both a storage facility for Southern Bell as well as mini - warehouses: The community <br />q'u <br />19 intends to present a petition opposing this use. If this request is granted, the apOli666t C06-1d <br />ZO then pursue either of these options simply by applying for a building permit. He asked that the <br />n Commissioners reject this request. <br />a2 "-V' - <br />?3 Kasper, lives across tbe-sh-eetfrom.this property, and. does. not.support this.. <br />'and that would not be <br />Z4 proposal, it appears likely that 4 acres of self-storage units are an :option " <br />f Commissioners reject this <br />Zv in line with the community vision. He requested that the Board—o-""i'""' <br />!6 'request. <br />!7 4erb.l <br />Z8 Barbara Trent stated that she lives in the immediate communi ty and does not support <br />!9 this proposal. --She asked that the unty send out another notice and include all residents as <br />3o well as land owners. <br />32 If �—W&rdU-rTRiJj-sl5e!yoke in opposition to this rezoning request. He felt that this would <br />—L-- J <br />Z3 greatly detract fron-T—ffe- value of the surrounding land. He also mentioned that the sewage lines <br />34 run though the field. He asked if it was permissible to put a building in the same location as the <br />sewer- <br />37 Mary Willis stated that only the rezoning and the variety of allowed uses are being <br />Z8 considered now. Even if the property were to be rezoned, a site plan would still have to be <br />M approved prior to the start of construction. The site plan would have to comply with all county <br />1.0 zoning regulations. It is not permissible to build over septic systems. The Zoning Ordinance <br />11 also requires. buffering that would be adjacent to residential zoning.. <br />13 S-) Stan Lewis; a White Cross*property owner, spoke against this prop 6sal. Hd f6l t that it <br />14 would be an �eyesore. He requested that it not be rezoned. <br />1.5 <br />