ORD-2008-012 - Orange Co Zoning Ordinance -Buckhorn Rd Associates LLC Rezoning

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16 4. Waiver Four (4) as outlined on pages twenty-three (23) through twenty-four (24) of the application reading as follows: `The applicant requests a waiver from Section 2.4 Environmental Factors - Grading and Erosion Control -Driveway and Access Drive Slopes of the EDD Design Manual' The applicant is requesting the ability to utilize NC DOT standards of two percent (2%) or 1/a" per foot minimum and a twelve percent (12%) maximum accessJdrive slope where necessary. The applicant argues that with the existing slope standards of two percent (2%) minimum and five percent (5%) maximum for access/driveways is common, there will be need for additional flexibility .given the number of connections proposed with this development. .The additional slope value may . be necessary to achieve the number of connections to facilitate safe, pedestrian friendly, circulation within the development and between individual development districts. Staff Comment: Staff supports the design solution in principle from the standpoint that it is making use of existing NC DOT standards.and that it is an attempt to address the need to make the development more pedestrian accessible. Staff does not support granting a blanket `waiver' and believes the proposed. design solution should be considered in the context of asite-specific development plan showing the location and actual slope of these locations. Staff recommends that the Board(s) consider allowing for modifications to the grading and erosion control standards outlined within Section 2.4 of the EDD Design Manual only when the applicant can demonstrate on asite-specific development plan the need to, and benefits of, the proposed design solution. 5. Waiver Five (5) as outlined on page thirty (30) of the application reading as follows: `The applicant requests a waiver from Section 3.I Architectural Design - Building Setbacks and Height of the EDD Design Manual and the required ten (10) foot driveway setback' The applicant is requesting the ability to modify the existing setback and building height limitations for internal property lines for the Buckhorn Village project to allow for: a. A front, side, and rear yard setback for freestanding buildings and structures of ten (10) feet versus twenty-five (25) feet, b. A setback for in-line shops and buildings of one (1) foot for front and rear setbacks and a zero (0) side yard setback, c. A zero (0) line setback for buildings adjacent to vehicular use areas, storage areas, and signs. d. The applicant is proposing to utilize the existing setbacks outlined within Section 3.1 of the Design Manual for all perimeter property lines. The rationale for the request is that it will allow the applicant to achieve the downtown center theme as proposed within District II.