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~ : r-• !t <br />~.. ~. <br />Z <br />tlarshall inquired if the Town Council conments would be <br />Considered by the Planning Staff and Planning Board and Collins answered yes. <br />l4alker inquired if Lockwood Road could be used as a secondary <br />outlet to the com~~leY. Collins responded that because of the standard of not <br />creating traffic on minor residential streets, it was his opinion that it <br />could not be used as an outlet. <br />Collins further noted that on the south side of Lockwood ?toad <br />there has been 7 lots platted at one time and the possibility of further <br />development would change the road to a sub-collector street. <br />T^7alker inquired if it vras already paved. Collins reported no. <br />T•iarshall noted that the developer had indicated he would pave the <br />road or at least part of it would be paved. <br />Kizer inquired~if Collins disagreed with any part of the traffic <br />analysis. Collins respanded that he had only received the report today <br />(8/27). Ne had gone over the report, but would like to spend some more time <br />on it. He did have some concerns with the total traffic projections and <br />assignment of that traffic to the various streets. Kizer asked if Collins <br />disagreed with the number of trips per unit. Collins responded that the <br />total number of trips projected by the developer was higher than that of the <br />staff by about 200 trips. <br />Griffin Graves, at~orney in Chapel Hill, spoke as representative <br />of property awned by Goforth Properties. He briefly reviewed the history of <br />the property. This property was originally set up as a subdivision with <br />single family dwellings on one-acre or more lots. Sedgefield Subdivision was <br />-- then severed by the taking of the I-40 corridor by DOT. To make the best <br />possible use of the property, the developer is presenting a planned <br />development request and feels that the project meets the objectives of a <br />planned development project. He also noted that the developer/ovrner had an <br />agreement with Charles t?. Johnston for a 60' right-of-way easement provided <br />the developer brings the road right-of-way up to state standards (letter and <br />agreement provided in the permanent file in the Clerk's office) He also read <br />a letter of support from Carol T4oods. <br />T•~arshall inquired about the width of the road. Dan Sears <br />respanded it would be a 20' paved road plus shoulders constructed to state <br />standards with.a 60' right-of-way. <br />Dan Sears presented the site model £or the proposed project. He <br />encouraged all Board members to view the model and present questions. He <br />noted that the road of which Tdarshall was inquiring would be a 60' <br />right-of-way built to T~*C D0~` standards. <br />The project is to be developed with a 100' buffer of existing <br />trees to the t-~0 right-of-way. To the south of the project is a power line <br />buffer with an additional 40' wooded. To the east is a 75' buffer of trees <br />plus an additional 100' which includes an existing street into the <br />development. The project is designed so that it can either be ceveloped as <br />townhouses or condominiums. If it is developed as townhouses, the roads can <br />be dedicated. This project would alloy for small, isolated neighborhoods <br />with wooded areas between the clusters to provide more privacy. <br />The recreation area will be centrally located with tennis courts, <br />clubhouses and swimming pool. <br />The units will be 2-story units, cedar siding stained warm grays <br />and browns. There will be large areas for trees. There vaill be one <br />dumpster, per 25 units. Sears cited the letter from South Orange Rescue <br />