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Z/z3/98 PUBC.(C l..{~,~~ M (AI,IIT'Zg <br />b9aay exerting as of S/B/98 in the R6, AR, R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4 residential districts from 8.8 percent (1l? <br />percent in planned developments, 12.3 percent in Fi-4) to 14.1 percent. The proposed standarct is equal <br />~ tQ the cement limit on floor area in PD.R.4 district and is consistent with actual Boor area of existing <br />4 facilities. <br />5 <br />6 QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FfiOM THE BOARD OF COAAMISSfONERS: None <br />7 <br />8 QUEST~N$ ANO/OR COMMENT$ FROM THE PLANNINt3 BOARD: None <br />9 <br />1 O QUE$'fiONS AND/OR COMMENTS FROM CITtZl=NS <br />. 11 <br />12 Reverend Earl Echols, Jr., with the Ebenezer Baptist Church, spoke in support of this Text <br />13 Amendment.. Me commented that their current facility is too amrall Zo accommodate the size of their <br />14 congregation. He mentioned the number of children that they are currontdy serving and that i! is important <br />15 to them to increase the size of their church. They cumentgr have 75.100 children in their congregation <br />? 6 each Sunday and they need to provide a facility that is conducive to worship. <br />1T <br />18 A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis, to refer this <br />19 item to the Planning Board for a recommendation to be returned to the Board of Commissioners no sooner <br />20 than May tf, 1998. <br />z1 voTE: uNANIIIAOUs <br />22 <br />23 This item was Chaired by Chairwoman Margaret Brown. She asked everyone who wished to speak <br />24 to Dome forward and be sworn in by the Deputy Clerk. <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 4. GLASS A SPECIAL USE PlRMR PO-1.98 Carottna Friends School <br />28 The following citlztns and staff were sworn in by the t~eputy Clerk so that they could <br />29 speak to this item: Orange County Planner Emily Cameron, John Baird, Prindpal, Carolina Friends <br />30 School and Ellen YVeinstein, This item was presented by Planner Emily Cameron fa the purpose of <br />31 reCesivirtig citizen eomntertt on a proposed modification ro the Special Use Permit for Carolina Friends <br />32 School to acpornrtgdafa a ten-year master plan for expansion of the existing privebe school approved as a <br />33 planned development in 1990 and modified in 1992, 1996, and 1997. Carolina Friends school is an <br />34 existing Private school boated on the west side of Friends School Road (SR 1719). The propeRy <br />3$ contains 38.62 acres still is zoned PD-RB, Planned Devtlopment -Rural ButOer. In August of 1990 a <br />3fi Class A Special Use Permit was issued for Carolina Fronds School to allow the use of the schod's <br />37 westewater disposal sysam in the Rural Buffer. A planned devebpmertt is ado required where there aro <br />38 multiple principal structures on a non-nesidential lot greater than two acres in size. This Special Use <br />39 Perrttit was rttodifled in 1992 and 1996. In 1997 the Scholl swapped land with Dukt University to acquire <br />40 arx~ge between the existing ached and Friends School Road. The cement request is to accommodate a <br />41 ten-year rr~sr putt to expand the ached into the acreage acquired in 1997. Student enrollment is <br />42 proposed to increase by five for a total of 422 students. The staff will increase by one for a total of 62 staff <br />43 members. The proposal indudes a new entrance in the sd~oo! site south of the existing entrance on <br />44 Friends School Road. The new entrance wip have better sight distance than the existing entrance. The <br />4rj exlstdrq entrance will continue to axes a portbn of the campus, but wig not conned to the Proposed <br />46 system of drivevrays. f=rve new builcfa+Qs are proposed (37,750 esq. ftl: amufti-purposes center <br />47 (gymnasium). a meeting house, a new Early School building, an athletic field house, and a rovend <br />48 service arq, Several additbns to extstinq stnxtures art proposed totaling 14.700 square feet The <br />5409 expansion also k+volves a baseba8 held, two sorer fields, and sn outdoor amphitheater. <br />52 QUESTbNS ~~ COMMErIT3 FROM THE SOARO OP COMMtSS10NERS: <br />53 Commissioner Gordon asked tlor damicadon on why the space is being increased but thes student <br />65 is onry being increased by 5 students. <br />56 John 8aad. PrindpM, Carotins Friends School. replied that the kx~q-term vision f+or the sdroot ells <br />57 Ibr sn increases in btdlities but not br a signtifCant increase in enrollment. The current sae of the schod <br />