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~~~ ~ '/ approve the minutes for .Tuly 7, 1988 as corrected. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. PUBLIC CHARGE Chain Shirley E. Marshall read the public charge. PUBLIG HEARING G0~ FROM AUGUST 2~ 1988 .TOINT PUBLIG HEARING 1 ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS a. Article 6.8 - Visibility at Intersections Planner Mary Scearbo made the presentation. Article 6.8 of the Zoning Ordinance requires that sight triangles include the area within a triangle formed by connecting the points 25 fee~G from the corner of the lot, along the connecting right-of-way. NCDOT generally requires those distances to be l0 feet and 70 feet respectively. Different distances may be approved by NCDOT if conditions at the specific intersection so warrant. The NCDOT standards provide for increased sight distance. The proposed amendment is to make the requirements of the County consistent with those of DOT. THERE WERE NO QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARDS OR CITIZEN COMMENTS. b. Article 7.2.8 - Planned Developments (Time Limits on Construction) Planner Mary Scearbo made the presentation. A 6-month time extension can be granted to extend the life of a planned development permit if construction is not started within 12 months of approval. The ordinance is unclear as to what issues can be addressed when the time extension is considered, and, no criteria are provided to determine if the extension should be granted. Amendment of the ordinance to address these questions would provide guidelines so that all requests would be considered in a consistent manner. Commissioner Halkiotis questioned approving projects extending over a twenty year period stating that conditions can change in twenty years. Commissioner Carey agreed that water availability as well as other conditions could change in twenty years. THERE WERE NO CITIZEN COMMENTS. c. Article 6 - Application of Dimensional Requirements Article 6.25 - Extra Requirements for the MTC District Planning Director Marvin Collins made the presentation. Article 6.25 of the Zoning Ordinance lists extra dimensional requirements which apply to development in the Major Transportation Corridor (MTC) district. When comparing the County's MTC standards with the minimum design standards recommended by the Triangle J Regional Image Task Force, the Planning Staff determined the need for required planting in the 100-foot buffer area adjacent to the right-of-way of interstate highways. The proposed amendment describes the purpose of the required buffer and specifies the type of vegetation necessary to provide sufficient screening between the interstate and any proposed development. Commissioner Hartwell questioned when someone would be subject to this provision. Collins stated that in the case of a planned development where these provisions apply, there would be conditions attached to the approval which would require the maintenance of that buffer as it passed from one party to the next in terms of ownership. In terms of subdivision approval this same type of provision would apply. When any preliminary plats are approved by this Board, there is a notation on that plat that a land use buffer requirement applies adjacent to I-40