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~. --. postponed until all the Board members are present. The applicant waived any official deadlines. b LUP Ame_ r-dn-eiit ENO - 2 Node This item was postponed. It will be placed on the June 5, 1989 agenda. 2. POLICY CONSIDERATION ; SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS Planning Director Marvin Collins presented for approval a policy for application of the amended recreation requirements of Section IV-B-7-b to subdivisions currently in the approval process. Motion .was made by Commissioner Marshall, seconded by Gommissioner Halkiotis to approve the Planning Department recommendation, as stated below, with the effective date of June 30: "The following subdivisions are included in the recreation dedication/payment- in-lieu requirements: (1) Major subdivisions which receive preliminary plan approval prior to the effective date of the amendment to Section IV-B-7-b; and (2) Minor subdivisions which receive final plat approval prior to the effective date of the amendment to Section IV-B-7-b. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 3. SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS TEXT AMENDMENTS ~ RECREATION SITES Marvin Collins explained that with the adoption of the Master Recreation and Parks Plan and its incorporation as the Recreation Element of the Comprehensive Plan on July 5, 1988, amendments are necessary which provide consistency between the wording and intent of the N. C. General Statutes and the Orange County Subdivision Regulations. The Administration and the Planning Board recommend these changes which would require the dedication of recreation sites or payments in lieu of dedication on a countywide basis as follows: ].. If a subdivision were presented to the County for approval, and it contained (within its boundaries) a recreation or open space area (or portion thereof) as designated in the Recreation Element or Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan, the County would require the dedication of the area (or portion thereof). The land so dedicated would serve the residents of the subdivision and the immediate neighborhood in which the subdivision was located. 2. If a subdivision were presented far approval, and no portion of a designated recreation or open space area were located within the boundaries of the subdivision, a payment-in-lieu would be required. The payments collected from subdivisions within the immediate (service) area of a "recreation area would be used to acquire additional land for that site. The following changes were also recommended to insure consistency with the General Statutes: 1. Provide a definition of "immediate neighborhood" to define a subdivision neighborhood in the context of the service area of a park site, thus establishing a connection between the concepts used in the enabling legislation and the Recreation Element. 2. Amend references to acquisition and/or development" o£ recreation sites to "acquisition", since the General Statutes permit payments-in-lieu to be used for this purpose only.