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MR. HARTFORD stated that the County has nothing to do with this and the State says that there has been no inspection or record of a permit being issued. The system is 30'~"~; square and full of stone. It should have 4 to 6 inches of washed sand on top of the stone. There should also be an effluent distributor that spreads the effluent over the ';~ surface of the filter pit. MR. GARY PHILLIPS distributed a copy of a letter from Ballentine Associates, P.A. who were retained by Mr. Phillips to begin the process of obtaining a DEM permit. A copy of this letter is made a permanent part of these minutes by reference and is located in the permanent agenda file in the Clerk's office. He indicated that they contacted the County and were told that they had no jurisdiction over the property. DEM said they had no record of the property and therefore could not inspect it. He asked them to do a search for the permit. DEM replied that the County must have issued a permit and therefore were responsible. After repeated calls which did not solve the problem, he called DEM and requested that they advise him on how to get this system inspected. They told him to hire an Engineer to evaluate the system and have him contact DEM and make a recommendation as to repair and maintenance. He also mentioned they spent over $2500.00 for renovations to the system. He indicated that the intention behind this request for an amendment is to close a small gap between two commercial properties. Historically, this property has been used for commercial purposes. He stated that they owned the six homes mentioned earlier. Because the system is a simple sand system, it is not certain whether DEM will require a license to operate. He stated that they were prepared to go with whatever DEM suggested. COMMISSIONER HALKIOTIS questioned the sentence in Mr. Sallentine's letter which stated that "available data indicates that the existing system has performed satisfactorily." He asked if they would say that it is performing satisfactorily at thE,,:,. present time. He also questioned if he had heard correctly that there was a 10,000 gallon underground tank. '::::'~ MR. PHILLIPS stated that he did feel that it was performing satisfactorily.. The adjoining property owner, Mr. Everett Blackwood, has agreed to give up to eight (8) acres of repair area for the project. Also, there is a 10,000 gallon concrete tank. MR. TOM WHISNANT, property manager at White Cross School and the six houses, stated that they have been working diligently to up-date the system. The system was installed by Orange County and did meet standards at that time. The system is in better shape than it has been in quite some time. COMMISSIONER WILLHOIT stated that the system was owned by the school system, not the County. In answer to a question from Dan Eddelman, Mr. Whisnant stated that they had enlarged the parking area which was one of the reasons they were requesting this rezoning. They are trying to develop a Regional Arts Center and are having some success doing so. The success of this project is creating new problems. Expanding the parking facilities is one way of solving some of those problems. In order to do this expansion, they will need a parking facility in an R-1 zone for a NC-2 which is what they have currently. They are trying to correct this because they believe it was an error in the Zoning Atlas. In addition to rezoning the R-1, they are trying to-rezone the LC-1 so as the school continues to grow they will be able to continue to comply with zoning. If the rezoning request is successful, they will have one acre of additional parking which should handle any event that is scheduled.