ORD-2004-010 - PD-1-03 State Employees Credit Union Addition Rezoning & Class A Special Use Permit

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Administration Recommendation: Approval of the proposed Planned Development rezoning and Class A Special Use Permit for expansion of the existing facilities with the attached Resolutions of Approval Version One, which includes a condition that access entrance on Old NC 86 be immediately changed to a right in/right out entrance. Planning Board Recommendation: Approval of the proposed Planned Development rezoning and Class A Special Use Permit for expansion of the existing facilities with the Attached Resolution of Approval Version Two, which includes a condition that access entrance on Old NC 86 be changed to a right in/right out entrance only when the level of traffic at the intersection of Oakdale Drive and Old NC 86 exceeds a level of service D. Planning Staff Recommendations: Approval of the proposed Planned Development rezoning and Class A Special Use Permit for expansion of the existing facilities with the attached Resolution of Approval Version One, which includes a condition that access entrance on Old NC 86 be immediately changed to a right in/right out entrance. Commissioner Gordon verified with Craig Benedict that there were only two changes. Craig Benedict said that the only other change was made today, and that is condition 12, which was the handout. Chair Jacobs asked about the accident report on page 111. He verified that the intersection that NCDOT is talking about having no accidents is the driveway coming out of the Credit Union and Old 86, but within 150 feet, there have been seven accidents. Craig Benedict said yes, that is his understanding. Chair Jacobs asked about the stub-outs. He asked if one stub-out would allow Millstone to connect to the back of property. Craig Benedict pointed out the alignment on a map. Chair Jacobs asked about memorializing the access and said that it is too bad that we do not do this more in North Carolina. He wants to make it clear that this is the direction we are going. Craig Benedict said he will do a proposal and staff can pursue an access management plan. Chair Jacobs asked that the property owners be kept informed that this is being discussed. Chair Jacobs said that the Planning Board brought up the issue of storm water detention. There was a comment made about people complaining of unsightly storm water retention ponds. He asked if the second storm water retention pond would be underground and Craig Benedict said yes. The existing one will stay. He made reference to West Nile Virus and asked if there had been any discussion about remediating the pond. Craig Benedict said that they would landscape around the pond. There has also been discussion about a bio-retention filter where the water would not stay in there as long and there will be a permeable layer so that the water will be soaked under even in the existing pond. Chair Jacobs said there was a discussion by the Planning Board about native plants. He thought this was something that was dealt with years ago. This is on page 106. He asked about the standards and if Orange County requires native vegetation. Craig Benedict said that they do have a list of preferred trees and there is a placeholder within the new special use standards that speaks about xer•iscaping. The applicant has agreed to bolster the native tree count. Chair Jacobs asked why they were giving DOT a deadline with the turn lane. Craig Benedict said that part of the discussion was how long the Credit Union would be responsible for having a $25,000 contribution. This was the Credit Union's suggestion. It can be a longer time period. In discussions with DOT, they said they had planned to put it in the short term. The two-year time frame seemed reasonable. Applicant: Jay Smith, designer representing SECU, said that they have had constructive comments about condition 12 with the staff. He made reference to condition 5. In the Planning Board version, version 2, it was their recommendation "that the access entrance on Old 86