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A motion was made by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded by Commissioner Gordon, to refer the proposed amendment <br />to the Planning Board for a recommendation to be returned to the Board of Commissioners no sooner than October 1, <br />1996. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />(b) Securing Subdivision Improvements <br />1) Section III-E (new) Improvements (was V-D-8) <br />2) Section III-C-2e Application Requirements (Minor Subdivisions) <br />3) Section III-D-2-a.(7) Application Requirements (Preliminary Plat) <br />4) Section III-D-3a Application Requirements (Final Plat) <br />This item was presented to receive citizen comment on proposed amendments to the <br />Subdivision Regulations to relocate provisions regarding required improvements from Section V, "Plat Specifications," <br />to Section 111, "Application and Approval Procedures," rewrite the section for clarity and to add language regarding <br />construction costs estimates and financial guarantees. <br />COMMENTS AND/OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - None <br />COMMENTS AND/OR QUESTIONS FROM THE PLANNING BOARD - None <br />COMMENTS AND/OR QUESTIONS FROM CITIZENS - None <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded by Commissioner Crowther, to refer the proposed amendment <br />to the Planning Board for a recommendation to be returned to the Board of Commissioners no sooner than October 1, <br />1996. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />(c) Cluster Subdivision Provisions <br />1) Section IV-B-9 Cluster Developments <br />2) Section 111-D Approval Procedures for Major Subdivisions <br />3) Section V-A Specifications for Plat Drawings <br />This item was presented to consider a proposed amendment to re-adopt cluster <br />subdivision provisions and Concept Plan application and approval procedures in the Rural Buffer. The flexible <br />development provisions are applicable in all residential zoning districts except the Rural Buffer. Deleting the previous <br />cluster regulations and Concept Plan application and approval procedures had the unintended result of eliminating <br />those provisions in the Rural Buffer. The Planning Staff recommends that the previous provisions be re-adopted to <br />apply to that district only. <br />COMMENTS AND/OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - None <br />COMMENTS AND/OR QUESTIONS FROM THE PLANNING BOARD - None <br />COMMENTS AND/OR QUESTIONS FROM CITIZENS - None <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Crowther, seconded by Commissioner Willhoit, to refer the proposed <br />Zoning Atlas amendment to the Planning Board for a recommendation to be returned to the Board of Commissioners no <br />sooner than October 1, 1996. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />Vice-Chair Halkiotis resumed the responsibility for Chairing this meeting. Kathy Baker, Deputy Clerk to the <br />Board of Commissioners swore in Emily Cameron and John McGovern, an employee of the Carolina Friends School. <br />4. Special Use Permit <br />(a) PD-1-96 Carolina Friends School (Modification) <br />This item was presented by Emily Cameron to receive citizen comment on a proposed <br />modification to the Special Use Permit for Carolina Friends School which would allow expansion of the existing private <br />school approved as a planned development in 1990 and modified in 1992. The current request is for 3500 square feet <br />additional floor area for a library/arts building, a 1200 square foot addition to the Middle School for a multi-purpose room <br />and faculty offices; 1000 square feet of office and storage space at the Early School; and enclosing a 400 square foot <br />porch for expanded reception and office area at the Center Building. The proposed construction constitutes a major