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Chair Brown asked if there was a particular designation. Mr. Slade indicated that the level of service is documented in the traffic impact study. They meet the current level of service that is required by our subdivision regulations. Chair Brown stated that she wanted to understand what the level of service was now on the roads and if this project would increase it to another level of service. Mr. McCalip indicated that in Orange County service level "D" is the minimum level of service in urbanized areas and level "C" is the minimum level of service for rural areas. The existing condition of US 70 Business and Lawrence Road in the morning is level service "A" and in the evening it is level service "A". At 2003, with the buildout condition of this development, the evening service would be level service "A" for both roads. He also stated that the existing conditions for NC 86 and Old 10 in the morning were level service "A" and also "A" in the afternoon. At buildout, NC 86 and Old 10 would be "F" in the morning. Actually, they revised their assessment to "D" because in their original traffic impact study they did not include the percentage of trucks. When they did include the percent of trucks, the default value was higher than the actual truck traffic. That intersection will definitely warrant a traffic study at buildout, if not before. There would be level service "A" in the evening. Then, US 70 By Pass and US 70 Business, at buildout, will be "B" in the morning and "A" in the evening. Lawrence Road and Old 10 are currently at "A" in the evening; it will be "A" in the morning and evening at buildout in 2003. He stated that this report was completed by Kimley-Horne and Larry Meismer, the traffic consultants for the developers. REPORT FROM PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Mr. George Krichbaum stated that he was the President of Planned Community Development, Inc., and a consultant with the applicant for purposes of planning and development of the Lawrence Park Project. He stated that over the years he has been involved in literally dozens of public hearings both as a participant and as an observer. He would be less than candid if he didn't say that he did not enjoy them very much. They are not fun for the proponents or opponents and he was certain that they were not fun for the people who have to make the decisions on the, oft times, competing interests that are expressed at the meetings. The process sometimes becomes personal, emotional and stressful and as a result his company tries to be judicious in its involvement in these processes. They try to come before these public bodies with as much open and factual information as they can, in hopes that it will bring some clarity to the subject. They come to this meeting basically guided by three assumptions: 1) That Orange County has an R-3 zoning category and development ordinances which govern it because R-3 is an acceptable land use in the county. If that was not the case, it would save a good deal of time and trouble to know that. He assumed that it was a correct assumption on their part; 2) they assumed that a change in zoning from R-1 to R-3 is allowable in Orange County by virtue of the existence of a process to accomplish it. Again, if that is not the case, it would save a good deal of time and energy to know that. He assumed that it was a safe assumption on their part; and 3) they assume the Orange County Comprehensive Plan has been and remains the County's primary tool for evaluating where and under what circumstances such changes should and will be made. Whenever they consider the potential development of a parcel of land the fundamental question that they must ask is what is the highest and best use of the property, both in its market context and how it fits in with the expressed Q:\19981123.doc®