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input in this area. The Town does expect that the pods will be sold to individual developers. They will be held to this development plan. This development is not in a designated watershed so there is not an impervious surface limit. The development will comply with, at site plan level, setbacks and impervious surface limits that are existing in the ordinances as well as the Upper Neuse Basin requirements. Construction of the buildings will be established at site plan level and that will be enforced. Tree preservation and signs will also be addressed during the individual pod developments. The Town does not have a comparable major transportation corridor overlay district, however, the EDD does address visibility and provides for a 100-foot interstate buffer. The mixture of land uses is shown so it can be seen how it interacts with the ordinance. The development can not be predominantly one use. The whole point of the ordinance is to provide for mixed uses. 5. GROUP DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS Frances Dancy said that she is worried about the two years of deficits. She asked if there was any help available since the Town has a very tight budget. Mr. Elam said that this is something they will explore with the Town Manager. He feels they can work on this together. Rick Kennedy said that he feels there is an advantage in talking with one person instead of a number of persons with a number of developments. He expressed concern about the low number of students predicted for such a large number of housing units. He feels the number of students would be at least.6 per housing unit. He said the middle school was the priority right now. Mr. Elam said that he has recent information on students generated per household that he will share with the Orange County schools. They used national statistics that they found with the Urban Land Institute and with different agencies of North Carolina. They have done a lot of high-density apartments, and the way they are designed they really do not generate the school children that one would typically expect. David Kolbinsky said that he appreciates the sensitivity of increased students. They are already concerned about the traffic on Old 86 and the corridor between 1-40 and 1-85. Brenda Stephens asked how the development came up with an additional $100 for the impact fee. Mr. Elam said they were looking at possibly donating a school site, and they looked at what the total acreage of the school site would be. He said that if they need to work on a middle school site, they would. Based on the acreage, what the site would be worth, and the total number of units, they felt that to add $100 to the impact fee would be a fair amount. Richard Simpson said that he likes that he has something to think about. Ken Chavious said that he appreciates that Mr. Elam has been willing to work with them. He feels it is time that the Town and County officials take charge of their community. The Town and County are not trying to jump down the developers' throat; it is just a matter of being in control of the community. He asked Mr. Elam about the road property and Mr. Elam said that they only own parcels on Old 86. He said that he appreciates the ones who have presented facts about this project. Barry Jacobs asked questions and asked that they be answered at another time. He congratulated this developer for presenting an integrated design. 1. How many millions of gallons of water a day will the development use? 2. How many people per use are projected and how many trips per day per use are projected? 3. What is the exact acreage of the property? (He has seen three different numbers) 4. Does the EDD require a certain % of commercial vs, residential development? 5. The impact on the entrance to 1-40 going to RTP will be tremendous. This is not addressed. 6. The cross-section of Old 86 should be developed, and the buffer should be added. 7. Internal turn lanes should be added. 8. Look at putting some retail where the apartments are, so pedestrians do not have to cross the street. 9. There should be limited access to Old 86; there is an extra access point. 10. He is concerned about the open space with a lack of specificity. There should be a targeted percentage of open space, particularly so the vegetation and hardwoods are protected. 11. He would like to see how the payment in lieu system would apply to this project. 12. Is the impact fee $100 above the current one? If the impact fee goes up, is it still $100 beyond what's required? 13. He would like to see Affordable Housing considered. 14. He would like to see the staff investigate the track record of this particular developer on projected build out. 15. Orange County Board of Commissioners has been strong in their opposition to open burning. They hope to get Hillsborough and this developer to work on this.