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APPROVED 6/25/2001 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />October 10, 2000 (Continued from October 3, 2000) <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, October 10, 2000 <br />at 7:30 p.m. in the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom in Hillsborough, North Carolina. This was a continuation <br />of the meeting held on October 3, 2000. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey, Jr., and Commissioners Margaret <br />W. Brown, Alice M. Gordon, Stephen H. Halkiotis, and Barry Jacobs <br />COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Harmony Whalen <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County Manager Rod <br />Visser and Acting Deputy Clerk to the Board Buck Tredway (All other staff members will be identified <br />appropriately below) <br />NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br />AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. ALL RECORDINGS OF THE MEETING WILL <br />BE KEPT FOR 5 YEARS. <br />County Manager John Link asked the Board for dates that they could tour the Meadowmont <br />site. This was added to the end of the agenda. <br />Commissioner Gordon distributed a memo reminding the Board that the Triangle Transit <br />Authority has reached a momentous stage in its procedures on Phase 1 of the regional rail project. <br />Mainly, it has submitted a draft environmental impact statement to the federal government. There will be <br />a summary presentation at a number of different venues. Phase 1 does not go through Orange County. <br />9. ITEMS FOR DECISION -REGULAR AGENDA <br />For items a-d, see the minutes from October 3, 2000. <br />e. Govinda Hills Minor Subdivision/Pasley Appeal of Private Road Standards <br />The Board considered an appeal by Mr. Scott Pasley regarding a staff decision to deny <br />Govinda Hills, Phase 3 minor subdivision. <br />Planning Director Craig Benedict said that just 10 minutes ago the developer provided the <br />information that had been requested by the planning staff. The private road justification has been <br />provided such as reducing the impervious area, widening the stream buffers, and meeting the criteria in <br />the code. The appeal of the staff decision has been dropped. He has a signed letter from Scott Pasley <br />indicating that he agrees to all of the conditions of the code and the private road justification. There are <br />four lots in Phase 3. <br />f. North Field at Creek Wood -Preliminary Plan <br />The Board considered a preliminary plan for North Field at Creek Wood Subdivision located <br />on the south side of Mt. Sinai Road in Chapel Hill Township. <br />North Field at Creek Wood is a 10-lot subdivision proposed on approximately 32 acres. The <br />minimum lot size is two acres and in this case, the average lot size will be 2.9 acres. <br />Craig Benedict said that the Triangle Land Conservancy owned the land between this <br />subdivision and Creekwood Phase 1. There are no designated streams on this property. The roads will <br />be constructed to NCDOT standards. There will be a community water system that will be run by a <br />private utility. There will be separate septic systems for eight lots. Two lots will have septic systems off <br />site. There is language in the covenants to ensure that these areas for the septic systems that are off <br />site are protected. Off-site septic systems are allowed within this watershed. The staff is suggesting that <br />since no on site recreation lands have been identified that apayment-in-lieu of $4,550 be required. The <br />