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Sharon Church Road. An additional recommendation was to add an access road into the phase four <br />area while phase two is underway for fire control. The staff recommends approval of the subdivision with <br />these conditions. <br />Dawn Herrick, Planning Director for John R. McAdams Company, was representing Randy <br />Fax, the developer. She thanked the staff for all of the hard work done on this process. She said that <br />they were somewhat concerned when they discovered the additional comments from the staff and were <br />not given enough time to discuss these recommendations and provide feedback. They agree with the <br />recommendation of the left turn lane and the fire safety issue. She said that the addition of the connector <br />in phase two would be a substantial expenditure of development funds because there are two stream <br />crossings. They are also concerned about the access to the pond in phase two because there is same <br />farming operation in that area. They want to make sure that the operation is not impaired by constructing <br />the road. They are also concerned about the new requirements for the landscape buffers. They want to <br />understand what needs to be done to be in compliance with the County's regulation. What is included in <br />the staff report is not what they were told originally to do in their landscape plan. They would like to <br />know what the new requirements mean for Fox Hill Farm Central. <br />One of Ms. Herrick's colleagues pointed out that there would only be 33 lots in phase two, <br />which is when the additional connector road is being suggested. The developer would prefer to wait until <br />phase three to provide this connector. <br />Commissioner Jacobs made reference to solid waste collection and asked if the developer <br />would consider working with the Planning and Solid Waste staff to possibly locate one or two recycling <br />collection points. Dawn Herrick said that the developer would probably be happy to talk to the County <br />about this possibility. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked some clarifying questions, which were answered by Craig <br />Benedict. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that he was glad to see the recommendation far the turn lane <br />because DOT's standards are not necessarily the "be all and end all." He asked why there is not a right <br />turn taper at Baldwin Road. Craig Benedict said that the staff thought that the right turn movement would <br />be fast enough into the subdivision road. <br />Craig Benedict suggested the possibility of waiting until phase three for the center turn lane to <br />allow for more units to come online and to cover the expense of the turn lane. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked the landscape architect about his reasoning for the lack of <br />contiguous nature of the open space. He said that it seems that the open space is more designed to <br />separate residential units than it is to provide a block of contiguous open space that promotes wildlife <br />habitat. The landscape architect said that they were trying to keep the open space in the stream <br />corridors where wildlife might travel. <br />Chair Halkiotis encouraged the Fox Hill Farm developer to consider putting a centralized <br />recycling center somewhere in the subdivision, because it costs so much money to provide recycling <br />services. <br />Chair Halkiotis said that the Fire Marshall has raised same very serious concerns with this <br />subdivision because there is no municipal water or fire hydrants. <br />Commissioner Gordan asked about the fiscal impact analysis and asked why there was a net <br />loss for the County since the homes were going to average $325,000. Craig Benedict explained that this <br />fiscal impact study used some updated statistics {i.e., new budget data, new school district populations). <br />He would like to further discuss with the Board the fiscal impact of residential development to the County. <br />Commissioner Brown asked about the comments from the Environmental Health Department <br />on the 10 lots along Fox Hill Farm Drive that would require clearing of mature hardwoods identified as <br />prime forest wildlife habitat. Craig Benedict painted out the areas on the map and provided the <br />information she requested. <br />Commissioner Brawn asked Ron Holdway if all of the non-conventional septic systems were <br />due to the soils. She asked about the larger lots. Ron Holdway said that all of the systems are <br />conventional-based technology. <br />Dawn Herrick said that the larger lots had always been a part of the plan and it was the desire <br />of the developer to have a variety of lot types. She made reference to the lot clearing and the <br />preservation of trees. In the homeowner's covenants, there is a restriction where any tree over four <br />inches in diameter that is going to be removed must be approved by the Architectural Review Board. <br />