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DRAFT PLANNING BOARD MINUTES 7/9/96 49 <br /> need to be informed of where the Planning Board is on this issue and they are expecting <br /> a recommendation from the Planning Board at their first meeting in August. <br /> Howie expressed concern that the Planning Board is being asked to endorse something <br /> that is so vague that the Board would not have anything in writing that would allow for <br /> acceptance or rejection of a project. <br /> Bell pointed out again that flexible development is a voluntary program. A developer is <br /> required to prepare a flexible development plan and a conventional plan. However,the <br /> choice of which type of development is still the developer's option. <br /> VOTE: Unanimous.- <br /> ITEM#10: MATTERS PROPOSED FOR PUBLIC HEARING 8/26/96 <br /> a. Proposed Ordinance Text Amendments <br /> Presentation by Mary Willis. <br /> (A copy of the proposed amendments is an attachment to these minutes on pages ) <br /> The Ordinance Review Committee considered the following Subdivision Regulations, <br /> Zoning Ordinance,and Zoning Atlas amendments on July 3, 1996 and recommended that <br /> they be advertised for public hearing. <br /> Subdivision Regulations Text Amendments <br /> 1. Cluster Developments <br /> On May 1, 1996,the Board of Commissioners approved the flexible development <br /> regulations,and the previous ordinance provisions for cluster developments were <br /> eliminated. However,the flexible development regulations do not apply in the Rural <br /> Buffer. The proposed amendment would re-adopt the previous cluster provisions in <br /> the Rural Buffer,allowing cluster developments as an alternative to conventional <br /> subdivision design until other regulations are approved by the governing boards of <br /> Orange County,Chapel Hill and Carrboro. <br /> 2. Securing Subdivision Improvements <br /> The proposed amendment is technical in nature to provide clarity and cohesiveness <br /> to subdivision regulations pertaining to road improvements. New text is proposed to <br /> specify requirements for the content of construction estimates and financial <br /> guarantees submitted when improvements are not completed prior to Final Plat <br /> approval.The Planning Staff consulted with the County Attorney and County <br /> engineer in developing the proposed amendment. - <br /> 3. Lot Layout <br /> The proposed amendment was initiated by the County Attorney to improve the <br /> wording of Section IV-B-5-e by substituting the word"divided"for the word <br /> "separated"in describing non-contiguous lot area. <br /> Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Atlas Text Amendment <br />