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r DEC-12-t,3% La: l^ BQCCGMANPLEP P.01%02 7 27 1 ComtriiSSioner Gordon said that if they want to do this they want to get it right. Maybe the 2 minimum lot size should be considered and larger lot sizes be used. Some events would be great in 3 some places and some would be disasters. 4 5 Mr.Trapolk said that they have worked with the County for two years. They have included 6 the Orange County Health Department and the State Environmental people and are trying to do this 7 He said that the main concern is how the food is handled and the water served. 8 9 10 UNIVERSITY R PHASE t AEER.,_OVAL OF CONSERVATION BASEMENT 11 The County Commissioners were requested to accept a conservation easement for the 12 f oodpim and watlertd own in Phase l of University Manor. Planner Mary Wallis expiainad that as part 13 of the Resolution of Approval for Phase 1, there is a requitement that a portion of the open space in the 14 conservation am be owned by the Homeowners Association. This is a request for the County to take 15 over the area. In addition to addressing issues such as use restrictions, access, monitoring. 16 maintenance and enforcement.the easement could also allow the County to obtain title to the 17 conservation area at a later date and could provide for assignment by the County to a qualif0d owner. 18 in answer to a question from Commissioner Brown, David Rooks. the attorney for the 19 applicant, said that he draw the easement which is based on a Triangle Land Conservancy easement 20 model. The grantor wig be the developer or the Homeowners Association.depending at what point 21 the actual easement is execUted and the a will be the County. 22 Geoffmy Gle&A said that the County would maintain liability insurance in the event 9 is 23 used by County employees. He rested that the easement document being presented for approval Is 24 generally a good document. 25 Convni:sioner Gordon matte two corrections to the document which will be incorporated. 28 Commissioner Halkl tis said he has some concerns about the county taking ownership of 27 #0 conservation gasem & Geoffrey Gledhill noted that there is some risk to owning any interest In 26 property because there are msponsibi.. 8 that go along with ownership. Commissioner Haikiotis said 29 that he does not support the County taking ownership of this conservation easement unless he can be 30 convinced with additional intomhetion- 31 Co mmssiorer Carey said let there ate always risks with owning property. However.he 32 feels that lh"risk is mi`'lirnal and that the Vdft insurance wig cover the County in the event that 33 soRletling sh0 M happen. He f"is that the County should move ahead and own this easement and 34 prnc@ to estabW mWjf of vohide Whereby the County can immediately require the conveyance Of 35 this easement to anoter entity. 38 Commissioner Gordon said that this approval could be limited to this one request and not set 37 a preoedence for future ClOnveyance of conservation easenments for Ruh"ph""of this project• 38 Commissionw Brown asked that this be delayed and that the County move ahead with 39 developing a propw with SlmxI&f&and objectives and fit this into that program.. 40 Mary Wigs said that as a condition of the final plat, the open space must be owned by the 41 Homeowners Association with easements granted to the County or to the Triangle Land Conservancy- 42 Commissionw Hawallis asked d the Homeowners could wait to convey this easement until a 43 proposal is developed fdr this ate. GeOrey GWOW said that this is a condition of the Resolution of 44 Approval. The tlilougl t behind this was that the conservation area needed to be preserved and Oral 45 the only way to preserve it was to require it to have a conservation easement. 46 David Rooks clarified that the conservation easement does not require the County to do 47 anything,but requires the Homeowners Association to leave this land a lone. 48 A mobon was made by Commissioner Carey. seconded by Chair Crowther to approve the 49 WIT naicornmendstion.