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'~~ of District IL Staff is also supportive of the proposed multi-family development within District III. 2. Waiver Two (2) as outlined on page fifteen (15) of the application reading as follows: `The applicant requests a waiver from Section 2.3 Land Use Intensity-Building, Landscaping, and Site Volume Ratios' The applicant is requesting that the existing composite ratio methods established within the Design Manual be replaced with a `floor area ratio' .and `maximum building height' limitation to control land use intensity. The rationale for the request is that these concepts are easier to understand and represent, in both graphic and statistical form, and are recognized as a universal tool by developers and planners to gauge development intensity. The applicant is proposing a maximum floor area ratio of point thirty (.30) and a maximum building height of six (6) stories. Staff Comment: The applicant intends to provide additional detail on this item at the May 7, 2008 Planning Board meeting. 3. Waiver Three (3) as outlined on page twenty (20) of the application reading as follows: `The applicant requests a waiver from Section 2.4 Environmental Factors - Grading and Erosion Control -Planting Area Slopes of the EDD Design Manual' The applicant is requesting the ability to utilize ~ a maximum slope factor of 2:1 rather j than the listed maximum slope of 3:1. Within the request the applicant indicates that the existing grade of the property would require `unnecessary grading and increate the total footprint of disturbance' if the maximum 3:1 slope ratio was adhered to. The applicant is requesting the ability to use a slope ratio of 2:1 or flatter in an effort to avoid unnecessary disturbance on the property and make use of the natural shape of the land with minimal grading. Staff Comment: Staff supports the waiver request and recommends that the BOCC consider allowing for .modifications to the grading and erosion control standards outlined within Section 2.4 of the EDD Design Manual only. when the applicant can demonstrate on asite-specific development plan the need to, and benefits of, waiving the requirement. 4. Waiver Four (4) as outlined on pages twenty (20) through twenty-one (21) of the applicationxeading as follows: `The applicant requests a waiver from Section 2.4 Environmental Factors - Grading and Erosion Control - Driveway and Access Drive Slopes of the EDD Design Manual' . The applicant is requesting the ability to utilize NC DOT standards of two percent (2%) or '/a" per foot minunum and a twelve percent (12%) maximum access/drive slope where necessary. The applicant argues that with the existing slope standards of two percent (2%) minimum and five. percent (5%) maximum for access/driveways is common, there will be need for additional flexibility given the number of connections proposed with this development. The additional slope value may be necessary to