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<br />14 <br />1 woven into a site plan that will be subject to the final site plan approval. Each of these <br />2 development patterns represents a specific use type or character, and they afl fulfill a distinct <br />' <br />3 purpose.. He pointed out each patfern -Main Street, Commons, Anchor, and Independent <br />4 Retail Establishments. <br />5 Bear in mind that all final site plans would be subject to the review and'approval of the <br />6 Planning Director and staff to ensure that the all standards are met. <br />7 The Buckhorn development proposes to utilize lighting that is in keeping with the <br />8 ~ standards established in.the EDD Design Manual. These include shielding as well as minimum <br />9 light levels necessary to protect the adjacent properties. We're also committed to working with <br />10 tenants in reducing lighting levels during non-business hours and utilizing more efficient, more <br />11 uniform light design patterns. <br />12 The standards for signage at Buckhorn describe the intent of those established in the <br />13 EDD Design Manual, while also balancing the needs of~retailers, recognizing that the EDD <br />14 focuses on some retail, but also manufacturing and light industrial. This is more geared towards <br />15 what the demands and needs are for major retailers. Our alternate design solution identifies <br />16 five different signage types that are specific to situations, keeping in mind the scale of the <br />17 surrounding roadways. The comprehensive signage plan displayed on the wall shows 2 <br />18 locations for primary project identification. Two locations are ,shown, and one is an alternate. It <br />19 also shows locations for entry portals as well as direction signage within the project. <br />20 <br />21 Mr. Hutchins called Tyson Graves to speak about transportation. <br />22 <br />23 Tyson Graves: I have been sworn in. I'm a registered professional engineer in the state of <br />24 North Carolina, and have been doing traffic engineering for 18 years. 1 work with Arcadis. <br />25 Basically, the traffic impact study. was to be done at certain standards, and that means (' <br />26 that we need to achieve a level of service C for the development in order to keep the traffic <br />27 flowing. In order to do that, a widening would need to be done on the bridge at Buckhorn Road <br />28 over 1-85. There would need to be an auxiliary lane added from the weigh stations east of the <br />29 interchange all the way to Buckhorn Road's on-ramp, just as it is now on the other side of 1-85. <br />30 There would be three entrances to the development just south of the interchange. The first one <br />31 is a right in/right out, the second is the main entrance, which would be full access, and the third <br />32 one is a right out/left out. At West Ten Road, there would be another main entrance. Signals <br />33 would be added to the .ramps on both the north and south side of I-85, a signal would be added <br />34 to the main entrance, and at West Ten Road. <br />35 <br />36 Bill Hutchins: At this time, I would like to enter into the record a letter from Robert Wilson, City <br />37 Manager of the City of Mebane, dated today, which provides some information as to the utility <br />38 service allocation, etc., .This letter is shown below. <br />39 <br />40 February 25, 2008 <br />41 <br />42 Mr. Craig Benedict, Director of Planning <br />43 Orange County <br />44 306-F Revere Rd. <br /> <br />45 _ _ <br />P. O: Box 8181 <br />46 Hillsborough, N. C. 27278 <br />47 <br />48 Subject: Buckhorn Village <br />49 <br />50 Dear Mr. Benedict: ~ <br />51 <br />