Status Report - Concept Plans Approved in Stoney Creek Area - Agenda 6-26-1995 - X-A

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X/ STATUS REPORT - CONCEPT PLANS APPROVED IN STONEY CREEK AREA Planning Director Marvin Collins presented information as contained in the agenda. He showed on a large map the four concept plans that have been received between September 1994 and February 1995. Comments received from the Board of County Commissioners are listed below: Commissioner Gordon said that the word of wisdom is to revisit the provisions of the dedication of land or payment-in-lieu provisions. Commissioner Willhoit made reference to the conservation area and asked how Craig Manor and University Trace participate in that. Commissioner Gordon asked about the protection for the green area and Marvin Collins said that there is nothing to protect it unless the developers want to do a cluster subdivision. Commissioner Willhoit made reference to the nature trail and asked how that helped with conservation. Is it possible to have both. He would like to see an effort put into enhancing the conservation and wildlife corridor into some kind of park concept or nature trail. If that were possible would there be additional acreage put into this area. Are they required to preserve it anyway? Marvin Collins indicated that by complying with the wetlands and stream buffer requirements, they are preserving some of it but it is still in private ownership. A conservation easement could sit on top of this and provide more protection. Commissioner Willhoit stated he would like for this area to be protected. Commissioner Halkiotis asked if the developers would be more hesitant to be messing around with that snakelike piece in the middle or would they rather get you off their back by working out an agreement for the designated park area. The bottom line is that a bunch of homeowners don't want a bunch of people running around their back yard. Marvin Collins said that the developers have some interest in both. Commissioner Gordon asked Marvin what could be done to facilitate this. She later suggested taking the dedication of land/payment in lieu provisions to public hearing in August. Commissioner Willhoit stated he likes the idea of folding the recreation area into the greenway concept. He also asked that the plan be shown to Orange County Schools to see if they are specifically interested in a school site in this area. The parcel referred to as a location for a park may be appropriate for a school site. Commissioner Willhoit said that this needs to be presented to the Stoney Creek Study Committee. It may give them some incentives to consider some of the alternative proposals. Marvin Collins said that they plan to show this map to the schools and the Stoney Creek Study Committee, Recreation and Parks Board and others.