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256 o Concept Plan application form as prescni bed by the Plamiing Departmenit in a form which provides: O A comparison of the impacts of the Flexible Development Option to those that would result from the Conventional Development Option. O A checklist identifying consistency with applicable design guidelines as set forth in Section N-B-10-G. • Stamped envelopes addressed to each owner of property within 500 feet of the property proposed to be subdivided. The names and addresses of property owners shall be based on the current listing as shown in the Orange County Land Records System. Comment: The application requirements shown above are essentially the same as currently required for Concept Plans with several notable exceptions. First, the subdivider must submit an Optional Plan for a Conventional Development (as currently required) as well as a Site Analysis Map and an Optional Plan for a Flexible Development. This requirement represents a "balance"between mandatoil open space design and the Qptional approach currently allowed and is based on the Grafton, Massachusetts Flexible Development Bylaws. Second, the subdivider has the option of submitting a Flexible Development Plan only, and combining the Site Analysis Map and the Flexible Development Option into a single plan. Subdividers who choose this option can eliminate the time and/or expense of having a Conventional Development Plan prepared. The subdivider also has the option of submitting a Conventional Development Plan,provided all lots are to be developed with units to be sold or rented to families earning less than the Orange County median income. Such families have incomes of $40,685, can afford a mortgage payment of approximately$845 per month, or a mortgage of about$110,000(8.5% interest for 30 years). Finally, the subdivider is required to provide stamped, addressed envelopes for use in notifying adjacent property owners of the Public Information Meeting described below. C. Public Information Meeting: Upon receipt and acceptance of the Concept Plan application, the Planning Department shall schedule a Public Infomnation Meeting and mail notices of the meeting to each owner of property within 500 feet of the property proposed to be subdivided. The Public Information Meeting shall be held within 15 days of acceptance of the application, and notices shall be mailed by first class mail at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the meeting. At the meeting,the PI== Department staff will explain the County's subdivision approval process, and the applicant will be available to answer questions about the proposed subdivision. Commext:• This provision has been added to address the concerns of citizens who felt they should have been notified of pend ing subdivision applications. The Public Information Meeting process is similar to that used by the Town of Chapel Hill. The process benefits the applicant by being able to present his/her design concept and hearing the concerns, if any, of adjoining property owners.Adjoining owners have the opportunity of hearing about the proposal at the beginning of the subdivision approval process from the applicant. d. Pkaua ; Department Review Procedorem Within thirty (30) days of the date of the Public Information Meeting or within such farther time consented to in writing by the applicant, the Planning Department shall submit to the Planning Board its recommendation,including a written analysis of the Concept Plan; its general compliance with the requirements of this Ordinance, the Comprehensive Plan,and other applicable codes and one; and the concerns of citizens expressed at the Public Inform Meeting. If the Planning Flexible Development 42