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' ii.d The staff presentation was made by Susan Smith. . • Randyi Smith, agent, reviewed the project noting that the existing portion was presently zoned R-3 and that the Town of Hillsborough had agreed with extension'of utilities to service the new section. He continued that the remaining undeveloped portion of the property would remain R-1 as the applicants would wait until they were ready to develop the property to determine the zoning from the dictates of the market current at that time. • Pxlkey inquired about the exit patterns for the project. Randy Smith responded that the main exit would be Lafayette Drive exitimg onto both Old 'NC 86 and Oakdale Drive. . Pilkey inquired about the • number of houses proposed. Randy Smith responded 111 houses. • Bataan Smith cited page 182 of the agenda and the letter from NCDOT regarding access. - - Tom Teman, resident of the area, noted a storm sewer problem on Lafayette Drive. Be inquired about the intentions with the remaining acreage and the need for two exits. . Jim Sarick, resident of Cornwallis Hills,' asked if there was a - water pressure ' problem in this area. Susan Smith responded that Horace . - Johnson,..Water. Commissioner for the. Town of Hillsborough, had indicated there was good water•pressure in this area. She added that the applicants would have to make specific improvements to the services as part of. the development process. • Smith continued that NCDOT had estimated that 85% of the traffic would flow. to Old NC 86 and that 75% of that traffic would flow to I--110. She noted that road improvements would be required through the development process, a - specifically wider rights-of-way, turning and deceleration lanes. - • Ralph Cochrane, agent, noted that in their analysis Oakdale Drive is a viable secondary access. He commented that they had tried to acquire a second access auto Old NC 86 but had not been successful. . T.. . PROPOSED 73ONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT$ • The presentation was made by Susan Smith. Concerns have been identified by the Board of Commissioners and the Orange County Planning Staff about feature* of the Special Use Permit and watershed standards. Recent changes in the General Statutes dictated amendments to Article 20 AMENDMENTS. � Thel proposed text amendments, if approved, would clarify and - • improve the administration of the Zoning Ordinance. . Smith noted there were a number of text amendments being put forth for consideration. The first is Article 6 ;YPL•x,C•ATION ' .OF' IMENSIONAL _ j,EQUIREMENTS. In the period of time following the approval of the Water Quality Critical Area and Protected Watershed II Zoning Ordinance text amendments, the staff has moniored the admiaistrata.vn of-these standards and has identified specific concerns to be addressed. These concerns have tracked similar concerns raisedlby members of the Board of Commissioners and by other local government staffs attempting to implement the State-Local Action Guidelines for - the Falls of the Neuse and Jordan watersheds. Specifically, these concerns include the complexity of the Impervious Surface Ratios Table as opposed to the - three-tiered approach endorsed by the TJCOG and the State of North Carolina; . the lack of recognition in the Table of areas already serviced by public water . and sewer services and developed at -higher densities given the provision of these services; the technical difficulties posed by a standard of stormwater management which relies solely. on infiltration; and the need to establish an acceptable guideline for implementation of the infiltration standard by type of land use, particularly large lot development. The particular items are: 6.23.4, 6.23.7, 6.24.6, and 6.211.8. - These track each other within the two watershed districts and, specifically, provide for the control of the first 1/2 inch of runoff from II I •