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4 <br /> 1. PROPOSED WATER AND SEWER POLICY <br /> Planning Director Marvin Collins explained that two documents are <br /> included in the agenda. One is the proposed water/sewer policy as <br /> approved by the Planning Board and the second is a list of those comments <br /> developed by the County Manager, County Attorney, Finance Director and <br /> Planning Director. <br /> Discussion ensued on the proposed policy and the Board members <br /> asked that the following changes be made to the proposed policy. <br /> (1) Section 4 - define the term "development project". <br /> (2) Identify water/sewer service districts in terms of a ten and <br /> twenty year transition area. <br /> (3) Section 6 - define what the policy will apply to in terms of <br /> projects - public projects to address a public health need or <br /> if it would include other developments as well. <br /> (4) Determine the extent of the involvement of private utility <br /> providers and whether or not they would be permitted to enter <br /> into agreements with the County. <br /> (5) Determine the relationship of this policy to Impact Fees and <br /> financing methods. <br /> (6) Section 6 - regarding the improvement of job opportunities <br /> change the wording from "in the absence of" to "unless there <br /> is a statement". <br /> (7) Section 6 - add to last paragraph in (c) "revenues which are <br /> in excess to the cost of services". <br /> (8) Develop a set of criteria for other public projects as <br /> opposed to those that are private in nature. <br /> It was the consensus of the Board that the policy be reworked to <br /> include the comments made by the members of the Board and brought back to <br /> them at the October 20 meeting for additional comments to be presented at <br /> the November quarterly public hearing for citizen comments. <br /> 2 . SYCAMORE HILL PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION <br /> Greg Szymik presented for consideration of approval the Prelimi- <br /> nary Plan for Sycamore Hill Subdivision. The property is located in <br /> Bingham Township on Orange Grove Road (SR 1006) . The developer is propos- <br /> ing a private Class B road (Thistle Trail) to serve the development. The <br /> property is zoned Rural Buffer (R-B) and designated Rural Buffer in the <br /> Orange County Land Use Plan. The County Manager recommends approval with <br /> the following three conditions: <br /> 1. Payment-in-lieu of dedicated open space in the amount of <br /> $459. <br /> 2. Indicate the location of an existing building on the plat. <br /> 3 . Development of thistle Trail as a public road in accordance <br /> with NCDOT standards. <br /> roads and Athelmannercinswhichatheelordinancelsshould be inte reted versus <br /> how it had been interpreted. nterpreted versus <br /> private roadainathehsubdivisionPer Bhennotededthatem had planned to put a <br /> received by the Commissioners about dirt roads are from ofcitizens owho alive <br /> on State-maintained roads and not from those who live on subdivision roads <br /> who know from the beginning they will be living on a dirt or gravel road. <br /> Chair Marshall explained that when the Ordinance was adopted it <br /> was adopted with the intent that all roads be <br /> public <br /> last two years an enormous number of private roadshave beensnpra <br /> a rovedg the <br /> Collins stated that there had never been any question about bout the <br />