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5 12 hearing until 7 : 30 on August 4 , 1993 to receive the Planning Boar,' 2 recommendation. 3 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 4 5 6 c. Site Plan Approval/Zoning Compliance Permit 7 Planner Emily Cameron presented this item to receive public 3 comment. This proposed Zoning Ordinance text amendment would add language to Article 14 and Article 21 of the Zoning Ordinance to clearly explain that a :0 site plan approval with or without a zoning compliance permit does not =1 establish a vested right to develop a project in the absence of an approved _2 Site Specific Development Plan. 13 14 THERE WERE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, MEMBERS OF 15 THE PLANNING BOARD OR CITIZENS 16 17 Motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner 18 Halkiotis to refer this item to the Planning Board and to adjourn the public 19 hearing until 7 : 30 on August 4 , 1993 to receive the Planning Board 20 recommendation. 21 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 22 • 23 • 24 d. Impervious Surface Standards 25 Planning Director Marvin Collins presented this item to receive 26 public comment. The purpose of this amendment would add a provision tf- 27 Article 6 of the Zoning Ordinance which would permit property owners ; 28 satisfy impervious surface ratios in protected watersheds through provision 29 of a perpetual conservation easement on adjoining property. This particular 30 amendment was generated by a request from the Orange Grove Volunteer Fire 31 Department and has implications for the County' s recycling center sites and 32 it may have implications for other rural fire departments or similar public 33 uses . It does allow conservation easements for meeting the requirements of 34 the impervious surface standards. 35 36 QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OR MEMBERS OF THE PLA2r'NING 37 BOARD 38 Commissioner Gordon questioned how this would work and Mr. 39 Collins referred to an example in the agenda abstract and explained how this 40 amendment would apply to a parcel of land. 41 42 THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPEN FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS 43 Mr. Edward S . Johnson, President of the Orange Grove Volunteer 44 Fire Company, stated that the zoning requirements have put the Fire Company 45 in a box for about eight years . They wanted to enlarge their building eight 46 years ago and asked for a variance which was denied. The fire station is 47 beyond site capacity at this time and they urgently need to expand . The only 48 other alternative is for them to purchase additional land. They plan to 49 purchase some additional land but do not want to buy two acres . 50 Charles Snipes explained that he is wiling to give up a small 51 parcel of land for the expansion of the fire station but does not want to give 52 up two acres .