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k <br /> 4' <br /> ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> 4 <br /> 306F REVERE ROAD <br /> HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278 <br /> ‘,... c. <br /> (...,..o) <br /> 0 <br /> ..„. ,..„,... <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Board of Commissioners <br /> FROM: Planning and Inspections Department <br /> SUBJECT: La Mesa Subdivision - Apptlication of Recreation <br /> Requirements <br /> DATE: July 21, 1989 <br /> Section IV-B-7-b of the Subdivision Regulations was amended <br /> on May 16, 1989 to apply recreation requirements (dedication <br /> or payment-in-lieu) on a county-wide basis rather than only <br /> in the Joint Planning Area. At that time, a policy was <br /> established to make the amendment effective on June 30, 1989 . <br /> Therefore, any subdivision that did not receive preliminary <br /> approval by July 1, 1989 became subject to the recent county- <br /> wide recreation requirements. <br /> The application for La Mesa Subdivision was originally <br /> scheduled to be considered at the April Planning Board <br /> meeting. Due to delays in soil testing, the applicant <br /> requested an extension of the 85-day deadline for <br /> presentation. The application was later placed on the May <br /> 15 Planning Board agenda to be forwarded to the Commissioners <br /> in June. However, La Mesa was deleted from the May Planning <br /> Board agenda in order to allow more time for a presentation <br /> by the airport study consultant. Subsequently, the subdivi- <br /> sion was considered by the Planning Board at their June 19 <br /> meeting, not reaching the Commissioners until August 1. <br /> According to 5/16/89 policy of the County Commissioners, the <br /> recreation requirements should apply to this application <br /> because it did not have preliminary approval before July 1, <br /> - - 1989. Since- this subdivision was delayed from May until June <br /> by the County's action and not by the developer's, the <br /> question arises as to whether the policy should varied to <br /> eliminate payment-in-lieu provisions for this subdivision. <br /> The developer has indicated he is willing to pay the fee <br /> ($945/acre x 1/35 acre = $27/lot x 481ots = $1296) if <br /> required to do so, but prefers to spend the money on entrance <br /> landscaping, signage, or other amenity within the subdivi- <br /> sion. <br />