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. g414 <br /> ^ <br /> • <br /> 1. There he no based jet aircraft, <br /> 2. That the applicant own or control the area known as the clear zone. <br /> Clear zone should he defined as starting 200' from the end of the runway <br /> and rising at a 20:1 slope to a height of 100', This would make the <br /> length of the clear zone 2000'. <br /> 3. There be no commercial uses associated with the airport facility such <br /> as restaurants, motels or shops. Sale of fuel for aircraft, maintenance <br /> service and flight training classes would be permitted. <br /> 4. That the number of based aircraft be limited to 200 hangared or tied- <br /> . down planes. <br /> 5. That all the requirements and suggestions from the Orange Grove Rural <br /> Fire Department be met, including the construction of a fire access road to <br /> the property from 'leer Road. <br /> 6. That the construction schedule outlined on page 4 of the draft July 8th <br /> minutes be .Jhered to by the applicants. <br /> 7' That a bond covering the cost of construction of all public improvements <br /> and the runway, fire ponds and fire fighting equipment, plus 10% be <br /> approved by and supplied to Orange County, <br /> O. T| ,t ?light training operations not exceed 50% of the total operations <br /> of the facility. <br /> 9. That any Planning Staff recommendations consistent with these conditions <br /> be incorporated. <br /> Mr. Chairman, that concludes the Planning Board's reconnendation- <br /> • /Clerk's note: This concludes the verbatim portion of the meeting <br /> 5nless otherwise ooted.-/ <br /> Commissioner Marshall asked Ms. Crawfo' ] if she would explain the Planning <br /> Board's rationale behind conditions # 4 and 8. <br /> Ms. Crawford: "1 believe the 200 was as arbitrary a figure as Mr. Mehler <br /> indicated 276 i»." She said concern was expressed that the original proposal <br /> had indicated 50-100 planes whereas this proposal specifies 276 planes. The <br /> Planning Board wished to limit ("cap") the number and "to clear the confusioa <br /> that came up at the public hearing of whether we're talking about hangared and <br /> an unlimited number of tied down oircraft...." She cited Mr. Matthews' testimony <br /> regarding flight training operations, and said that he seemed to be of the opinion <br /> that flight training "seriously increased" the noise level . She said that residents <br /> had voiced concern about noise pollution and the Planning 8uard, while realizing <br /> "that it would be virtually impossible to monite,.''thought limiting flight training <br /> operations would decrease the potential noise level . Ms. Crawford added that <br /> the votes on these conditions were unanimous. <br /> Commissioner Hillhoit: Asked if thought had been given to limiting the <br /> hours of operation for flight training operations, <br /> Ms. Crawford: She said that the Board fored that anyone from Raleigh-Durham <br /> might come to this site and just practice take-off and landing operations. She <br /> iid that so. one might make more than three take-offs and landings per hour and <br /> so hours of operation for such flights was seen to less desirable than what the <br /> , Planning Board had agreed on. She said they still recognized the problem of pnrorco- <br /> ° <br />