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In summary this item was presented to receive public comment on a <br />proposed amendment to consider traffic impacts of efficiency <br />apartments and duplexes in determining the private road classification <br />required for subdivision approval and eliminate approval of Class A <br />roads for minor subdivisions by the Board of Commissioners. To <br />account for the traffic impact of potential additional residences, it <br />is proposed that efficiency apartments and duplexes be considered in <br />determining the appropriate classification for a private road. An <br />efficiency apartment is expected to create about half of the traffic <br />generated by a single - family residence. A duplex is expected to <br />generate about the same amount of traffic as a single- family <br />residence. <br />THERE WERE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS <br />A motion was made by <br />Commissioner Halkiotis, to <br />Board for a recommendation <br />Commissioners no sooner th <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />ITEMS FOR DECISION <br />Commissioner Marshall, seconded by <br />refer these road standards to the Planning <br />to be returned to the Board of <br />an October 1, 1990. <br />1. ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENT (Continued) <br />a. PD --3 -90 Carolina Friends School <br />** *This item was presented earlier in the meeting. <br />Ms. Betty Eidenier, Chairman of the Planning Board, read a <br />prepared statement indicating that the Orange County Planning Board <br />recognizes the need for expeditious consideration of the Special Use <br />permits for the Carolina Friends School. However, they strongly <br />protest the manner in which this matter has been considered outside <br />the ordinary procedures and protections, such as allowing written <br />public comment. They trust that no precedent has been set by this <br />case. She stated that they found in the affirmative for the three <br />conditions before approving the Special Use. They concur with the <br />Planning Staff recommendation with the eight conditions, as amended. <br />Commissioner Hartwell informed the Board that after a building <br />permit was issued the staff at the school discovered that they had not <br />gotten a permit for the deck. A representative of the school went to <br />the Planning Department to get a permit. At that point, it was <br />mentioned that the permit had been revoked. The problem arose from <br />the fact that although the school staff was aware that they needed a <br />special use permit, they were not aware that it was a different permit <br />from the original building permit which they were issued. He pointed <br />out that this exception was made only because of the oversight on the <br />part of staff in explaining what was needed. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by <br />Commissioner Willhoit, that the Board finds a preponderance of <br />evidence to indicate compliance with the General Standards, specific <br />rules governing the specific use and that the use complies with all <br />required regulations and standards with the exception of those <br />standards for which the Planning Board found a lack of compliance and <br />