Agenda - 11-14-2017 - D.1 - Zoning Atlas Amendment: Conditional Zoning —Master Plan Development

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78 basis. If it were to reach that limit, and the capacity was not there to reach the next site plan, the developer will have to pay to expand the capacity. Paul Guthrie said that he asked the questions because some years ago he was involved in the funding and building of some 200 community treatment plants in another state and provided a water supply. The biggest trap was when developers came with grand designs when they heard there was land available, and then the community got stuck with building a new facility without recourse to keep money out. The result was great burdens on the small communities without great capacity ability. Jim Parker responded that he appreciated the comment and that as Mr. Guthrie knew, there are good officials working on these issues that will not let a scenario like what he just described happen. He noted a water line (16 inch)in the right-of-way off Old NC 86 that has been serving Hillsborough from OWASA for years. It is now becoming Hillsborough's to meter. The sewer line being put in will be 12 inches in diameter. There has been some planning and sizing of the lines for the areas in the EDD, with the anticipation of a certain volume being generated from the land uses. David Blankfard asked about the neighborhood meetings that Mr. Parker held separately from the Planning Department. How did it go? Jim Parker thanked him for asking that. He said that they have held 3 neighborhood meetings: September 2016, August 2017 and September 2017. The meetings have been generally well attended.At the first meeting, they mostly talked about the area itself since they did not have specific plans together at the time. There were questions from adjacent property owners that live outside of and south of this property. These neighbors have not come back to subsequent meetings. There have been concerns over types of uses, traffic, but generally, no concerns from individual property owners with specific things they wanted from the developers. The attendees have been well- informed and he said that he and his partners have listened to them. Tony Blake asked if in the project would expand in the future if additional adjacent properties became available. Jim Parker said that they have reached out to most every property owner in the area and offered to buy their property to make it part of the development. The properties in the development are a result of property owners selling their lots to Mr. Parker's group. Tony Blake responded that he sees the challenge facing the County that there are no big areas for development,just segmented properties. Jim Parker said that other EDDs look similar; it's just the way it is. There are a lot of little properties that need to be amassed to do a development. Michael Harvey made a point of clarification. He said that if the development secured additional property, the Settler's Point Master Plan would have to be amended to add the additional properties into the proposal, which would initiate another public hearing process. If Settler's Point is approved without District 3 and District 3 becomes possible to develop later on, the developer will have to go through an entire new process to do so as well. Lydia Wegman asked for clarification. If the Board tabled District 3 this evening, there would not be a need for an entirely new process, unless District 3 is withdrawn. Michael Harvey said that this is correct and added that if District 3 were to come back to the Board but there is no movement forward on the components still needed for it to be viable, the Board may recommend that it is denied, and it would have to go through the process again as well. Jim Parker said that they are supportive of Staff's recommendation.