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6. The Orange County and Town of Hillsborough Fire Marshal, and <br />representatives of the Orange Rural Volunteer Fire District7 shall review <br />and approve: <br />a. Road layout and construction methodology, <br />b. Location of fire lanes, <br />c. Location of fire hydrants, and <br />d. Location of the proposed stand-pipe(s). <br />prior to the commencement of earth disturbing activity. <br />7. The Orange County and Town of Hillsborough Fire Marshal, in <br />consultation with the Town of Hillsborough Utility Director, shall review and <br />approve location(s) of proposed water lines prior to the initiation of land <br />disturbing activity. <br />Sizing of said lines shall be based on the proposed development, <br />including water flow test data. <br />8. Fire-flow test(s) of all installed hydrants shall be conducted, in <br />coordination with the Town of Hillsborough and Orange County <br />Emergency Services, to ensure compliance with applicable State Fire <br />Code standards. <br />9. ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STANDARDS: Development within the <br />Project shall abide by the following: <br />a. Permitted exterior finishes and/or siding materials shall be limited to: <br />i. Cement/concrete siding, such as Hardi-plank, <br />ii. Brick and/or stucco, <br />iii. Concrete in pre-cast or cast-in-place (CIP) applications. <br />1. Where utilized, large expanses shall be broken-up <br />and modulated with architectural variations like <br />scoring, reveals, ornamental embellishments, etc. <br />iv. Concrete masonry units (CMU’s) limited to: <br />1. Standard block, painted for service areas out of public <br />view, rears of parapets, etc. OR <br />2. Split-face and/or ground face CMU’s <br />v. Dry-stack and/or ashlar stone shall be permitted only when <br />utilized as an identifying characteristic for a structure. <br /> <br />7 Language added by Planning Board at its October 4, 2017 regular meeting. The applicant has expressed concern <br />over the revision. BOCC members have asked for Planning Board feedback on modifying the request to reference <br />Orange Rural Volunteer Fire department staff to be involved in the site plan review process but that they would not <br />have review/approval authority. Same would be reserved for the Town and County Fire Marshal’s. <br /> 129