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Approved 11/01/2017 <br /> <br />14 <br /> 686 <br />Tony Blake said that the streamlining is clear. He wants to make sure that the people affected by the project have 687 <br />been listened to. 688 <br /> 689 <br />Michael Harvey said that the applicant’s gone to great lengths to alleviate concerns, as has Staff, by making 690 <br />conditions of approval that address concerns. Mr. Harvey said that unfortunately, nothing is perfect. However, the 691 <br />application represents a reasonable move forward in this area of the County, and as Staff continues to address 692 <br />external roadway improvements, ancillary agencies will have more ability to compel some modifications of roadways 693 <br />that may impact certain components of projects. 694 <br /> 695 <br />Lydia Wegman acknowledged Paul Guthrie to speak. 696 <br /> 697 <br />Paul Guthrie asked a couple of questions: Has there been a formal analysis on the capacity with potential increases 698 <br />for water and sewer? And to what level? 699 <br /> 700 <br />Michael Harvey said that he will let the applicant answer that question. 701 <br /> 702 <br />Paul Guthrie asked - Who is going to pay for the expansion of the facilities if Hillsborough takes on the responsibility? 703 <br />Will the water supply be from Hillsborough? 704 <br /> 705 <br />Michael Harvey said that was not a question he could answer. 706 <br /> 707 <br />Paul Guthrie asked about a transmission line about a block-and-a-half from the site. Have there been discussions 708 <br />with the power company about this line? 709 <br /> 710 <br />Michael Harvey replied that no, there have not because no site plan has been submitted yet. While Staff knows there 711 <br />is service availability, it is currently unclear which use will be reviewed for approval first. It is incumbent upon the 712 <br />developer to make improvements on utilities for the good of the project, just like any developer in Orange County 713 <br />when it comes to utility upgrades. As site plans come-in, the Town of Hillsborough will decide if they can handle 714 <br />capacity, and if they cannot, the use cannot be approved. 715 <br /> 716 <br />Paul Guthrie asked if the developer will pay for additional costs associated with this. 717 <br /> 718 <br />Michael Harvey responded that if a developer wants utility upgrades for a project, they will have to pay for it. He 719 <br />cannot comment for the Town of Hillsborough. 720 <br /> 721 <br />Paul Guthrie noted that there has been an interesting dialogue going on with Hillsborough on this project, as he read 722 <br />in the materials provided. 723 <br /> 724 <br />Michael Harvey agreed and said that most of that dialogue is on District 3. Ms. Hauth’s letter voicing concern over the 725 <br />Town serving a residential project this far south, outside the Town’s corporate limits, is included in the materials given 726 <br />to the Board. These are the issues to discuss further. 727 <br /> 728 <br />Paul Guthrie said that Hillsborough will have to weigh capacity of water needs/use based on what gets built on the 729 <br />site. 730 <br /> 731 <br />Michael Harvey replied that applicants have to provide information for site plan review to figure out these very issues. 732 <br /> 733 <br />Craig Benedict said that in regards to water capacity for District 1, the agreement that the County has with 734 <br />Hillsborough does have a certain allocation – 108,000 gallons/day. This is part of the agreement in that area. Any 735 <br />uses that come forward will have to spread-out over the 148 acres or so to accommodate the capacity. For other 736 <br />issues outside of District 1, District 2, and possibly District 3, there will have to be an independent agreement 737 <br />between Hillsborough and the developer to negotiate water and sewer consumption. The County is involved with the 738