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Approved 2/7/18 <br />hours needs to be flexible. 276 <br />277 <br />Tony Blake notedthat there are no other six-story buildings in Hillsborough and he is painfully aware of the cost of a 278 <br />ladder truck. 279 <br />280 <br />Michael Harveysaid it was not brought up in any reviews. All site plans are reviewed andcommented on by the281 <br />county and town fire marshals and reviewed by Orange County Rural Fire Department. There will obviously be 282 <br />requirements to sprinkler buildings. 283 <br />284 <br />Tony Blake said it came up in Chapel Hill when a tall building was built and the ladder truck cost $1 million. 285 <br />286 <br />Timothy Smith, an engineer and project manager with Summit Design & Engineering, reviewed slides the board has 287 <br />seen before including hypothetical schematics. He reviewed the MTC buffer along Interstate 40 is wooded. He 288 <br />reviewed the plan to create breaks in the buffer so that the project is visible from the interstate. The applicant is 289 <br />proposing low-growth shrubs that grow from 4 to 6 feet tall to give a soft break in the trees with some occasional 290 <br />accenttrees that are maybe 15 to 25 feet tall like crepe myrtles. The proposal meets the requirements of the 291 <br />ordinance, Smith reviewed. 292 <br />293 <br />Lydia Wegman asked if the accent trees and shrubs would be written into the conditions. 294 <br />295 <br />Timothy Smithsaid the applicant is wiling. 296 <br />297 <br />Tony Blake asked about the elevation of the project. 298 <br />299 <br />Timothy Smithanswered from the interstate, one would be looking up. 300 <br />301 <br />Paul Guthrieasked where the high-tension power line is located. 302 <br />303 <br />Timothy Smithindicated its location. He continued that the applicant is proposing a landmark sign at the intersection 304 <br />ofOld N.C. 86 and the interstatethat would advertise the development. The second sign would be at the drive 305 <br />entrance and would list the individual occupants. 306 <br />307 <br />Tony Blakeasked if there are specific down-light requirements for the signs. 308 <br />309 <br />Michael Harveyanswered there is internal illumination only. 310 <br />311 <br />Kim Piracciasked if a gas station is likely to be located here. 312 <br />313 <br />Timothy Smithanswered that is unknown at this point. 314 <br />315 <br />Kim Piracci asked if it would fall under retail. Staffanswered affirmatively.316 <br />317 <br />Lydia Wegmansaid she didn’t know if this could be answered tonight but have there been any further conversations 318 <br />with the Town of Hillsborough? Timothy Smith said there had been no further comments. 319 <br />320 <br />Adam Beemanasked for comments on the Department of Transportation email. His biggest concern is traveling 321 <br />southbound and trying to turnleft at the hospital. 322 <br />323 <br />Ed Sirganyanswered the light at the ramp would be one of the 2020 improvements. The signal would provide gaps 324 <br />for drivers trying to make a left out of the service road. 325 <br />326 <br />Adam Beemansaid a second access to the industrial site is going to be necessary for trucks. 327 <br />328 <br />Ed Sirganysaid DOT was concerned about stacking at the ramps and yetthe Master Plan level does not provide the 329 <br />level of detail needed to determine the impact of large trucks coming from a business like a warehouse. 330