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ATTACHMENT B M. Williford From: Roy M, Williford Sent: Monday, September O8, 2003 12:34 PM To: Craig N Benedict (E-mail) Cc: Martin Roupe Subject: Information requested by the Smart Growth Committee on 8-27-03 Craig, The Smart Growth Committee at their August 27, 200.3 meeting requested that I compare the standards contained within Addendum "B" to the proposed interlocal agreement between Orange County and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Board of Education. After reviewing the agreement in more detail, ]decided to keep my comments focused on agreement items I thrv 3 since the remaining items are not necessarily regulated by the Town's Land Use Ordinance (L,UO). 1) Regarding the statement about a reduction in student parking of 25% from Orange County Construction Standards, please considerthe following information, The high school would be classified under the Town of Carrboro Land Use Ordinance (L.UO) as Use # 5.110. Per 15-291(g) of the LUO, this use typically requires 5 parking spaces per classroom. It should be noted that Section 15-292 of the LUO does provide some degree of flexibility regarding the number of spaces required on a site. Generally, the applicant must provide evidence to the permit-issuing authority (Board of Aldermen), which proves that the number of spaces proposed will be sufficient to serve the proposed use of land. The Board must then formally find that the proposed number ofspaces is sufficient to serve the school. It should also be noted, with regard to the stated intention to provide bike racks, that Section I5-291 (d) specifically allows a reduction of one required parking space when one or more bike racks are included in the development (one total, not one per bike rack). 2) Regarding the preservation of a minimum of 30% of the land, please note that the Town's L,UO requires preservation of 40% of the land for residential developments, but it does not mandate the preservation of any specific amount of land within an institutional development. That said, please bear in mind that certain areas on the site generally may not be disturbed such as streams, stream buffers, and floodplains. Further, the Town discourages (or at least request a minimization of) disturbance within areas defined by the LUO as primary and secondary constraints [see Section 15-198(b)(4) and (5)]. These areas include, but are not limited to, steep slopes, hardwood areas, etc. The addendum calls for the shading of at least 30% of non-roof impervious surfaces or the use of an open grid pavement system with less than 50% impervious surface for 50% of the parking area. Section 15-.317 of the L,UO requires that 20% of all the vehicle accornrnodation areas on the site be shaded. Also note, any alternative paving surface that may be proposed must be approved by the Town of Carrboro Public Works Director, per Appendix D of the LUO. Lastly, the addendum proposes compliance with the Town's stream protection plan and the implementation of a storm management plan that does not increase the rate or quality of runoff from the site. Section I5-268 of the L,UO, describes the applicable stream buffers associated with this property. It should also be noted that the Board of Aldermen may be considering amendments to stream buffers in the Town's jurisdiction at some point in the near future. Regarding the stonn management plan, please take note of Section I5-263 of'the LUO, which describes the Town's requirements related to stormwater quality and quantity. Essentially, an applicant is required to design a stormwater management plan that creates `no damage' to any neighboring property, 3) Point number 3, describes the possibility of constructing amulti-story building. Please note that Section