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58 i 1 . Orange County Subdivision Regulations Text Amendments a . Amend Section III =D -1 to require notification of adjacent property owners , posting of a sign on property proposed for major subdivision development and a Neighborhood Information Meeting for all Concept Plan applications for major subdivision development including the Rural Buffer . Craig Benedict explained some maps . Presently there are certain processes for subdivisions . Before a major subdivision comes forward in Orange County IS jurisdiction outside of the rural buffer , there is a neighborhood information meeting . The purpose of this amendment is to standardize what occurs in both sections of the County , so there is equity in the rural buffer and Orange County jurisdiction areas . The suggested amendment is a sign on the property when major subdivisions come forward . The sign will notify people of the Planning Board meeting to consider the subdivision . Chair Jacobs asked about where the sign has to be located and Craig Benedict said they will be visible from the public road . There was no public comment on this item . b . Delete the entire text of Section 111 -D =2 and reserve for future use . c . Amend Section III =D -3 to require Class A Special Use Permit in addition to Preliminary Plat Approval for Major Subdivisions creating 20 or more lots or involving 20 or more acres . Craig Benedict said that , presently , a major subdivision goes through the process of a concept plan where developers bring in a conventional plan and a flexible option plan . This is brought forward to the Planning Board and the board decides which plan is the best . The developer then brings forward a preliminary plat . The Planning Board makes a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners and the County Commissioners make the decision . The purpose of the new process is to be able to more comprehensively review the preliminary plat part of the subdivision and put it in a special use process . He described the different standards for subdivisions . The Planning Board is discussing the traffic impact study for subdivisions . Presently , a traffic impact study is required for an 80 -lot or above subdivision . This could be changed , depending on which road the subdivision is proposing . Other issues include fire protection , mitigation for resource damage , drainage and storm water management , solid waste management, irrigation , open space maintenance , Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design , etc . These aspects can be added to the subdivision review process during the preliminary plat stage and the special use class A stage . Before final adoption , there needs to be adequate public input. The County Commissioners and the Planning Board have discussed the threshold for the special use process being 20 lots . It could also be 20 acres . CommIF issioner Gordon asked if Craig Benedict was recommending all of the standards if the project is large enough . Craig Benedict said that they have discussed this with the Planning Board and the County Commissioners in detail . They thought that it would be best for this meeting to have the all inclusive list of the different options and then pare this down or have a phase one or a phase two investigation . Commissioner Gordon said that this would probably need some fine tuning because that is a lot of standards for a small developer. She is especially In in groundwater availability . Some of the standards should apply to all subdivisions . Commissioner Carey said that if the threshold would be 20 acres rather than