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OW <br /> . 1 <br /> ORANGE COUNT` <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> WORK SESSION <br /> AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date : February 18 , 2002 <br /> Act! Qn Agenda <br /> Item Na . 4 <br /> SUBJECT : Payrnent- In � Liau ( PIL ) Status Report <br /> DEPARTMENT : Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING , (YIN ) Nu <br /> ATTACHMENT ( S ) ; tone INFORMATION CONTACT : � <br /> Craig N . Benedict , ext . 2592 <br /> Dave atancil , ext . 2590 <br /> Bob Jones , exi . 2651 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS . <br /> Hillsborough 7324181 <br /> Chapel Hill 9684601 <br /> Durham 888w7331 <br /> Mebane ( 336 ) 227 .2031 <br /> PURPOSE : Ta hear a brief report on thn status of the P [ L regulation as it relates to its present <br /> standards of dedication of land for public sites or payment- in4eu of dedication $ <br /> BACKGROUND .& Section Ill= B - 7 of the Subdivision code entitled , " Sites for Public Uses " requires <br /> that anyone yvhn subdivides land shall dedIc2te a portion of this property or make a " payment� ln = <br /> lieu " for recreation purposes . <br /> Presontly the ode standard includes . <br /> Dedicate <br /> 1157 acre per lot gr, ality land <br /> 1120 acre per lot environmentally W nstrained land <br /> These standards are employed if the Recreation & Pans Adv [ $ 4ry Board /ERCD deturrnines that <br /> the subdivision area has public site suitability for dedication , However, this portion of the. ordinance <br /> has been rarely used because even a 100 - unit site would only require 1 . 75 acre dedication ( 1 00 <br /> units tirnes 1157 acre ) which is small and possibly not in central area servlca , Finvi roll mental land <br /> dedications could total 5 acres ( 100 units times 1120 aero ) . <br /> Presently there is not a clear mechanism that if a lame project is a prospective recreation site and <br /> dedication requires a smal' I dedication , how can adjacent additional purchases be accornmodat d <br /> to achieve a functional threshold size site . <br /> If dedication is not warrarited : <br /> PIL occurs <br /> $422 , 00 per lot F community park area <br />