Agenda - 02-19-2019 8-a - Minutes

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21 1 are still alive: dedicate more roads for widening, bring development to a certain predetermined 2 intersection point, and use frontage and service road concepts that would help support the 3 overall transportation plan. 4 Commissioner Dorosin said at the BOCC retreat, the Board discussed the impediments 5 to developing some of these properties: that there is a lack of infrastructure, piecing together 6 multiple parcels, etc. He clarified that the reduced connectivity option still envisions building 7 more major arteries that will address some of the concerns the Board has heard. 8 Craig Benedict said yes. He said Industrial Drive and providing access to one of the 9 largest rail sites have still been preserved. He said there are also discussions between 10 Mebane, DOT and the railroad to build a flyover at Buckhorn Road over towards Frasier Road. 11 He said this even reflects a plan brought forward by the rail authority to limit the rail crossings. 12 He said the elements of this plan can help lead to investments. 13 Commissioner Greene asked if the determinate between development by right and 14 development by conditional zoning could be identified. 15 Craig Benedict said the areas have certain zoning designations. He said if it is 16 Economic Development-Buckhorn District 1, it is assigned to the property already. He said a 17 use listed in that zoning category can be approved by staff. He said some uses may be Special 18 Use, and Class A special use would end up in front of the BOCC. He all standards within the 19 Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) would still need to be met, but the access management 20 plan would not be included. 21 Commissioner Greene said she understands that by right is a good thing to attract 22 potential developers, and she will not argue with the deletion of the proposed roads, but she 23 finds reducing connectivity to be concerning. 24 Commissioner Marcoplos referred to page 3, where it says alternative transportation is 25 included (cycle and pedestrian) as well as a 5-foot sidewalk or a wide paved shoulder. He 26 asked if the shoulder would also be 5 feet wide. 27 Craig Benedict said it is 4-5 feet for an on road bike lane; and if bikes are going to ride 28 on a sidewalk it has to be 8 feet wide. He said in the County there are cross-sections of roads, 29 but the sidewalks would likely not go in unless Mebane, etc. annexed it. He said DOT will not 30 maintain sidewalks. 31 Commissioner Price referred to the purple sections, where it says "further analysis," and 32 asked if this could be defined. 33 Craig Benedict said that is, for example, a possible traffic separation study that the rail 34 authority and DOT has been working on to say whether Buckhorn Road should be widened in 35 this area or a bridge be built over the road. He said further analysis is required. He said 36 roundabouts and full intersections have also been considered. 37 Commissioner Price asked if the ones to the east could be clarified, near Efland-Cedar 38 Grove. 39 Craig Benedict referred to the map, pointing out Mt. Willling Road, which is presently 2 40 lanes, but is recommended to be 80 feet wide in the future (15-20 feet wider on either side of 41 the existing roadway corridor). He said if a development comes in, with over 800 trips/day, the 42 developer must complete a traffic impact study, and if this study says more than one access 43 point is required, then the developer must comply, per the UDO. 44 Commissioner Price said she encourages roundabouts. 45 The Board agreed by consensus to schedule the Plan on the March 7t" meeting for 46 Board action. 47 48 6. Regular Agenda 49 50 a. Orange County Transportation Priority List for SPOT 6.0 / FY 2022-2031 STIP