Agenda 06-04-2019 6-a - Major Subdivision Preliminary Plat Application

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91 EXCERPT MEETING MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD MAY 1,2019 REGULAR MEETING MEMBERS PRESENT: David Blankfard (Vice-Chair), Hillsborough Township Representative; Hunter Spitzer,At-Large; Jessica Aguilar; At-Large; Hathaway Pendergrass, At-Large; Susan Hunter, Chapel Hill Township Representative; Adam Beeman, Cedar Grove Township Representative; Patricia Roberts, Cheeks Township Representative; Randy Marshall, Bingham Township Representative; Melissa Poole, Little River Township Representative; Kim Piracci, Eno Township Representative; MEMBERS ABSENT: Carrie Fletcher, Bingham Township Representative; Lydia Wegman (Chair), At-Large Chapel Hill Township Representative; STAFF PRESENT: Craig Benedict, Planning & Inspections Director; Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor; Pat Mallett, Planner Il;Tina Love,Administrative Assistant III OTHERS PRESENT: Tim Smith, Summit Engineering; Stan Lawton; Property Owner; Jim Parker, Owner-Developer; Mark O'Neal, Pickett-Sprouse; Cyrus Griswold, Linda Nathansen, Jim & Donna Ray, Zelda Lockhart; Alois & Kim Callemyn AGENDA ITEM 8: MAJOR SUBDIVISION PRELIMINARY PLAT—To review and take action on a preliminary plat application for a Major Subdivision called Fairway Hills. The proposal is for a 20-lot single-family Flexible Development subdivision on 41.97 acres (PINs 9884-32-3275 and 9884-31-9874) located in Eno Township on the north side of US Highway 70 across from the Occoneechee Golf Club. The Concept Plan request for this subdivision was approved by the Planning Board at its April 3, 2019 meeting. PRESENTER: Patrick Mallett, Planner II Patrick Mallett:You have your staff report which we call an abstract which this case starts on page 31. This has four attachments: An application package;Vicinity map; Site assessment; Staff generated correspondents; and Excerpts from the Planning Board case last month in April. Under a separate cover, you also have the plan. Some you have large plans. Some have small plans. This case was heard last month as a concept plan approval request. This request was originally submitted as a 27-lot subdivision under a different name called Occoneechee Hills. As it started moving through the process,the applicant changed the request to go from 27 lots down to 20 lots which removed the requirement for a Special Use Permit in addition to the major subdivision approval. It changes the cadence of how the case is processed. Last month the consideration was for the Concept Plan. We are at Part Two of the process. They basically had already done a significant amount of the Preliminary Plat work, so they were able to get the final touches in and then get on to the agenda for this month, so the Planning Board is hearing this case in back-to-back months. Patrick Mallett: Reviewed a PowerPoint presentation on Fairway Hill's preliminary plat review. The flexibility design option requires you to share the existing additions namely the stream buffer's steep slope,vegetated areas and existing structures. This is the preliminary plat subplan,very similar to what was reviewed with the concept plan that added more details in terms of Storm Water Control measures, or BMP, storm water devices. With the Concept Plan, it shows treatment for lot clearing, street trees along the two public streets, and then landscaping preserved areas and they're additional plantings along the 75-foot buffer along US 70. It also shows theoretical plantings for both either a cleared lot or a preserved lot within the subdivision. The Plan summary including the two parcels is 41.97 acres,and the total number of proposed lots is 20. The average lot size is 56,594 square feet, 1.3 acres. The area and open space is 15.54 acres. It's 37 percent of the site. This is just a summary of the same attributes with breakouts on the primary and secondary open space. Around the perimeter of the project there's a hundred-foot building set back. Along US 70 they have 120-foot building set back and they also reserved a five-foot area along