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X28 <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />October 3, 2000 <br />DRAFT <br />d. Sunrise Springs Subdivision - Preliminary Plan <br />The Board considered a previously tabled item with additional information on <br />"Single'Access with regard to safety issues," "Connectivity with property to the north," <br />and "Type F Buffer Description." <br />Sunrise Springs Subdivision is an eight-lot subdivision on 18 acres. It is <br />located along the west side of Sunrise Road (SR 1732) adjacent to and north of 1-40 in <br />Chapel Hill Township. The current zoning is rural buffer. <br />Craig Benedict summarized the changes that have been made to the plan to <br />address the concerns expressed by the County Commissioners. These are in the <br />agenda materials. <br />Commissioner Gordon verified that one of the reasons for not requiring the <br />additional access was that the traffic would cut through the neighborhood and it would <br />be a negative impact. <br />Several other questions of the Commissioners were answered satisfactorily <br />by Craig Benedict. <br />Commissioner Brown said that there was a concern about the noise level <br />from the highway and asked if there was going to be a certain type of buffer required. <br />Craig Benedict said that a type A buffer would be along 1-40 and Sunrise Road. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked about the rate of development in a rural buffer <br />and if development has increased. Craig Benedict said that in the rural buffer there is a <br />two-acre minimum lot size. He said that developments-were using up every available <br />piece of rural buffer land. He said that the land on the northern rural buffer is being <br />maximized to the highest degree. He said that at some point in the future there might <br />need to be some flexible development provisions in the rural buffer. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked when discussing this subdivision with the <br />developer if there was any discussion about using part of the 4.5-acre lot as open space. <br />Craig Benedict said that based on the configuration of this subdivision there was not a <br />good place to have open space. <br />Commissioner Jacobs has a concern about having cul-de-sacs all over the <br />place east and.west of this property. He feels that there might be some utility in having <br />some transit connectivity through that area. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that there are good things about connectivity, but <br />you have to look at it on a case by case basis. She thinks in this case, there should not <br />be the additional access point. She said that there should be a plan for where the roads <br />are supposed to go. <br />Commissioner Brown asked about the shallow trench systems with pumps <br />and if this is pushing the level at which to get a septic system. Craig Benedict will work <br />with Ron Holdway and Dr. Rosie Summers to find out information on these types of <br />septic systems that are permitted by the State. <br />Public Comment <br />. Betsy Kraus expressed concerns about this subdivision. Her main concern is <br />noise from 1-40. The trees in her neighborhood serve as a very efficient noise buffer and