Agenda 09-03-19 Item 8-a - Minutes

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25 1 d. Township: Eno. 2 e. School District: Orange County Schools. 3 f. Future Land Use Map Designation: Rural Residential. 4 g. Growth Management System Designation: Rural Designated. 5 h. Existing Conditions/Physical Features: The property has one 6 2,286 square foot single-family dwelling built in 7 approximately1956 and four accessory structures. The site has 8 varying topography, two stream features, moderate cleared 9 areas near structures, and woodlands. 10 i. Roads: Existing vehicular access to the parcel is via a private 11 drive along US Highway 70 East. 12 j. Water and Sewer Service: The property is not located within a 13 primary utility service area. It is designated on the Water and 14 Sewer Management Planning and Boundary Agreement 15 (WASMPBA) as Hillsborough Long-term Interest Area. The 16 existing and proposed homes will utilize individual private wells 17 and septic systems. 18 19 Surrounding Zoning/Land Uses: 20 a. NORTH: Single-family residences and undeveloped property on 21 lots ranging from 5 to 99 acres in area. All zoned R-1. 22 b. SOUTH: Occoneechee Golf Course and Club; Single-family 23 residences on lots ranging from 1.1 to 131 acres in area. All zoned 24 R-1. 25 c. EAST: Single-family residences and undeveloped property on 26 lots ranging from 0.8 to 5.2 acres in area. All zoned R-1. 27 d. SOUTHWEST: Occoneechee Golf Course and Club (south of 28 US Highway 70 East) and undeveloped property. All zoned R-1. 29 30 Development Process, Schedule, and Action: The typical cadence for the review of a 31 Major Subdivision is as follows: 32 33 4. FIRST ACTION — Submission of a Concept Plan application containing a proposed 34 layout for the project based on the "Flexible Development" option as outlined in Section 35 7.12 of the LIDO. 36 STAFF COMMENT. As previously indicated the original application for the project, as 37 a 27 lot major subdivision, was submitted on January 7, 2019 as part of a Class A 38 Special Use Permit application. After the holding of a neighborhood information 39 meeting (NIM) a revised Concept Plan was submitted on or about March 25, 2019 40 reducing the number of proposed lots to 20 (a 26% reduction in the number of 41 proposed lots). 42 5. SECOND ACTION — Planning staff schedules a Neighborhood Information Meeting 43 (NIM) to invite property owners within 1,000 feet of the subject property to review the 44 proposal. 45 STAFF COMMENT: Staff held the required meeting on February 13, 2019 to review 46 the originally proposed 27 lot layout consistent with the requirements of Section 2.7 47 of the UDO. As a result of comments from the public at this meeting, as well as 48 concerns over finding sufficient soils to support 27 individual septic systems, the 49 applicant reduced the number of proposed lots. The submittal of a revised Concept 50 Plan (i.e. 20 proposed lots) did not require the scheduling/holding of a new NIM 51 under the provisions of the UDO.