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Approved 7/5/19 Craig Benedict: As part of a teaching moment, we’re not going to labor tonight, but for something like what is an EC-5165 and why it is a more unique designation than our other commercial zoning designations, we’ll put a little white paper166 together. We’ll give you an explanation of existing commercial designations possibly in Rural Buffer, land uses and 167 how that occurs, and how EC-5 occurred in other parts of the County. It is a nuance to our land use and zoning 168 code. 169 170 David Blankfard: As a point of reference, it is true that if you abstain that’s a vote for? 171 172 Craig Benedict: Yes, that is true. 173 174 Patrick Mallett: Technically speaking, I think you probably should make a motion that you are acting on Attachments 175 4 and 5, the statement of consistency and the actual ordinance. 176 177 David Blankfard: Moved.178 179 Randy Marshall: Seconded.180 181 MOTION by David Blankfard to agree with the Statement of Consistency (Attachment 4) and recommend to the182 County Commissioners to consider adoption of the proposed zoning atlas amendment (Attachment 5) to rezone the 183 entire 4.08-acre parcel to EC-5. Randy Marshall seconded.184 VOTE:Unanimous. (Hathaway recused himself due to previous professional relationship)185 186 AGENDA ITEM 8: MAJOR SUBDIVISION PRELIMINARY PLAT –To review and take action on a preliminary plat application 187 for a Major Subdivision called Fairway Hills. The proposal is for a 20-lot single-family Flexible Development 188 subdivision on 41.97 acres (PINs 9884-32-3275 and 9884-31-9874) located in Eno Township on the north side of US 189 Highway 70 across from the Occoneechee Golf Club. The Concept Plan request for this subdivision was approved 190 by the Planning Board at its April 3, 2019 meeting.191 192 PRESENTER:Patrick Mallett, Planner II 193 194 Patrick Mallett: You have your staff report which we call an abstract which this case starts on page 31. This has four 195 attachments: An application package; Vicinity map; Site assessment; Staff generated correspondents; and Excerpts 196 from the Planning Board case last month in April. Under a separate cover, you also have the plan. Some you have 197 large plans. Some have small plans. This case was heard last month as a concept plan approval request. This198 request was originally submitted as a 27-lot subdivision under a different name called Occoneechee Hills. As it 199 started moving through the process, the applicant changed the request to go from 27 lots down to 20 lots which 200 removed the requirement for a Special Use Permit in addition to the major subdivision approval. It changes the 201 cadence of how the case is processed. Last month the consideration was for the Concept Plan. We are at Part Two 202 of the process. They basically had already done a significant amount of the Preliminary Plat work, so they were able 203 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 204 back-to-back months.205 206 Patrick Mallett:Reviewed a PowerPoint presentation on Fairway Hill’s preliminary plat review. The flexibility design 207 option requires you to share the existing additions namely the stream buffer’s steep slope, vegetated areas and 208 existing structures. This is the preliminary plat subplan, very similar to what was reviewed with the concept plan that 209 added more details in terms of Storm Water Control measures, or BMP, storm water devices. With the Concept 210 Plan, it shows treatment for lot clearing, street trees along the two public streets, and then landscaping preserved 211 areas and they’re additional plantings along the 75-foot buffer along US 70. It also shows theoretical plantings for 212 both either a cleared lot or a preserved lot within the subdivision. The Plan summary including the two parcels is 213 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 214 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 215 breakouts on the primary and secondary open space. Around the perimeter of the project there’s a hundred-foot216 building set back. Along US 70 they have 120-foot building set back and they also reserved a five-foot area along 217 US 70 anticipating unrelated to this project a NCDOT right of way, road improvements that would theoretically require 218 five feet of additional right of way. The planning director recommends that the Planning Board receive the 219