Planning Board - 081920 Agenda Packet

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D R A F T Hunter Spitzer: This is more of a question for the planning staff. There are UDO regulations to control that correct? 1167 Fuel storage.1168 1169 Michael Harvey: It’s actually regulated by the North Carolina State Fire Code, not necessarily by zoning. In terms of 1170 distance from structure, how stored, how protected, and how maintained it’s actually going to be addressed through 1171 compliance with the fire code and what I want to remind everybody that site plans that are submitted have to go 1172 through the development review process with Orange County which requires the fire marshal’s office to sign off on 1173 them. That is going to be a component of any and all review. So this will come up at the appropriate time by the 1174 appropriate entity if proposed.1175 1176 Hunter Spitzer: Can I simply request that the developer agree as a condition not to put fuel storage adjacent to their 1177 vegetative buffer of the flood plain.1178 1179 Michael Birch: Yes, we can agree to that.1180 1181 David Blankfard: This is a question for Michael, is the building height determined by how tall the fire department can 1182 raise their ladder?1183 1184 Michael Harvey: So Mr. Blankfard let me answer that question this way, obviously there are height limits enforced 1185 under Orange County General Use Zoning Districts and 60 feet is the potential building height that would be allowed. 1186 You are correct that building height is usually determined by the available or one of the factors in determining 1187 allowable building height is available infrastructure to fight fire. I think that without putting words in the applicant’s 1188 mouth or stealing their thunder, I think one of the reasons this site has so much traction is because the availability of 1189 water and sewer service is there will be potential for sprinklered buildings that would address some of that as well. 1190 There’s also, in their narrative discussions about the potential to allow for water towers on the property that might be 1191 used in addressing that very particular issue as well.1192 1193 David Blankfard: Is there any requirements for high beams on the trucks and cars spilling over our property line? 1194 Something similar to what happens in parking decks?1195 1196 Michael Birch: I think that’s likely addressed through the vegetated buffer around the perimeter. I think largely, I 1197 think Michael Harvey can correct me if I’m wrong, largely the County’s Lighting Ordinance with regard to site lighting 1198 but again I think we anticipate that vegetated buffer around the perimeter of the site would mitigate those headlights.1199 1200 Michael Harvey: Chair Blankfard, this is Michael Harvey, Mr. Birch is correct our lighting regulations particularly 1201 address outdoor lighting, building security lighting and whatnot they don’t address or they are not designed to 1202 address lights from vehicles.1203 1204 David Blankfard: Would the developer be willing to try to mitigate those high beams?1205 1206 Michael Birch: I think we’re trying to through the use of those perimeter buffer yards and also one, the vegetation 1207 and two the distance and also the location of where our parking area are or anticipate them to be. I think it would be 1208 hard for us to articulate an objective standard but just to answer your question more broadly, I think yes we will try to 1209 mitigate that but it’s hard for me to think of an objective standard that we could apply as a condition.1210 1211 Melissa Poole: So you don’t have actual companies going into this location into this space yet, is that correct?1212 1213 Michael Birch: That’s correct.1214 1215 Melissa Poole: Ok, so if you’re looking at manufacturing and possibly laboratory and research are you looking at that 1216 they would have the ability to operate multiple shifts?1217 1218 Michael Birch: Yes, potentially a building user could have multiple shifts that is correct?1219 1220 Melissa Poole: So, back to, I want to jump back to just to a moment to David, when he talking about particularly the 1221 residents most closely situated towards the lines, I mean I guess my question is how can you guarantee this will not 1222 24