Agenda - 09-15-20; 5-a - Zoning Atlas Amendment - Master Plan Development Conditional Zoning District (MPD-CZ) for the Research Triangle Logistics Park (RTLP)

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DRAFT 465 276 somewhat of a trend being driven by some of those types of users, if there is that type of use there, I would expect 277 them to be there but I think not knowing who the users are going to be or what type of user there is going to be, 1 278 don't think we can commit to that as a condition. 279 280 Hunter Spitzer: Are you anticipating any fuel storage on the premises, gasoline, diesel or otherwise for backup 281 generation or vehicle fueling? I'm not sure where the nearest gas station is immediately to this but I imagine if you 282 are expecting a lot of traffic it wouldn't be unreasonable. 283 284 Michael Birch: There might be some diesel storage for backup generation but that's really all that is anticipated. 285 286 Hunter Spitzer: This is more of a question for the planning staff. There are UDO regulations to control that correct? 287 Fuel storage. 288 289 Michael Harvey: It's actually regulated by the North Carolina State Fire Code, not necessarily by zoning. In terms of 290 distance from structure, how stored, how protected, and how maintained it's actually going to be addressed through 291 compliance with the fire code and what I want to remind everybody that site plans that are submitted have to go 292 through the development review process with Orange County, which requires the fire marshal's office to sign off on 293 them. That is going to be a component of any and all review. So this will come up at the appropriate time by the 294 appropriate entity if proposed. 295 296 Hunter Spitzer: Can I simply request that the developer agree as a condition not to put fuel storage adjacent to their 297 vegetative buffer of the flood plain. 298 299 Michael Birch: Yes,we can agree to that. 300 301 David Blankfard: This is a question for Michael, is the building height determined by how tall the fire department can 302 raise their ladder? 303 304 Michael Harvey: So Mr. Blankfard let me answer that question this way, obviously there are height limits enforced 305 under Orange County General Use Zoning Districts and 60 feet is the potential building height that would be allowed 306 (for this MPD-CZ). You are correct that building height is usually determined by available ... or I should say one of 307 the factors in determining allowable building height ... is available infrastructure to fight fire. I think that without 308 putting words in the applicant's mouth or stealing their thunder, one of the reasons this site has so much traction is 309 because of the availability of water and sewer service and the potential for sprinklered buildings addressing some of 310 these concerns as well. There's also, in their narrative discussions about the potential to allow for water towers on 311 the property that might be used in addressing that very particular issue as well. 312 313 David Blankfard: Is there any requirements for high beams on the trucks and cars spilling over our property line? 314 Something similar to what happens in parking decks? 315 316 Michael Birch: I think that's likely addressed through the vegetated buffer around the perimeter. I think largely, 1 317 think Michael Harvey can correct me if I'm wrong, largely the County's Lighting Ordinance with regard to site lighting 318 but again I think we anticipate that vegetated buffer around the perimeter of the site would mitigate those headlights. 319 320 Michael Harvey: Chair Blankfard, this is Michael Harvey, Mr. Birch is correct our lighting regulations particularly 321 address outdoor lighting, building security lighting and whatnot they don't address or they are not designed to 322 address lights from vehicles. 323 324 David Blankfard: Would the developer be willing to try to mitigate those high beams? 325 326 Michael Birch: I think we're trying to through the use of those perimeter buffer yards and also one, the vegetation 327 and two the distance and also the location of where our parking area are or anticipate them to be. I think it would be 328 hard for us to articulate an objective standard but just to answer your question more broadly, I think yes we will try to 329 mitigate that but it's hard for me to think of an objective standard that we could apply as a condition. 330 331 Melissa Poole: So you don't have actual companies going into this location into this space yet, is that correct?