Agenda - 10-06-20; 6-c - Zoning Atlas Amendment – Master Plan Development Conditional Zoning District (MPD-CZ) for the Research Triangle Logistics Park (RTLP)

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Michael Birch: Sorry, just to kind of answer your question, our sense is that something like that or having that 276 available will be driven by the end user, a particular end user that we don’t have in mind right now or don’t have at 277 the table. So I think it would be hard for us, difficult for us to commit to providing that and then there’s the potential, 278 again if it’s not a warehouse, distribution use. Kind of having those and nothing to use it so I think given that is 279 somewhat of a trend being driven by some of those types of users, if there is that type of use there, I would expect 280 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, I 281 don’t think we can commit to that as a condition. 282 283 Hunter Spitzer: Are you anticipating any fuel storage on the premises, gasoline, diesel or otherwise for backup 284 generation or vehicle fueling? I’m not sure where the nearest gas station is immediately to this but I imagine if you 285 are expecting a lot of traffic it wouldn’t be unreasonable. 286 287 Michael Birch: There might be some diesel storage for backup generation but that’s really all that is anticipated. 288 289 Hunter Spitzer: This is more of a question for the planning staff. There are UDO regulations to control that correct? 290 Fuel storage. 291 292 Michael Harvey: It’s actually regulated by the North Carolina State Fire Code, not necessarily by zoning. In terms of 293 distance from structure, how stored, how protected, and how maintained it’s actually going to be addressed through 294 compliance with the fire code and what I want to remind everybody that site plans that are submitted have to go 295 through the development review process with Orange County, which requires the fire marshal’s office to sign off on 296 them. That is going to be a component of any and all review. So this will come up at the appropriate time by the 297 appropriate entity if proposed. 298 299 Hunter Spitzer: Can I simply request that the developer agree as a condition not to put fuel storage adjacent to their 300 vegetative buffer of the flood plain. 301 302 Michael Birch: Yes, we can agree to that. 303 304 David Blankfard: This is a question for Michael, is the building height determined by how tall the fire department can 305 raise their ladder? 306 307 Michael Harvey: So Mr. Blankfard let me answer that question this way, obviously there are height limits enforced 308 under Orange County General Use Zoning Districts and 60 feet is the potential building height that would be allowed 309 (for this MPD-CZ). You are correct that building height is usually determined by available … or I should say one of 310 the factors in determining allowable building height … is available infrastructure to fight fire. I think that without 311 putting words in the applicant’s mouth or stealing their thunder, one of the reasons this site has so much traction is 312 because of the availability of water and sewer service and the potential for sprinklered buildings addressing some of 313 these concerns as well. There’s also, in their narrative discussions about the potential to allow for water towers on 314 the property that might be used in addressing that very particular issue as well. 315 316 David Blankfard: Is there any requirements for high beams on the trucks and cars spilling over our property line? 317 Something similar to what happens in parking decks? 318 319 Michael Birch: I think that’s likely addressed through the vegetated buffer around the perimeter. I think largely, I 320 think Michael Harvey can correct me if I’m wrong, largely the County’s Lighting Ordinance with regard to site lighting 321 but again I think we anticipate that vegetated buffer around the perimeter of the site would mitigate those headlights. 322 323 Michael Harvey: Chair Blankfard, this is Michael Harvey, Mr. Birch is correct our lighting regulations particularly 324 address outdoor lighting, building security lighting and whatnot they don’t address or they are not designed to 325 address lights from vehicles. 326 327 David Blankfard: Would the developer be willing to try to mitigate those high beams? 328 329 Michael Birch: I think we’re trying to through the use of those perimeter buffer yards and also one, the vegetation 330 and two the distance and also the location of where our parking area are or anticipate them to be. I think it would be 331 10