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In accordance with Section 2.2 Applications of the Unified Development Ordinance <br />(UDO), staff began a sufficiency review of the submittal that was deemed complete and <br />formally accepted for review on August 12, 2020. <br /> <br />The applicant spoke generally about the project using a PowerPoint presentation. A <br />copy of the presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit A. The applicant began by <br />orienting the attendees to the property location, explaining the existing and proposed <br />zoning districts and discussing the Comprehensive Plan. The applicant discussed the <br />detailed uses permitted in each development pod identified by numbers 1-6 using the <br />Master Plan Land Use Plan Map C2.1. The traffic impact analysis and planned road <br />improvements, including the elimination of exit 160 per NCDOT, were discussed. The <br />landscape plan and open space areas where also discussed. Finally, the applicant <br />discussed job creation (especially for low barrier to entry jobs that pay a living wage), <br />sales taxes and the ad valorem taxes expected from the planned Buc-ee’s and the <br />larger commercial development. At full build out, the project is expected to generate in <br />excess of $2,000,000 per year in taxes. The meeting was then opened to questions <br />from attendees which are discussed in detail below. <br />The following summary of the proposed project is provided by Planning Staff based <br />upon the initial project submittal as follows: <br />1. Project involves 104 acres (4,530,240 sq.ft.) of property; <br />2. The project will observe a floor area ratio of 0.65 (28,314 sq.ft. of allowable <br />building area per acre (43,560 sq.ft.) of property) with a maximum potential of <br />over 2,900,000 sq. Ft. of anticipated building area, although the applicant <br />indicated that they intended to impose a limit of 500,000 sq. ft. of maximum <br />building area; <br />3. There will be approximately 30 acres (30%) of open space, although applicant <br />noted in that there would be a total of 40 acres (38%) of open space when <br />including maintained buffer area and indicated the submittal would be updated to <br />confirm this figure; <br />4. Setbacks from various property lines would be as follows: <br />75