Agenda - 11-05-20; 8-a - Minutes

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30 1 Michael Harvey said site plans would have to be approved, and staff would not approve 2 a project that failed to allow traffic to go left. He said it is conceivable that the Applicant will 3 proceed with improvements that would make these issues moot. 4 Commissioner Marcoplos said this is all somewhat hypothetical, and development would 5 not proceed if it was unsafe. 6 Michael Harvey said yes. He said an updated TIA may make this a moot point. 7 Commissioner Marcoplos said it begs the question of why not find a safer access point 8 now. 9 Michael Harvey said the Applicant has looked at various options, and have found no 10 alternate access point. He said if the project is approved, that may motivate landowners to sell. 11 Commissioner Bedford said if the Applicant will still proceed with a light at Davis and Old 12 86 if the left turn out of the access road is approved. 13 Michael Harvey said yes. 14 Commissioner Greene referred to page 58, item A, and asked if the wording 15 "substantially" could be explained. 16 Michael Harvey said that is a question for the Applicant. 17 Chair Rich referred to page 58, item xiv, and asked if the percentage of these buildings 18 that will be operated 24/7 is known. She said motion detector lights are not necessary if 19 buildings are closed. 20 Michael Harvey said the application does not get into that level of detail, but there are no 21 regulatory standards establishing hours of operation. 22 Commissioner Bedford referred to page 60, and asked if regulations require trees be 23 native, non-invasive species. 24 Michael Harvey said yes, current regulations require drought resistant, native, non- 25 invasive species. He said the Applicant will have to abide by those standards. 26 Commissioner Marcoplos referred to page 67, item Vill-a, and asked if there is anything 27 else in the UDO that provides protection. 28 Michael Harvey said there are stream buffers in place, and the Applicant will not install 29 anything within 30 feet of the buffer, which is more restrictive than code currently requires. 30 Michael Harvey concluded his comments, and suggested the Board of County 31 Commissioners (BOCC) hear from the Applicant. 32 Commissioner Marcoplos suggested going through the zoning atlas amendment page by 33 page with the Applicant. 34 Michael Birch said the first question raised was about building heights. He said based 35 on the comments received by the BOCC tonight, the buildings will have a maximum of 40 feet of 36 height from the finished floor to the roof deck, and those measurements are not in relationship 37 to Davis Road. 38 Commissioner Greene thanked the Applicant for this concession, but said she has 39 additional concerns. She said 40 feet is too tall for a transitional area. She said she was told 40 last time that those parcels labeled suburban on the map are meant to be transitional areas. 41 She said 40 foot tall buildings may be appropriate in suburban Charlotte, but they are not in 42 suburban Hillsborough. She said she would like to see provision around buildings that it be 43 stepped back, so that it has character. 44 Michael Birch said the Applicant does have a 100-foot wide vegetative buffer along both 45 property lines, as well as Davis Road. He said 40 feet is close to a residential home with three 46 stories, or a suburban apartment building exceeds 40 feet. He said the building will be well 47 screened, especially from Davis Road. 48 Commissioner Greene asked if a 40-foot building is a typical number of stories. 49 Michael Birch said an industrial building would be one story at 40 feet, so there is not a 50 natural area for a set back. 51 Commissioner Greene asked if offices would be a part of the building.