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35 <br /> Frank Csapo said this will be a master plan development, and there will be an <br /> architectural review committee that will review all plans and aesthetics. <br /> Michael Harvey said it will still be hard to enforce these conditions. He said an <br /> architectural committee means nothing to him. <br /> Commissioner Greene said perhaps it should not be included at all. <br /> Craig Benedict said that would be his opinion as well. <br /> Michael Harvey said there are architectural design standards in the Orange County <br /> UDO, and the Applicant was recommended to address similar compliance points. He said this <br /> does some of that, but the language does not allow him to definitively allow for violations. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin asked if those standards can be imported here to make <br /> determinations. <br /> Michael Harvey said that was a suggestion, and the conditions here were taken from the <br /> application narrative. He said the Applicant took its lead from Settlers Point, but there is some <br /> specificity missing here that was in Settlers Point. <br /> Chair Rich asked if the language from the UDO could be added here. <br /> Michael Harvey said he will work with the Applicant to attempt to improve the language. <br /> Commissioner Price said "harmonious and compatible" is vague and can mean different <br /> things to different people. She said she would like more specificity to aid with enforcement. <br /> Frank Csapo said there are photographic examples in the application materials of these <br /> items. <br /> Chair Rich said the next item is the parking lot layout. <br /> Michael Harvey said the application does not address all the possible permitted land <br /> uses, and if more parking would be needed. <br /> Frank Csapo said the Applicant has addressed this issue, and there is typically too many <br /> parking spaces made with large development. He said these spaces will accommodate the use. <br /> Commissioner Greene said this answer makes sense to her. She asked if"general <br /> office use" can be explained. <br /> Frank Csapo said a typical warehouse building has 5% office occupied space, and that <br /> portion will be built out as office area. He said office square footage would apply to that area, <br /> and industrial square footage would apply to the rest of the open area. <br /> Commissioner Price asked if the Developer knows the breakdown of the property use <br /> percentages. <br /> Frank Csapo said no, but the office space will be minimal. <br /> Chair Rich said she hears a difference between the Developer and staff's description. <br /> Michael Harvey said this is what the Applicant has proposed, and he has no comfort <br /> level on this proposal. <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos said he would favor less parking wherever possible, and to <br /> trust the Developer on this. <br /> Chair Rich said the next issues are setbacks and buffers. <br /> Commissioner Price said she is concerned about setbacks. She said Orange County <br /> already has setback standards, based on a variety of reasons, and asked if the Applicant could <br /> justify its reduction of these setbacks. <br /> Frank Csapo put a map on the screen, and said he does not agree that the Applicant is <br /> not complying with County buffers, as there is a 100 foot building buffer around the south and <br /> west boundaries of the property. He said there are logistical issues associated with the property <br /> that are immutable boundaries that are fixed, and around which the Applicant must work. He <br /> said there is a flood plain, a Duke power easement, and an additional County boundary. He <br /> said given these immutable objects the project must adjust accordingly. <br /> Commissioner Price said she wants to preserve the 100-foot no build buffer. <br /> Frank Csapo said there are no adjacent property owners that have houses near the <br /> property. He said there is a 100-foot building buffer all the way around, and a no build 50-foot <br />