Agenda - 11-17-20; 8-a - Minutes

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18 1 Frank Csapo said some of the retention basin areas have been in motion to 2 accommodate buffers. He said there is a buffer line near where Commissioner McKee is 3 focusing, upon which the Developer cannot encroach. 4 Michael Harvey said this is the 65-80 foot floodplain buffer. 5 Frank Csapo said, to answer Commissioner Price, there are 395 trailer parking spaces 6 on the property. 7 Commissioner Marcoplos said at the last meeting the BOCC asked if there was a trade- 8 off for better buffers with the neighbors to the south of the property line. He said the trade-off is 9 the reduced buffer in the northwest corner. He said he values the buffer along the property line 10 shared with the neighbors, and this trade-off is in the spirit for which the BOCC asked. 11 Chair Rich asked if a map could be returned to the screen. 12 Michael Harvey showed the map with the floodplain coloring on it. He said the map 13 shows the 500-year floodplain and the 100-year floodplain. He said nothing can be built in the 14 floodway itself, as well as in the 100-year floodplain. 15 Commissioner Dorosin said nothing can be developed in the very top portion of the 16 northwest red hatched area, due to the floodway and floodplain. 17 Michael Harvey said yes, and that is why staff agreed with the Applicant's requested 18 flexibility. 19 Chair Rich said the BOCC can change the line. 20 Commissioner Dorosin said even if lines are changed, nothing can be developed in the 21 blue area on this map. 22 Michael Harvey said that is correct. 23 Commissioner Greene said the internal access road does not go into the red-hatched 24 area. 25 Frank Csapo said that is correct. 26 Commissioner Price said no buildings can be developed in the blue area, but asked if 27 roads can be built across it. 28 Frank Csapo said that is allowed pursuant to the LIDO. 29 Commissioner Price said there is still not very much open space in the plan. She said 30 she asked for more input on the environmental impacts, and nothing has been said about the 31 letter from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (dated September 15), which 32 spelled out endangered species. She said this may not be important to everyone, but she is 33 disappointed this letter has not come up. 34 Michael Harvey said Attachment 2 includes staff's response to this letter. 35 Commissioner Price said it has not been discussed in a meeting, and there are 36 endangered species in this area. 37 Commissioner McKee said the buffer conversation does not seem concluded. 38 Chair Rich agreed. 39 Commissioner Marcoplos suggested taking out the northern half (-50%) of the red- 40 hatched area in the northwest corner of the property, and accepting the other buffers. 41 Chair Rich said this would take out 15 parking spots, and asked if the Applicant would be 42 agreeable to this change. 43 Frank Csapo said there is already agreement to stay out of the floodplain area. 44 Commissioner Marcoplos said the drawing shows the red-hatched area going into the 45 blue floodplain area. 46 Frank Csapo said the drawing may show that, but the Applicant is agreeable to not going 47 into the floodplain area. 48 Chair Rich said Frank Csapo is agreeing with Commissioner Marcoplos' suggestion. 49 Commissioner Dorosin said according to our UDO, the applicant would not be able to 50 build in the floodplain area, so the red-hatched area should only be outside the blue floodplain 51 area to begin with.