Agenda - 02-02-2021 Virtual Board Meeting; 8-a - Minutes

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25 1 Section 6.8.7 (D) (1) (a) of the UDO requires parking areas to provide a- landscape area 2 at least ten feet in width, exclusive of drainage and/or utility easements, between the 3 vehicular use areas and the right of way or adjacent property line. 4 Stream buffers shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.13 of the UDO and range 5 from 65 to 80 ft. based on slope; 6 Environmental Assessment (EA): The applicant completed the EA for this project as required 7 under Section 6.16 of the UDO. At this time the EA indicates: 8 i. Project will not impact any environmentally sensitive areas; 9 STAFF COMMENT: Existing water features (i.e. streams, ponds, wetlands) are 10 located within identified open space areas. Stream buffers are protected consistent 11 with Section 6.13 of the UDO. 12 ii. Steep slopes along the southeastern property line are going to be preserved in established 13 open space/Major Transportation Corridor (MTC) buffers; 14 iii. No culturally/archeologically significant areas have been denoted on the properties; 15 STAFF COMMENT.- As detailed in within documents contained within Attachment 6 16 historic structure(s) were previously identified on the property in 1993. These 17 structures no longer possess physical integrity lending them to preservation efforts. 18 iv. There are no floodplains on the Property; 19 V. No endangered species have been identified as being on the Property. 20 STAFF COMMENT.- At this stage of review, staff has determined the master concept 21 plan appears to address protection of applicable on-site environmental features. 22 Further review by staff will be necessary, presuming approval of the rezoning 23 application, to address environmental impacts associated with anticipated 24 development. 25 Staff is concerned about fuel storage, and potential impacts arising from a leak, but 26 the UDO does not contain a measureable standard by which we can regulate. Storage 27 tanks are permitted through the State. 28 As presently configured, the Project proposes 6 double-walled concrete encased storage tanks 29 for fuel, each with a maximum capacity of 40,000 gallons of fuel storage. The permitting of these 30 underground tanks will be consistent with NC Department of Environmental Quality (NC DEQ) 31 standards. There are concerns over the potential impact(s) associated with the storage of the 32 necessary fuel supporting 60 gas pumps/120 gas nozzles that will have to be addressed during 33 future site plan review and State permitting of the fuel storage tanks. 34 On October 28, 2020 the applicant provided a response to staff's environmental assessment 35 review memo focusing on fuel storage and the oil/water separations that have to be included in 36 the stormwater inlet systems proposed for the Project. This information is contained in 37 Attachment 1. 38 Staff and the applicant have recommended the imposition of various condition(s) to address 39 development impacts as contained in Attachment 9. 40 41 Other pertinent information concerning the proposed MPD-CZ is as follows: 42 • Future Land Use Map (FLUM) Designation: As previously detailed herein, both parcels 43 are located within the Commercial-Industrial Transition Activity Node (CITAN).