Agenda - 06-06-2023; 5-b - Zoning Atlas Amendment MA22-0004 – Parcel Located off Lawrence Road and US 70A, in Eno Township

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192 DRAFT 1314 Adam Beeman: If you put in 55 houses,the health department would determine half of them have septic issues and they 1315 probably wouldn't be put there anyway or there would be restrictions on bedroom size and that's that. I just want to be 1316 clear because I see septic issues. I don't know why you didn't go back to the soil scientist after you got a design and go 1317 back through your site plan and what he did and say yes, everything is still acceptable and suitable or no,we need to 1318 shift some things around because to me it looks like you are sitting on all your good space with pavement and buildings. 1319 1320 Jim Parker:The soccer fields could become the septic areas for the school.That is true, and I said that earlier through 1321 the innovative design. 1322 1323 Adam Beeman: Nobody on your team has approached the environmental health department for a consultation? I am just 1324 curious to know if you have actually consulted with environmental health. 1325 1326 Jim Parker: Other than what Cy indicated as far as them reviewing the soils and everything else associated with that. 1327 1328 Adam Beeman: The scientist said "Even though I find suitable places, the regulating authority may find ....Regardless of 1329 what happens between you guys and Hillsborough, if we are going down the septic and well path, I just want to know 1330 that you are going to have suitable space for your schools but I see nothing saying here's the space for your fields and 1331 here is the space for the tennis courts. 1332 1333 Jim Parker:You're right,the school is the biggest user. 1334 1335 Adam Beeman: I was just trying to ascertain if it would be good to go forward and ask the soil scientist to look at the site 1336 plans and say you're good or hey you guys need to shift some things around, this is not going to work. If we move 1337 forward tonight and approve your plan,your next steps through the development process is going to the health 1338 department and getting your permits and all that. If we let you go forward and you spend more money making allocations 1339 and the health department says"eh you don't qualify"... 1340 1341 Jim Parker: That's our risk. 1342 1343 Adam Beeman: I am simply asking in my mind why wouldn't you step back and have them give you a 1344 preliminary....come out and say"yep,you're right,we agree with the soil scientist report. Everything looks like it should 1345 be moving forward." I'm just trying to prevent you from....it would assuage me to say that someone has looked at the 1346 septic to say"yes,this is going to be acceptable" I have 11 acres and I only perked for 3 bedrooms. It's difficult, I get it 1347 and .... 1348 1349 Jim Parker: I've done a lot of subdivisions with septics and this has got extremely good soil for our town, like you are 1350 saying,the primary goal here is water/sewer from the Town of Hillsborough. That is our primary desire.We know we 1351 could do this with an innovative system like we have other schools... 1352 1353 Adam Beeman:What's the plan for irrigation?You're going to have fields and plantings... 1354 1355 Jim Parker: Drip irrigation on the fields and in the plantings. 1356 1357 Adam Beeman:You are just not watering the baseball fields? 1358 1359 Jim Parker: correct. Ms. Kirk made some comments about environmental considerations.There are some stormwater 1360 ponds there that are good sources of irrigation water and good sources for fire protection if we go down the septic route. 1361 1362 Adam Beeman:Why the 60-foot-tall building for the athletic building? 1363 1364 Jim Parker:You've got to have height for the tennis. 1365 1366 Adam Beeman:A lot of the industrial buildings top off at 45, I'm just curious. 1367 1368 Jim Parker: If the 60 foot is a concern,we can discuss that.