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56 <br />57 PUBLIC CHARGE 58 <br />The Planning Board pledges to the citizens of Orange County its respect. The Board asks its 59 <br />citizens to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board and with 60 <br />fellow citizens. At any time, should any member of the Board or any citizen fail to observe this public 61 <br />charge, the Chair will ask the offending member to leave the meeting until that individual regains 62 <br />personal control. Should decorum fail to be restored, the Chair will recess the meeting until such 63 <br />time that a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed. 64 <br />65 <br /> 66 <br />AGENDA ITEM 6: CHAIR COMMENTS 67 <br />There were none. 68 <br />69 <br /> 70 AGENDA ITEM 7: ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENT (CONDITIONAL DISTRICT) – To continue review of and make a 71 <br />recommendation to the BOCC on an applicant-initiated zoning atlas amendment to rezone an 72 <br />84.9 acre parcel from R-1 (Rural Residential) to MPD-CD (Master Plan Development Conditional 73 <br />District). 74 <br />75 <br />PRESENTER: Cy Stober, Orange County Planning and Inspections Director 76 77 <br />Cy Stober gave a brief update on the item to remind the board of their options and where they are in the process. 78 <br /> 79 <br />Adam Beeman: I have a question for the applicant about the skate park. We glazed over that part last time and no one 80 <br />really talked about it, so if you could give me a little background on what the intention is for the skate park and how you 81 <br />plan to plan that and build it? 82 <br /> 83 <br />James Parker: For a long time, we’ve known that Hillsborough has wanted a skate park in the vicinity, we thought it was 84 <br />a good add to the plan even though it’s a small….it’s on the tennis facility property. It would be a condition of that 85 <br />developer to do that, and it would be a non-profit. 86 <br /> 87 <br />Adam Beeman: I was going to ask if you could invite the community and ask what they would like to see and not just a 88 <br />generic skate park. There is plenty of appetite out there for it. 89 <br /> 90 <br />James Parker: We would love someone to step up and take ownership of design and vision. 91 <br /> 92 <br />Statler Gilfillen: It is my understanding right now; you have certain things you plan if this is approved that would start 93 <br />construction very soon. There are other things like the baseball diamonds that are going to rely upon public funding to 94 <br />create them. I’m a little bit unclear about the distinction like what you just mentioned about the skating…what is or is not 95 <br />included with the first build through? 96 <br /> 97 <br />James Parker: Currently we have a buyer that wants the school site, and they will be responsible for building the school 98 <br />site. 99 <br /> 100 <br />Statler Gilfillen: Do you have any idea what physical athletic facilities that they will be building with that school? 101 <br /> 102 <br />James Parker: What’s on the plan for the school site, is what they will be building. That’s the high school that we have a 103 <br />current buyer. 104 <br /> 105 <br />Melissa Poole: Just to clarify because I do think this was mentioned in the last meeting with regards to if the proposed 106 <br />plan, particularly for the public charter school, were to use municipal sewer and water, then the lines to run that to the 107 <br />school will be paid by whom? 108 <br /> 109 <br />James Parker: By the school, by the private sector. 110 <br />36