Agenda - 06-20-2023; 8-a - Minutes

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54 1 Dan Jewell said they have identified a perc site and well site for every lot that meets all of 2 the setback requirements. He said that has been reviewed by Environmental Health and they 3 were told they met the requirements, and the permits would be pulled at the time of construction. 4 Commissioner Fowler asked to see the trails. 5 Dan Jewell pointed out the nature trails from a slide in the staff presentation. 6 Commissioner Fowler asked how the water requirements for the farm impact the water 7 usage. 8 Cy Stober said farms are exempt from many local regulations but not the residential use 9 for a farm. He said that even on a farm, there could be no house. 10 Commissioner Fowler asked how it affects the regulations for the homes per acre if they 11 are using water for farming. 12 Cy Stober said the water consumption is not a reason for the five acres. He said it is for 13 Cane Creek and the reservoir but not the onsite water supply. 14 Commissioner Fowler asked if the 38 lots can count the farmland as their land even if the 15 farms use water for farming. 16 Cy Stober said that is correct. 17 Dan Jewell said the reason there is a large farm pond out near Orange Grove Rd. is 18 because it was built to provide water for agriculture. He said that the pond would be used as 19 needed to pull water for agriculture. He said there will not be a residence on the farm side, but 20 they could have a bathroom in the barn and install a septic system. He said that each resident 21 can put a garden on the property where they want, and it is not regulated. 22 Commissioner Fowler asked where the residents could put their gardens. 23 Dan Jewell said that it is not regulated. 24 Commissioner Greene said she understood that each lot would have infrastructure for a 25 garden, so his answer was confusing. She said she really liked the idea of providing space for 26 gardening. 27 Dan Jewell said that everyone can have a garden on their lot and there could also be a 28 community garden. 29 Commissioner Greene clarified that she was asking if there is a space designated on each 30 lot on where to place their personal garden. She said she liked the intentionality of the gardens. 31 Keith Brown said they will design the lots to include the best prospect of a garden but will 32 not require everyone to have a garden. He said they will design the place for a garden the same 33 way they will design the best space for the house, but they will work with the customer on all 34 aspects of the lot. 35 Commissioner Greene said the document states that it is ok to have a clothesline. She 36 said it should also say that it is ok for a community garden. 37 Keith Brown said he could add that in. He said there are also other questions they will 38 address such as the allowance of chickens and roosters. 39 Vice-Chair McKee said that he has spoken to some of the landowners and knows they 40 have addressed some concerns and he asked if they have addressed every concern of adjoining 41 landowners. 42 Keith Brown said they have tried but there is always a possibility that there will be 43 additional concerns. He said they are not closed off to continuing that conversation and would 44 address each as they come about. 45 Vice-Chair McKee said he heard that the agricultural uses will match existing uses in 46 Orange County and also that a farmer may continue to tend to the open space. He asked what 47 the plan is if the desires of the property owners do not include the ability for the farming to 48 continue. 49 Keith Brown said they are designing it so the land continues to produce. He said that it will 50 be enhanced and developed as time goes by. 51 Vice-Chair McKee asked about the pond for irrigation.