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Approved 10.18.2023 <br /> 1 Leon Meyers: All right. <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Ryan Moffitt: The first condition is one that was informed by our community dialogue, and that's that the community <br /> 4 building shall be used no earlier than 8 a.m. and no later at 8 p.m., except by overnight retreat groups, who may utilize <br /> 5 the community building with the presence of a Nest employee until 10 p.m. The second condition is that the property <br /> 6 shall observe quiet hours from 10 p.m. until 8 a.m., during which time there shall be no outdoor recreation, gathering, <br /> 7 socializing, entertainment, or activities producing noises exceeding 50 decibels as measured from the property <br /> 8 boundary line. That condition and that noise standard are informed by the noise limits contained in the Unified <br /> 9 Development Ordinance. Condition 3: A live-in onsite host responsible for the management and operation of the <br /> 10 property outside of normal business hours and during quiet hours may permanently occupy one of the dwelling units <br /> 11 shown on the site plan. That could be a cabin, that could be the loft that is conceptually proposed to be contained in <br /> 12 the community building. Condition 4: The boundaries of the property will be posted at four equidistant points along the <br /> 13 northern property line and at three equidistant points along the eastern property line. Signs posted at those points will <br /> 14 notify occupants of the property, that leaving the property and venturing onto adjoining property without the express <br /> 15 permission or invitation of the adjoining property owner may result in liability for trespassing or other claims involving the <br /> 16 unpermitted use and/or occupancy of the property of another. Condition 5: Overnight guests shall be provided with <br /> 17 and agree to abide by rules and regulations which shall include enforceable quiet hours set forth on Voluntary Condition <br /> 18 No. 1 herein above and shall prohibit overnight guests from accessing adjoining properties directly from the property <br /> 19 among other property and operation-specific rules and regulations. Condition 6: Property shall accommodate no more <br /> 20 than 50 overnight guests at any one time in the provided guest cabins, excluding exempt special events held on the <br /> 21 property. Condition 7: The existing farm road on the property shall be improved as displayed on the site plan. <br /> 22 Condition 8: Twenty-five regular parking spaces in designated areas for up to an additional 20 spaces of overflow <br /> 23 parking shall be provided as displayed on the site plan. Condition 9: The limits of land disturbance on the project shall <br /> 24 not exceed 4.31 acres, as provided on the site plan. Condition 10: In addition to observance of the required 65-foot <br /> 25 stream buffer, the property shall observe the voluntary 100-foot stream buffer, except where five parking spaces are <br /> 26 placed for cabin guest parking. And all existing natural buffer outside the limits of disturbance shall be disturbed, <br /> 27 provided that where any vegetation is removed from the natural buffer, the number of required new plantings to replace <br /> 28 the removed vegetation shall be increased by 50 percent. Condition 11: The southern boundary line of the property <br /> 29 fronting North Carolina Highway 54 shall be buffered with a 75-foot Type E landscaped buffer consisting of existing and <br /> 30 constructed buffer plantings, as provided on the site plan. Condition No. 12: A tree preservation area along the <br /> 31 property long fronting NC Highway 54 shall be provided, except where necessary to accommodate driveway access <br /> 32 and utilities, as displayed on the site plan. Condition 13: The eastern and northern boundary lines of the property shall <br /> 33 be buffered with a 30-foot Type B landscape buffer, except for a 430-foot segment of the northern boundary line buffer, <br /> 34 which shall be modified to preserve the existing farm road corridor and enhance with, A, a reduced buffer width with <br /> 35 higher density of evergreen understory trees and shrubs or, B, installation of the entire 30-foot Type B buffer from the <br /> 36 inside edge of the existing roadway, as the same is provided on the site plan. Lighting on the property shall, Condition <br /> 37 14: Lighting on the property shall be implemented in accordance with the site plan and shall be limited to two 30-foot <br /> 38 pole-top mounted shoebox LED lights for the community building parking areas and four 10-foot pole-top mounted <br /> 39 traditional LED lamps which shall be installed approximately equidistant from the community building parking area <br /> 40 along the access road to the camp guest parking area, as shown on the site plan. And finally, Condition 15: The <br /> 41 property shall be developed in accordance with the site plan, subject to the following minor modifications, in addition to <br /> 42 those specified by Section 2.7.14 of the Orange County UDO, allowed to be administratively approved by the planning <br /> 43 director. First point, adjustments of structures, driveways, parking areas, lighting, and well and septic features of no <br /> 44 more than a 10 percent change in ground coverage. And second point, no more than a 10-foot shift in location. Those <br /> 45 complete the conditions that we have attached to the request before you this evening. I'd also add as a point of <br /> 46 housekeeping, there you should have a packet of exhibits that we may reference, but in any event, would like to enter <br /> 47 into the record. Those are numbered exhibits lettered A through F, and Thursday exhibits include Exhibit A, the site <br /> 48 plan; Exhibit B, conceptual renderings of guest cabins; Exhibit C, a conceptual rendering of the community building; <br /> 49 Exhibit D, a conceptual rendering of the community pavilion; Exhibit E, a conceptual rendering of the bathhouse to <br /> 50 serve overnight guests; and Exhibit F, a copy of Mr. Martin's market study report. And I'll also add, referencing the <br /> 7 <br />