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<br /> 1 fields on the eastern portion of the property,tennis and pickleball courts and indoor recreational facilities in the northeast
<br /> 2 corner,surface parking for both facilities, an internal roadway system and sidewalks as well as ample room for stormwater
<br /> 3 control measures and buffer protection along the stream in the middle of the site there and at the edge of the property. And
<br /> 4 all of these elements were designed to comply with the Orange County UDO, particularly Article 5, the use standards in
<br /> 5 Article 6,the development standards and these cover general use standards,special use standards for all sites and the
<br /> 6 recreational specific sites. Starting with General Use Standards covering two major categories, public health and harmony.
<br /> 7 These can be found in UDO Section 5.3.2(A). First,this plan will maintain and promote the public health, safety and
<br /> 8 general welfare if located as proposed and if developed and operated as submitted. The site will not use the town of
<br /> 9 Hillsborough utilities. The well and septic systems proposed will comply with all applicable standards and will handle the
<br /> 10 wastewater and water needs for the site. The internal roadways and pedestrian infrastructure has been designed in such a
<br /> 11 way to ensure safe movement of cars and pedestrians, and the required perimeter buffers are in compliance with the UDO
<br /> 12 standards and will be used to protect adjacent properties from light and noise and equipment on site. This buffer is
<br /> 13 proposed as 30-feet wide to protect much of the existing wooded vegetation around there. As Taylor mentioned in her
<br /> 14 presentation, a landscape buffer Type C is also proposed to supplement the existing tree line to further increase the screen
<br /> 15 at the project's perimeter. And these recreational facilities will be a community asset that will give residents of Orange
<br /> 16 County and neighboring property owners the opportunity to participate in recreational activities close to home which is why
<br /> 17 the Orange County LIDO requires recreational space in new developments as well. Second, the location and the character
<br /> 18 use of the site, if developed according to the plan,will maintain the harmony of the area and comply with the plan for
<br /> 19 physical development of the county as embodied in the regulations of the comprehensive plan. This is a property that is
<br /> 20 located in the 20-year transition zone on the Orange County Future Land Use Map, as Taylor indicated,which means that
<br /> 21 Orange County has already identified this area for development to change from rural to urban over the next 20 years. The
<br /> 22 properties to the west of the site are in the 10-year transition zone, and the properties to the east are in the rural-residential
<br /> 23 zone. This site provides a delicate transition between rural and urban spaces. And the recreational facilities maintain an
<br /> 24 openness of rural space with outdoor fields and facilities while being slightly more developed than the typical property. The
<br /> 25 transition will maintain the harmony of the plan as outlined and developed by Orange County. Additionally, Orange County
<br /> 26 Comprehensive Plan states that there are projections that a quarter of the 40 to 80,000 people moving to Orange County
<br /> 27 will likely be outside the municipalities which means that Orange County is going to have the responsibility of providing
<br /> 28 recreational services,facilities and opportunities to somewhere between 10 and 20,000 new residents. So therefore,this
<br /> 29 plan maintains the goal of providing adequate parks and recreational facilities for all citizens within Orange County. Moving
<br /> 30 on to special use standards which can be found in UDO Section 5.3.2(B) beginning with the utilities. As I mentioned
<br /> 31 before,well and septic are proposed for this site. And these will all be developed per federal, state and local regulations.
<br /> 32 These uses are much lower utility uses than what is allowed by rite. We have done preliminary research to locate the
<br /> 33 septic fields which you can see on the plan in front of you. For police, fire and rescue squad protection, the site plan
<br /> 34 proposes multiple entrances and provides ample emergency vehicle and apparatus routes by maintaining wide streets,
<br /> 35 wide accesses to parking lots,wide spaces between facilities. And later our traffic engineer, Mr. Lyle Overcash,will provide
<br /> 36 testimony on how the plan satisfies access to the site from the public roads. That's how the plan meets the general and
<br /> 37 specific standards for special uses. For special uses related strictly to recreational facilities,which can be found in UDO
<br /> 38 Section 5.7.2,this site proposes the primary use as a recreational facility ensuring the minimum lot area exceeds 2 acres.
<br /> 39 This includes allowing for features such as play and training areas, athletic fields, lights, parking for patrons, staff and office
<br /> 40 facilities and restroom and locker facilities as well. It also ensures that no building shall be closer than 20 feet to any right
<br /> 41 of way or property line or the minimum requirements of the district in which it's located whichever is stricter. Ensuring that
<br /> 42 outdoor facilities comply with the provisions of 6.11 and are located a minimum of 50 feet from the property line. All
<br /> 43 facilities are located 50 feet from the property line as shown on the low property line there and the northern property line
<br /> 44 along Lawrence Road. It will also utilize a combination of screens,fences, buffers, nets to keep all equipment on property
<br /> 45 and therefore,this plan complies with the special use standards for a recreational facility. Now, moving on to development
<br /> 46 standards found in LIDO Article 6, this covers two major ones, sedimentation and erosion control and stormwater control as
<br /> 47 well as a few others. Starting with sediment and erosion control, the regulations for which can be found in UDO Section
<br /> 48 6.15.7(B)(5) and 6.15.7(B)(6). On the plan,you can see several dark shaded areas. These are areas that are set aside for
<br /> 49 stormwater control measures. These can be anything from large attenuation devices, storage facilities,as well as soil
<br /> 50 amended areas that allow for increased infiltration and decreased runoff. All the stormwater control measures or SCMs will
<br /> 51 be developed per the UDO, I believe that is in LIDO Section 6.5. This is in the Lower Eno Protected and unprotected
<br /> 52 watershed and therefore, it will meet all of the design requirements for those areas. During construction,the same shaded
<br /> 53 areas will be utilized to provide erosion control measures that are designed to provide protection against accelerated runoff
<br /> 54 during the 10-year storm and will also comply with the high-quality water zone areas which can be found in UDO Section
<br /> 55 6.15.7(B)(6). Moving onto buffers which are regulated in UDO Section 6.8.12(C)you have perimeter buffers along
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