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203 <br /> Fiddlehead NIM Report <br /> Attachment A <br /> The following are summaries of comments and questions - in bold - made by audience <br /> members at the NIM. The H4D response follows each. One change is proposed, designated <br /> in the responses by underlining. <br /> "At the northeast border of the developed area, houses come into the stream buffer <br /> and are close to steep slopes that could endanger residents walking there". <br /> The plans have been scrutinized to confirm where setbacks are required to comply with the <br /> UDO requirements. The area referenced by the NIM audience member raised a legitimate <br /> concern. In response, H4D had a supplemental drawing prepared - Attachment B - to <br /> illustrate how adjustments could be made if necessary that would still allow 150 dwelling units <br /> to be sited in Pod A. The drawing shows the required buffer plus a 25 foot additional drip line <br /> buffer width plus an additional 10 feet construction zone. All roadways and lots/homes have <br /> been pulled out of these three areas. A swap of unit types consists of converting one <br /> detached home and two duplex homes to one triplex. Some minor adjustments to <br /> accommodate parking can be made. This exhibit also shows topography. The red hatching <br /> denotes the slopes greater than 25%. The green hatching shows the slopes ranging from <br /> 15-25%. Overall, this plan looks like the submitted plan with development pulled back from <br /> the regulatory buffer by 20-35 feet. The results are that more vegetation and hillsides remain <br /> untouched and construction is easier. These are adjustments that would have been made <br /> sometime during the plan review process or the detailed construction plan design. Further <br /> adjustments are inevitable, as Fiddlehead adjusts to market demand. The flexibility to make <br /> such adjustments is the essence of the MPD-CD concept. <br /> "Your land contains a FEMA-designated floodzone". <br /> A tiny triangular wedge measuring approximately 1400 square feet (0.04 acre) on the <br /> southern aspect of our eastern boundary is designated FEMA AE (1% annual chance flood <br /> hazard). It lies in a stream corridor that is protected by a stream buffer and is well away from <br /> any development. No special precautions are necessary otherwise. <br /> "The wastewater plant would create odors to adjoining neighbors and effluent <br /> discharge would harm the soil". <br /> The technical information filed in the application describe a secondary treatment plant that <br /> has no odor emanating from the processing chambers beyond its immediate environs. The <br /> effluent water distributed sub-surface will be treated and purified to a cleanliness level higher <br /> than NCDEQ standards, a level that allows its use for reclaimed water applications such as <br /> toilet flushing and irrigation. The effluent will pose no risk to the soil. <br />