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Approved 9.3.25 <br /> 824 bedroom count, and trying to make sure it fits within what are the requirements of Orange <br /> 825 County's environmental health department and assuming a lower LTAR value. Which is what we <br /> 826 call for the loading rate, so we assume, I believe, a .25,which is on the low end of a conventional <br /> 827 soil. And then we documented in there what was the type of systems we were assuming. We're <br /> 828 assuming 3-foot trench systems. You can use gravel trench. You can use innovative systems like <br /> 829 easy-flow or infiltrator or TNJ panel,which are panel systems. So,we are able to fit on all four of <br /> 830 those four-bedroom lots. <br /> 831 <br /> 832 Lamar Proctor: Okay. <br /> 833 <br /> 834 Cy Stober: Mr. Chair? <br /> 835 <br /> 836 Lamar Proctor: Yes. <br /> 837 <br /> 838 Cy Stober: If I may? Just a reminder for the public as well as the board. Regardless of whether the proposal <br /> 839 tonight or application tonight is recommended for approval or denial and regardless of whether it <br /> 840 ultimately is approved or denied by the Board of Commissioners, that is no assurance of <br /> 841 Environmental Health permitting,which is a separate process, so all of the septic systems would <br /> 842 have to be permitted by the county and will be at the discretion of the Environmental Health <br /> 843 Department. <br /> 844 <br /> 845 Lamar Proctor: That will that be permitted per lot, right? <br /> 846 <br /> 847 Cy Stober: Correct. <br /> 848 <br /> 849 Lamar Proctor: So, it could end up that there are only 40 lots or. <br /> 850 <br /> 851 Statler Gilfillen: Or 20. <br /> 852 <br /> 853 David Barcal: Yeah. And when you get to a detailed soil analysis, and you actually get boots on the ground and <br /> 854 lay out the actual lines with the house boxes that are proposed. <br /> 855 <br /> 856 Chris Johnston: But then at that point, it would be potentially a change in the conditional use, and if any changes <br /> 857 had to occur,they'd have to come back to submitting a new plan? Or are there variances that are <br /> 858 allowed if this site doesn't perc right or whatever the case may be. <br /> 859 <br /> 860 Cy Stober: There are minor modifications permitted to me as the director to make administrative levee. They <br /> 861 largely are shifting locations of commitments like their mail kiosk or some of their amenities. We <br /> 862 can modify some of the lot dimensions, provided they don't totally change the layout. But if they're <br /> 863 not able to fulfill the lot and they fall short of the lot count,that is really a more of a subdivision <br /> 864 matter at that point, and they have the approval for up to, in this case,40 lots. But if you can't <br /> 865 fulfill that then that would be where they're at. The lots that they're able to permit. <br /> 866 <br /> 867 Chris Johnston: So, their options would be to only have the number of lots that they could permit based on the <br /> 868 septic systems, or if they wanted to readjust it in such a way that it exceeds your variance <br /> 869 allowance, they'd have to then submit again for. <br /> 870 <br /> 871 Cy Stober: Yeah, if it fundamentally alters the character and the layout and design of the subdivision,the <br /> 872 cluster subdivision in this case,they would have to go back through the hearing process. <br /> 873 <br /> 874 Lamar Proctor: And then I didn't see anything about lighting conditions. I know that one of the important things in <br /> 875 White Cross and in rural Orange County is light pollution, so you're going to have 40-plus potential <br /> 876 homes. Are there any ideas or conditions that were discussed as to lighting to minimize light <br /> 877 pollution? <br /> 878 <br />