PB Agenda Packet - October 1 2025

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11 273 piece and three experiential gardens in spirit of rural Orange County and southern charm. This is 274 some of our experiential garden,just simple precedent imagery that we really imagine these 275 capturing the native landscape of Orange County and serving as rooms throughout the 276 development, and then finally,the culture and lifestyle we imagine and have designed for is one 277 with a strong sense of community promoted through gathering spaces and trails meandering 278 through the site. Approximately 1.7 miles of natural surface trail allow this community to be active 279 where residents can connect with the natural beauty of the Orange County landscape and move 280 through a connected series of trails that lead them to these individual gardens, and I will turn it 281 back over to Beth to talk about the details of the zoning commitment. 282 283 Beth Trahos: I'll just touch briefly to reiterate what your staff has said that this is compliant with the Orange 284 County Hillsborough COCA plan which designates the site for mixed residential neighborhood, 285 and as Rachel said, preserves in the cluster of flexible development subdivision significant 286 amounts of natural area. In our conditions we have the commitment to our site plan, a minimum 287 lot size of 20,000 square feet,a commitment with regard to the experiential gardens,which are 288 shown on that concept plan and a requirement that each of the gardens have a plan designed by 289 a landscape architect at the time of final plat and that they contain seating opportunities such as a 290 bench or a hammock so that they will be attractive and usable amenities in the community. We 291 also have committed to native plant materials to supplement perimeter plantings in an effort to 292 maintain that local flora. We have committed to the trails that Rachel discussed. They will provide 293 access to the community gathering areas and each of the gardens. Nine thousand linear feet is 294 roughly 1.7 miles. We've also committed to having way-finding signs located along the trails to 295 guide walkers as they move throughout the community. We will have a mail kiosk with a weather 296 covering and recessed lighting. The designated community gathering space will include that 297 sculptural art piece that Rachel mentioned and seating opportunities all to be maintained by the 298 HOA. We made commitments with regards to the individual septic system size to serve at least 299 four bedrooms and a commitment that no home shall contain no more than four bedrooms, and 300 finally, an acknowledgment of the dark sky preservation lighting requirements in your UDO that we 301 will comply with as a part of this project. We are proposing individual septic systems on each lot. 302 We have taken time to do a soil and site evaluation,which I understand to be the modern perc test 303 to confirm that there is an opportunity to use these systems on each lot. We have then shown 304 how these systems would lay out on individual lots spread throughout the community, so you can 305 see on this overall the designated lots we have chosen for fit tests. We have included those fit 306 tests so that they can be reviewed in greater detail. We also propose a community well, and we 307 went to Orange County and requested a permit and received a permit to install a community well, 308 to confirm that there was sufficient water capacity here to serve the planned homes,and we hired 309 a consultant to do a study using three wells to determine whether there was sufficient water,and 310 the results showed that there was sufficient water, and Ward and David Barcal are both here to 311 talk with you in detail about the work that they have done.This was in response to questions we 312 had heard from neighbors who wanted to understand the impact of a community well on existing 313 wells. In addition to our community meeting,we reached out and had discussions with several 314 members of the community after that meeting, and we took action to add conditions based on 315 what we heard. We think our proposal offers quite a lot of public benefit for the community 316 providing 49 homes in close proximity to the amenities of historic Hillsborough with a significant 317 walking trail and unique gardens and gathering spaces, a commitment to native plant materials 318 and a commitment to protect more than half of the site as open space. We recognize that Orange 319 County and the town of Hillsborough are growing rapidly, and that people want to live here, and 320 more housing is needed, and we believe that the proposed neighborhood does a good job of 321 protecting the rural heritage of the area while acknowledging that Hillsborough is growing and 322 there is this need for additional housing. So,we ask for your support,and our full team is available 323 to answer any questions you might have about our proposal. 324 325 Lamar Proctor: All right. Does that conclude the presentation? 326