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<br /> 605 Taylor Perschau: I can just answer ordinance wise, so as a regulated subdivision, if they are not dedicating publicly
<br /> 606 available recreational facilities,they have the opportunity to make a payment in lieu for parkland
<br /> 607 fees,which is a per-lot basis. It's also based on the property's location.We have a community
<br /> 608 and district parks map that I believe was mapped by DEAPR, so the price is per lot, and it's
<br /> 609 dependent on whether they're in a community park district or I think community or district park.
<br /> 610 Sorry. So, this is the zoning portion. If this property were to be approved by the Board of County
<br /> 611 Commissioners,the next step would be submitting a preliminary plat application. A final plat for
<br /> 612 any regulated subdivision cannot be recorded until that payment in lieu or a public dedication is
<br /> 613 made.
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<br /> 615 Whitney Watson: Thank you.
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<br /> 617 Beth Trahos: And of course,we would meet and comply with all the requirements of the UDO that your staff will
<br /> 618 make sure of that, but I think the benefit of the private amenities is that it does provide an
<br /> 619 opportunity for folks to live here, to recreate,to walk on the trails,to exercise, to gather with their
<br /> 620 neighbors in these community areas, so they are spending time in their neighborhood rather than
<br /> 621 utilizing busy county parks, and I would say as well that a really key consideration about
<br /> 622 maintaining these amenities as private is liability for a small homeowner's association, so that is
<br /> 623 what we are proposing.
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<br /> 625 Nicole Steele: If you don't mind, I'd like to add to that last question. I formally served on the Orange County
<br /> 626 Parks and Recreation Board, and in 99.9 percent of my career, I am actually sitting surveying
<br /> 627 public parks and recreation agencies and developing, helping them develop strategic plans for
<br /> 628 recreation and building out their departments, and what we have seen is the best way that a
<br /> 629 developer can give back to a community is the fee in lieu because you have greater autonomy
<br /> 630 and choice over what you can do with that money. If we provide some sort of public amenity on
<br /> 631 our site, that means anyone in the community would have to drive there to use it. There are
<br /> 632 liability and maintenance restrictions, and it's often unclear how that ownership or responsibility
<br /> 633 transfers between homeowners, the public and the parks and recreation agency, so from the other
<br /> 634 side of the table and where I usually sit,there is usually an advantage to the fee in lieu.
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<br /> 636 Lamar Proctor: All right. Thank you. Chris.
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<br /> 638 Next Speaker: Yeah. I guess I'm still on the traffic run, and I apologize. This is the first time that I have seen on
<br /> 639 the NCDOT side where they specifically call out the intersection slight distance as a potential
<br /> 640 problem. I understand that the number of homes that you have is under the minimum. I have
<br /> 641 gone through the Bolton and Menk study where it says that a TIA is not required. I am struggling
<br /> 642 here because I see that everyone is acknowledging that this intersection is a problem. 1
<br /> 643 understand that you have gone above and beyond. You have gotten the study,and 1
<br /> 644 acknowledge that, and I want to be clear about that. That being said, everyone seems to
<br /> 645 understand that there is a problem here, and I'm trying to figure out whose job it is to own up to
<br /> 646 that fact. So, what is the next step here. You said that the driveway permits are coming through.
<br /> 647 1 got that,and once that happens,then at that point you have to make a decision based on
<br /> 648 NCDOT standards? I just want to be clear.
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<br /> 650 Next Speaker: It's not just the driveway permits are coming through. I'm saying that the design and all those
<br /> 651 things.A lot of people, I'm an engineer, but a lot of people are like you're a planning level, so
<br /> 652 you're projecting into the future what's going to happen and it's going to come up in the design. So
<br /> 653 the design comes up, and that's why I'm saying even if this were a full traffic impact analysis that
<br /> 654 was done, it's considered recommendations, even though the DOT is going to say this is what you
<br /> 655 shall do. Nothing was required there. We've discussed and we're saying we have a safety
<br /> 656 concern with that. We want to see, because they're going to then see the actual design of here is
<br /> 657 where exactly the driveways will be, not a conceptual sketch or anything like that, and obviously
<br /> 658 we're at the rezoning level, so as they get more into the site plan, I feel that is when that would
<br /> 659 come into play,as the design folks would say here is where our driveways are going to be.
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