Agenda 11-18-2025; 5-a - Application for Zoning Atlas Amendment – 1039-UT NC 86 N, Hillsborough, Hillsborough Township

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211 DRAFT 437 program,which they offer this to all the char, all the charter schools all over the state. They come 438 and use their trail system for regional meets. So very proud of that, and it's a very important part 439 of their culture. So what we did is we talked to them and said why don't we, in our plans and in 440 our commitments,we said yeah,we'll provide this many linear feet of trail. It probably will not be 441 across a creek,simply because we don't want to impact wetlands and we don't want to impact 442 buffers. But wherever we put those trails,we're going to collaborate with them and make sure it's 443 the right distances, that they have a clear path that is the right length for their meet. And even to 444 the point we're redesigning where those trails are so they maybe could cut this loop off if it's too 445 long. They only need a mile. 446 447 Charity Kirk: Would you be willing to let your open space be available to school children as well for creek 448 exploration? Like as long during school hours or just with conditions negotiated with the school. 449 450 Donna Crowder: I think that that could be part of this agreement. We— 451 452 Charity Kirk: So not just the cross-country team? I hear the concern with the cross-country team, but I also 453 heard that there's other children that utilize those areas, and you are—I mean,one of the things 454 about this rezoning is this open space that we value as a community, and so encouraging children 455 to value it too seems beneficial. 456 457 Donna Crowder: So,yes,and I don't know if—that packet is very, very thick. But one of the things that we wanted 458 to do is put educational signs so that people can educate their kids and see the natural resources 459 and how ecology works, in general, so we are doing that. As far as negotiating whether or not the 460 open space would be available to them, again,to Cy's point,that's the HOA committing to a 461 different entity. We can try to work it out, but it may not be an agreement that can be reached. 462 463 Charity Kirk: Yes. 464 465 Donna Crowder: But we're willing to do that. And so we want to share our open space with whoever needs it, 466 especially to,you know, as a kid that's all I did. I spent my days by the creek. That was where 1 467 was. So I don't,we don't have a problem with that. It's just, again, it's an agreement between, 468 and whether or not we can come to such terms. But certainly that can be a consideration. 469 470 Charity Kirk: I'm not sure. Like that doesn't, I mean it's like it needs to be negotiated. Like how is it, can I, do 1 471 just make a suggestion as a planning board member and let it be, or could I make it a condition, or 472 make an amendment to make it a condition that they have a full discussion about using a certain 473 amount of open space. Have a negotiation with the school about— 474 475 Cy Stober: So- 476 477 Charity Kirk: —during school time having the ability to go down to the creek. 478 479 Lamar Proctor: Well, can I address this? I think, Charity,what you're looking at is Condition 7. And I think what 1 480 imagine you're thinking is to modify Condition 7 to say something like: The property owners shall 481 offer limited access to the planned trails and open space, which would be a modification,to the 482 Eno River Academy for use by students, and just— 483 484 Charity Kirk: That would be perfect. 485 486 Beth Trahos: And we can make that change. 487 488 Charity Kirk: Okay. 489 490 Cy Stober: And for the purposes of this discussion, so because the hearing is not tonight, all that we need 491 from the applicant is commitment in writing, agreement in writing to that condition in order for it to