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11 <br /> 275 Lamar Proctor: Thank you. So, I think the next thing we should do is see if anyone has additional questions for <br /> 276 the applicant. And, Charity,you weren't here last time,so I'll start with you if you have any <br /> 277 additional questions. <br /> 278 <br /> 279 Charity Kirk: Well, there were some things I didn't quite understand about just also board problems and what <br /> 280 the board was seeing. So, I think this was brought up, but there are wetlands on this property, so <br /> 281 you cannot split this, can you split this property exactly into 1-acre lots in agricultural residential? <br /> 282 Is that possible with all the wetlands? <br /> 283 <br /> 284 Taylor Perschau: Yes, subdivision would be allowed. I'm going to pull up the presentation from last time,so we <br /> 285 have some reference points. So, the current agricultural-residential zoning,when staff is <br /> 286 reviewing subdivision plats, the lot size can retain that 40,000-square-foot minimum. Staff often <br /> 287 asks for a surveyor to note where wetlands are and then sometimes also require that buffers be <br /> 288 visualized on plats. But the property lines themselves could go within those features. <br /> 289 <br /> 290 Charity Kirk: All right,just houses couldn't be built on those. <br /> 291 <br /> 292 Taylor Perschau: That's correct. <br /> 293 <br /> 294 Charity Kirk: So, if you remove all of the places where houses can't be built, how much acreage do you have? <br /> 295 <br /> 296 Taylor Perschau: I don't know. This might be better answered by the applicant doing an evaluation of their own site. <br /> 297 I don't know if that was an exercise you all completed. <br /> 298 <br /> 299 Beth Trahos: There are roughly 3 acres of wetlands on the property. One of the reasons we think it's beneficial <br /> 300 that those environmentally sensitive areas be maintained in open space is that the homeowner's <br /> 301 association is more likely to be respectful of those features than perhaps a homeowner who might <br /> 302 just see this portion of wetland as a part of their yard. I would also point out that the Army Corps <br /> 303 of Engineers,which governs impacts on wetlands, allows each individual lot owner,through a <br /> 304 nationwide permit,to impact 1/10 acre of wetlands;whereas if the wetlands are located on a <br /> 305 larger piece of property,then there is a permitting process required for impacts beyond that. So, <br /> 306 in our view,this would limit impacts on environmentally sensitive areas by maintaining them in <br /> 307 open space. <br /> 308 <br /> 309 Charity Kirk: So,you said there's 3 acres wetlands, but does that include all the required buffers? How much <br /> 310 acreage is in required setbacks from the wetlands? Does that include the 3, is that included in the <br /> 311 3 acres, or is that additional? <br /> 312 <br /> 313 Beth Trahos: I'm going to ask our engineer because I don't know the answer. <br /> 314 <br /> 315 Charity Kirk: Yeah,thank you. <br /> 316 <br /> 317 Lamar Proctor: Charity, I think what you're trying to get at is of right how many houses could they put if it was just <br /> 318 subdivided. <br /> 319 <br /> 320 Charity Kirk: Zoned agricultural, subdivided for agricultural residential. Which is an option that doesn't need to <br /> 321 come back to the planning board, is that,that's correct,sorry? <br /> 322 <br /> 323 Cy Stober: Not necessarily. <br /> 324 <br /> 325 Charity Kirk: Depends on if it's over 20, it would need to come back? <br /> 326 <br /> 327 Cy Stober: Correct. No matter what type of subdivision if it's over 20 lots, it must go through the conditional <br /> 328 zoning process in Orange County, so 21 lots or more. <br /> 329 <br />