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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />WORKSESSION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Da[e: November 11, 2002 <br />Action Age a <br />Item No. q <br />SUBJECT: Maple View Soccer FieM Design <br />DEPARTMENT: Environment and Resource PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />Conservalloq Recreation and <br />Parka L <br />ATTACHMENT INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1)Sfaff MemgrandumlSite Design Kimbery Siren, 969-9626 <br />David Stencil, 245-2590 <br />Lori Tafl, 245-2660 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough ]32.6181 <br />Chapel Hill 9684501 <br />ourham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-22]-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider approval of the tlesign of the soccerfeld at Maple View Farms, and <br />receive information from staff on questions and issues raisetl al the October 15r" special <br />presentation of the Feld design. <br />BACKGROUND: In 2001, the County reachetl an agreement for the lease of 5.99 acres of <br />land at Maple View Farms along Rocky Ridge Roatl for use as a soccer Fieltl. The tieltl area <br />Is being leasetl to the County at a cos[ of $t per year by Bob antl Chris Nutter, owners of <br />Maple View Farms. The lease agreement was approvatl on March fi, 2002. <br />A survey of the fieltl area was cpmpletetl tart year, and the site tlesign for [he soccer Fieltl <br />has now been completetl by Open Space Design Specialist Kimberly Siren, working in <br />conjunction with s[aH members from Purchasing, County Engineer, Recreation and Parks, <br />Environmental Heslth and Planning. The site design has been reviewetl by both Planning <br />and Envimnmen[al Health staff as a precursor to formal approval. In accoM with issues <br />raised, additional parking spaces have been added (bringing We total spaces to 50). <br />Required plantings will be planted in clusters to better reflect the coral character of the site, <br />while still meeting Zoning Ortlinence provisions. A well tp be used for irrigation has been <br />relocatetl to pmvitle for both irrigation and potential water fountains. In keeping with the <br />desires of both parties, the Maple View Soccer Field will not be liohted. <br />Once the stte tlesign has been approved by the Boats, the neat step would be to submit the <br />site plan for approval by the Planning Department. As a pad of this special presentation, In <br />