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~2 1 If approved the applicant shall have ane (1) year to prepare and file a Preliminary Plat 2 application. If a Preliminary~Plat has not been submitted within the specified time limit, the 3 Concept Plan shall become null and void. 4 FINANCIAL IMPACT: ~ A Fiscal Impact Analysis is provided. as an attachment. 5 RECOMMENDATION: Planning Staff Recommendation: APPROVAL with the 6 conditions contained in the attached Resolution. 7 8 Benedict made reference to the Efland Sewer Fund and said that the Commissioners, at their last 9 meeting, were discussing a sliding scale for the sewer fee depending on the size of the house. 1 o The Commissioners did not complete this item and it will come back at the next meeting. 11 12 Davis went over the attached resolution that addresses the conditions before the Final Plat of 13 Richmond Hills can be recorded. 14 15 McAdams made reference to page 30 and the first action where the Planning Board approved the 16 Concept Plan for Richmond Hills an October 6, 1999. He said that he remembers deleting 17 condition #16, which is, "Dedication to Orange County of trails through open space and along 18 McGowan Creek shall be identified at preliminary stage." 19 20 Discussion ensued on the change in language for condition #16. 21 22 Davis said that the reason for this condition was that there was County money involved in the 23 purchase, so they were reserving the right for the County to use some of the land that they 24 participated in purchasing. 25 26 Benedict said that every subdivision does Dave a required pazk dedication. In this case, the staff 27 is asking far a dedication of land. In addition, there was $2'75,000 put towazds this project by the 28 County to help fund the cast of land acquisition and infrastructure. It is an excellent location for 29 an affordable housing project because it is next to a school and a park. 30 31 Chair Allison said that he now had a different perspective about the subdivision than when he 32 voted against it before. . 33 3a Strayhorn said that he.did not feel like #16 should be a condition of approval. He has no 35 objections to the subdivision. He said that open space has always been considered a part of the 3d development and for the benefit of the residents. In this subdivision, the community-at-large 37 would be using the open space. He does not support this. 38 39 Goodwin asked about the fiscal impact statement on page 49. 40 41 Benedict said that this fiscal impact model needs some updating. He said that this subdivision is 42 close to a fire station, and the closer developments are to public services, the lower the cost to the 43 County. He said that he is trying to add a location factor to the analysis. 44 45 Goodwin made reference to the -4492 amount in the fiscal impact analysis and asked at what 46 point this would be denied because it was costing the County too much. 47 Benedict said that the balance sheet was far information to let the Planning Board, the 48 Commissioners, and the community know that certain types of housing do not pay far 49 themselves on a simple balance sheet.