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then goes back to the Planning Board for a recommendation on October 1St. Then the Planning Board recommendation would be coming forward from the Planning Board on the Atlas Amendment to rezone. Also coming from the Planning Board would be a recommendation on the Class A SUP based on findings of Article 8. There would also be recommendations on the preliminary plan and subdivision conditions. This rezoning is necessary in order to accommodate the density of this project. Without the rezoning, the 12.5 acres would allow about 11-12 homes. With the rezoning requested, it would raise the density to 3.5 units per acre, reducing the lot size down to a 5,000-square foot minimum. These types of homes are referred to as "patio homes." He showed some pictures of surrounding properties on powerpoint. This development is in the Upper Eno Protected Watershed. In this watershed, the development could go up to 30% impervious surface. There would be some detention devices. This project is also in the Neuse River Basin, so it would be subject to the nutrient removal standards. This is the northern most piece of the 10-Year Transition Area. It is also completely within the Efland area overall sewer system plan and is also in the primary service area for water by Orange-Alamance. There are some issues that need to be addressed regarding fire protection. Also, DOT acknowledges that the roads are probably overdue for resurfacing. The roads would potentially be resurfaced at some point, should this project be approved. He showed a picture/map of the proposed project on Powerpoint.. The Planned Development requirement is a 100-foot setback around the perimeter of any planned development. The buildable portion of the lots on the Flexible Development Plan is very small because the remaining portion is protected for adjacent owners but non-buildable for the owner. The developer has asked that this particular plan not be considered for the rezoning. The staff is requesting that one of the water lines be extended out into the back of the subdivision and that one of the lines extend and connect to Richmond Hills. According to the Fire Marshal it would help with equalization of pressure and would increase volume. Orange- Alamance is in agreement with all of these changes. He made reference to the hand outs, i.e., Certification Letter, the Sheriff's letter regarding servicing of this area, and the revised biological inventory. There was a two-acre parcel left out in the original inventory, and it was revised. The findings of the inventory were not changed. Deputy Clerk David Hunt swore in or affirmed all speakers. Robert Davis: With regard to the 100-foot perimeter, there would have to be a finding to the effect that what is being offered would meet, to the same degree the standards that are in the ordinance. The way this plan is set up, the developer would like to take advantage to lower the costs and also to make School House Road more like a residential street, and have these lots be able to front on the existing street rather than set the project back 100 feet which takes away open space and does not have any access on the street. The other thing that he developer asked for was to not build sidewalks. Staff recommends that this not be approved. This project is within a transition area, there is a school nearby, which has a trail behind the school and there are some options of putting trails in there, which the developers think they would prefer to do rather than sidewalks. The sidewalks are a requirement of the SUP and also in the findings that are in the ordinance for subdivisions. I don't know how you make a better case on that, but that is one of the other ones that the developers are asking for. Those are the two deviations from the ordinance standards. One other thing noted in our conditions ---the storm drainage for this is broken down into sub-basins. This storm drainage right here (pointing to Powerpoint slide) goes right across those lots. So, we're saying something would need to be done here. We're asking for a little bit of a buffer here, something to give it a break between this property, across 5, 6, and 7; and also take the storm drainage subsurface and release it over here or reorient those lots where you don't have storm water running across the back of a very small lot. We don't really want that situation.