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HomeMy Public PortalAbout12.7.1999 Planning Board Agenda & MinutesAGENDA PLANNING BOARD Tuesday, December 7, 1999 6:30 p.m. Town Barn ITEM #1: Consideration of additions to the agenda. ITEM #2: Comments from the Chair: • Committee Reports ITEM #3: Approval of minutes from November 2 meetings. ITEM #4: Consideration of request from Chatham Development Corporation to extend preliminary plan approval for Phase II of Burke's Meadow until December 21, 2000. ITEM #5: Review of Preliminary Subdivision Plan for Owl's Wood Development, a 6 -lot non- residential subdivision at the intersection of US 70 Business and NC 86. ITEM #6: Review of draft revised Vision 2010 plan document. ITEM #7: Adjourn. Please call the Planning Department if you cannot attend. 732-2104 extension 228 (this line is connected to voice mail) 101 East Orange Street • P.O. Box 429 • Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 914-732-21n4 * Frzr.. 91.9-644-2390 MINUTES PLANNING BOARD December 7, 1999 PRESENT: John Taylor (chair), Pam Blue -Thompson, Jim Boericke, Richard Bradford, Joel Brinkley, Cathy Carroll, David Daniel, Ed Gill, Bryant Warren PUBLIC: Jim Parker, Bob Rose, Patrick O'Neil, Mark O'Neal, Margaret Hauth Taylor called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. ITEM #2: Gill noted the Park board did not meet in November, but they will be meeting in January. Hauth provided an update to say that the contract with a Landscape Architect has been finalized and the Murray Street project is underway. ITEM #3: Gill moved to approve the minutes as written. Bradford seconded. VOTE: Unanimous. ITEM #4: Hauth introduced the request from Chatham Development for a twelve-month extension on the Phase II preliminary plan approval. Hauth noted that the previous owner received an extension last year for 12 months. Carroll asked whether it is common for multiple extensions and Hauth said it has not been common in Hillsborough over the last eight years. Hauth added that the developer's other option is to provide a performance bond for 125% of the cost of the improvements. With the bond, he can then receive final plat approval and sell building lots. The bond period is for one year, in which he has time to construct the required improvements. O'Neil provided a brief history of the development, explaining that it has changed ownership and building is proceeding at a reasonable pace in Phase I, but he doesn't expect to build in Phase II until spring. MOTION: Gill moved to grant a 12 month extension to the Phase II preliminary plan for Burke's Meadow (formerly Governor's Downs) until December 21, 2000. Warren seconded. VOTE: Unanimous. ITEM #5: Hauth introduced Parker, engineer for the Owl's Wood development, and noted the additional information in the agenda packet in response to Planning Board questions. Brinkley asked for more information about making a connection to Corporate Drive. Parker noted that Corporate Drive is not stubbed out to the Meadowlands boundary, which would require his client to negotiate the purchase of right-of-way from Triangle Hospice to make the connection. Parker added that the roads were planned to match the site topography and requiring the connection would require more grading and filling to create a road with reasonable grades. Parker noted that he couldn't see the benefit of the connection to either site. Taylor noted his concern that the "shortcut" might worsen traffic on NC86 by introducing more turning movements away from what will likely be a signalized intersection at Brady Road. Hauth added that until the uses in Owl's Wood are known the need for a connection cannot be known. She added that Corporate Drive directly aligns with the driveway entrance into the Sportsplex. Cross traffic at this intersection could be dangerous. MOTION: Brinkley moved to recommend approval with the condition that right-of-way be reserved on the plat to make a connection to Corporate Drive. Taylor asked whether the motion required the right of way only, or the construction of the connection. Brinkley and Daniel both indicated that the right-of-way and physical connection to Corporate Drive should be required to maximize the travel alternatives that people have. Gill, Carroll, and Taylor all indicated that they did not think the connection in this case is necessary. This motion died for the lack of a second. PB 12/7/99, page 2 Bradford suggested that rather than the connection to Meadowlands, additional access to lot I from the short cul-de-sac might be advisable. MOTION: Bradford moved to recommend the Town Board approve the preliminary plan with the condition that it include a right-of-way reservation to allow lot 1 to access the shorter cul-de-sac. Gill seconded. VOTE: 8-1 (Carroll opposed to condition) ITEM #6: Hauth introduced Bob Rose, chairman of the update Task Force. Rose provided a brief history of how the revision has come about and noted the Task Force is ready to have the document sent to public hearing and complete their work. He added that Taylor suggested questions of clarity be addressed first. Members asked for clarification of terms including `urban growth boundary', "reasonable annexation", "transfer of development rights", and "traffic calming". Hauth said she would draft a glossary for inclusion in the document. She explained the concept of amortizing non -conforming signs to allow owners to recoup their investment while still have non -conforming signs removed. She noted that the inclusion of a transfer of development rights program would most likely be in conjunction with Orange County because there would not be sufficient areas within the town's jurisdiction to make a functioning program. The following substantive comments were also offered: make more specific mention of improving the Daniel Boone area and integrating it with downtown; substitute the word "accountability' with something that includes positive and negative connotations; address "big box" retailers; correct the utility section to provide figure on the new reservoir; address wetlands; specifically address water supply issues in "areas of regional concern" that the town must participate in. The members agreed to continue their review at the next meeting and vote at that time to send the document to public hearing. Taylor adjourned the meeting at 7:50 PM. Respectfully submitted, Margaret A. Hauth, Secretary