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Home My Public Portal About7.7.2001 Agenda & MinutesTown of !Sincells 175 AGENDA gn PLANNING BOARD Tuesday, August 7, 2001 6:30 PM Gordon Battle Court Room East Margaret Lane ITEM #1: Consideration of additions to the agenda and comments from the Chair. ITEM #2: Committee Reports ITEM #3: Recommendations to Town Board regarding rezoning and Special Use Permit Consideration of Ordinance to rezone 58 acres in the southwest quadrant of the I-85/NC 86 interchange from Limited Office to Entranceway Special Use. for Hampton Pointe (DIAN TWO LLC request regarding 58 acres at NC 86 & Consideration of Special Use Permit and Master Plan for Hampton Pointe to include 450,000 square feet of retail space and 5 outparcels I-85). ITEM #4: Adjourn AGENDA HILLSBOROUGH TOWN BOARD OF COMMISISONERS Tuesday, August 7, 2001 7:30 PM Gordon Battle Court Room East Margaret Lane _.._....__.._ ... _ [FT–E—M-41 —* Public Charge ITEM #2. Agenda changes and agenda approval ITEM #3: Consideration of awarding construction contract for Fairview Community Policing Center. ITEM #4: Consideration of Ordinance to rezone 58 acres in the southwest quadrant of the I-85/NC 86 interchange from Limited Office to Entranceway Special Use. ITEM #5: Consideration of Special Use Permit and Master Plan for Hampton Pointe to include 450,000 square feet of retail space and 5 outparcels ITEM #6: 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 nin 004 qYn/ - L•..... nin cww o-Dnn MINUTES PLANNING BOARD August 7, 2001 PRESENT: Ed Gill (Chair), Jim Boericke, Joel Brinkley, David Daniel, Brian Ketchem, Cannie Lloyd, Chris Quinn, Bryant Warren STAFF: Eric Peterson, Demetric Potts, Jim Klingler, Bon Hornik, Margaret Hauth Gill called the meeting to order at 6:35 PM. He added the approval of the minutes from the July 24 public hearing as item 1 a. ITEM 1 a: Warren moved to approve the minutes as written. Lloyd seconded. VOTE: Unanimous. ITEM #2: There were no committee reports. ITEM #3: Hauth introduced the rezoning and special use permit request for DIAN TWO to build the project known as Hampton Pointe. She noted that some additional written comments and the preliminary recommendations from the Traffic Engineering division were provided at handouts. She described her impression of the report as listing improvements in three different categories. She said some improvements seem to be mandatory, some strongly recommended, and some other areas of concern noted without a clear indication of whose responsibility it was to correct. She also noted she had been requesting the report since before the July public hearing and the final decision on the driveway permit would rest with the District Engineer in Graham, not the author of the report. Jerry Dickens expressed concern about the recommendations in the report. He noted that the recommended realignment of the driveway with Old NC 10 would be dangerous due to the oblique angle. He also noted that it would be off the property they control. Daniel asked about the revenue projections submitted. He asked whether their projections of new sales tax revenue to into account that some percentage of the sales would be simply transferred from other businesses in town, especially if current businesses move to this site. Anderson said they did not specifically include the idea of transfer. He said they did use very conservative numbers based on square footage of sales space. He acknowledged that some revenue would not be new revenue. Ketchem asked for clarification that the 460,000 square feet figure is at full build out, with the seven percent reduction from the original submittal. Anderson said Ketchem's statement was true. Quinn expressed concern about the DOT report that projected "severe queing" in front of the project. He noted that this contributes greatly to "road rage" and waiting is difficult for people. He also expressed concern about the inadequate structure at the interchange and the site still being over the impervious surface limit for the district. Ketchem asked if a 10 -year storm was used to design stormwater facilities and Dickens confirmed it was. He asked if the engineer knew how many 10 -year storms we have seen in the last 20 years. T Dickens said he did not, but the design complies with accepted engineering practices. PB 8/7/01, page 2 Daniel went back to the concern of creating vacancies in Hillsborough Commons. Lloyd noted some of those are due to stringent leasing policies of the shopping center. Daniel said that concerned him even more because the spaces may stay vacant. Gill noted the owner would have to respect the market and lower rents after awhile. Ketchem asked for confirmation that there are only two access points to NC 86 and no other driveways are planned. Anderson agreed. Daniel asked about internal connections among the outparcels. Dickens said those would depend on the individual uses. Daniels said he preferred to address it with the master plan. Anderson offered a new set of plans. He noted the total site square footage could be reduced to 425,000; a 15% reduction from the original submittal. He said they also included berms along NC 86 and the south line to address the concerns of the neighbors. He said they are still pursuing changes to the building elevations for the main buildings. Ketchem asked where the cuts are; did the big boxes shrink or was something eliminated, or what. Anderson said they still didn't know where the changes would come. MOTION: Warren moved to recommend approval of the rezoning request. Lloyd seconded. VOTE: 3-5 (Gill, Lloyd, & Warren in favor. Boericke, Brinkley, Daniel, Ketchem, and Quinn opposed). Brinkley noted that his concerns with the project, both the rezoning and the special use permit, revolve around the size of the parcel, the amount of pavement, and the use of all the retail square footage envisioned for the EDD in one place. Daniel expressed concern about the factual basis for the revenue projections. The members agreed that projections are not part of the plan review. Daniel also noted that the plan is contary to the EDD ideal and the intent of the district. The members agreed that would be a rationale for denying the rezoning. MOTION: Brinkley moved to recommend denial of the Master Plan and Special Use Permit due to the traffic impact and flow, the size of the project versus the size of the town, and the impervious surface and lack of open space in the development. Boericke seconded. VOTE: 5-3 (Boericke, Brinkley, Daniel, Ketchem, and Quinn in favor. Gill, Lloyd, & Warren opposed). Gill adjourned the meeting at 7:20 PM. Respectfully submitted, th , �- 1 /44 , � 6�� argaret A. Hauth, Secretary