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Home My Public Portal AboutFebuary 4th Agenda & MinutesTown `W • AGENDA PLANNING BOARD Tuesday, February 4, 2003 6:30 PM, Town Barn ITEM #1: Consideration of additions to agenda and comments from the Chair. ITEM #2: Committee reports -Status of Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance ITEM #3: Approval of meeting minutes ITEM #4: Receive update from Corbinton Commons. ITEM #5: Discussion of items from January Public Hearing • Rezoning/Special Use Permit for Village at Meadowview (this project is not ready for a recommendation) • Rezoning to Neighborhood Business for Allen Knight • Text amendment to allow multi -family dwellings in the Central Commercial district. ITEM Adjourn Please call the Planning Department if you cannot attend. 732-1270 extension 73 (this line is connected to voice mail) 101 East Orange Street • P.O. Box 429 • Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 919- 732-1270 • Fax 919- 644-2.3.90 I MINUTES PLANNING BOARD February 4, 2003 PRESENT: David Daniel (Chair), Jim Boericke, Cannie Lloyd, Paul Newton, Chris Quinn, Bryant Warren PUBLIC: Ellis and Natalie Coleman, Dennis Evans, Freddie Satterfield, Allen Knight, Ben Lloyd, George Horton, Margaret Hauth Daniel called the meeting to order at 6:36 PM. Newton asked to add the meeting time as item 6. ITEM #2: Lloyd reported that the Board of Adjustment approved the site plan for Patriot's Pointe apartments to build 240 units on Orange Grove Road. Warren reported that the Parks and Recreation Board met opposite the Public Hearing, so he couldn't attend. Hauth said they received comments from the Town Board to proceed with skate park plans and acquiring land for Riverwalk. Hauth suggested that the discussion of the APFO wait until later on the agenda and the members agreed. ITEM #3: Newton moved to approve the minutes as written. Boericke seconded. VOTE: Unanimous. ITEM #4: Hauth introduced a discussion of the Corbinton Commons project. E Coleman distributed two pieces of information requested previously by the Planning Board — a survey of vacancy rates in both assisted living and skilled nursing facilities in Orange County. He noted that while there is a 30% vacancy rate in the Chapel Hill area in Assisted Living, there is no vacancy in Hillsborough facilities. He also highlighted the changes to the site plan, which differed from their agenda packet numbers. He said they are proposing 56 single-family lots west of the creek, 72 apartment units, 30 duplexes, and a 60 bed assisted living/skilled-nursing center on the remainder. E Coleman added that they have tried to address the aging in place concept. He said they could have Memorandum of Agreements with owners/residents to give them priority for beds in the Assisted Living Center. He added that they are willing to make 20 of the beds skilled nursing and the remaining forty as assisted living. E Coleman noted that the millrace is within the required buffer of the stream and will be maintained in its present form. Newton said he comments are to ensure the streets are wide enough to accommodate parking on both sides and to ensure sidewalks are throughout the development on both sides of streets. He asked whether the project shouldn't seek annexation since the double water rate structure would hit residents hard in a retirement community. E Coleman said they had been advised not to seek annexation, but they would consider it. Hauth noted that this project would likely not have a positive impact on the town's general fund. She added that she does not encourage residential projects to seek annexation, based on the Town Board's lack of interest in strictly residential projects. Warren expressed his concern about the lack of connection to downtown. He acknowledged the concerns of the neighbors but questioned the wisdom of making elderly drivers go on the busiest streets to get downtown. Daniel agreed with Warren, but noted PB 2/4/03, page 2 that this may be a case where the battle is too great. Daniel thanked the applicant for the changes and meeting with the neighbors. The board echoed Daniel's thanks. ITEM #5c: Hauth introduced the text amendment to allow multi -family dwellings in the Central Commercial district under certain circumstances. The members indicated their support of the amendment. MOTION: Newton moved to recommend approval of the text amendment. Warren seconded. VOTE: Unanimous. ITEM #5b: Hauth introduced the rezoning request for Allen Knight to rezone the former Sinclair gas station to Neighborhood Business. She explained his interest in ensuring that Mr. Lloyd retains the General Commercial zoning in the event that his project cannot proceed. Hauth noted that delaying action on the rezoning crosses the boundary to contract zoning. She said the parcel would have to go back through a zoning process to be returned to General Commercial. MOTION: Warren moved to recommend approval of the rezoning and suggested the Town Board entertain a rezoning back to General Commercial if this project does not progress. Boericke seconded. VOTE: Unanimous. ITEM #5a: Hauth introduced a discussion of the Village at Meadowview project. She reminded members that there are technical problems with the application that require a new public hearing, but any comments or suggestions they would like to pass along would be appropriate. Quinn said that the Traffic Impact statement is very important to him since so much development activity has focused on Orange Grove Road recently. Newton posed the same question of annexation and whether the applicant would be willing. Evans said they would be willing to consider annexation. He added that water bills would be included in monthly fees that residents pay, so the amount will be fixed. Warren asked whether this development impacts the eventual alignment of Eno Mountain Road and Mayo Street. Hauth said that alignment was removed from the most recent plan, but it could always resurface. She said the most recent plan was to shift Eno Mountain to align with the current location of Mayo, so the impact of this development was minimal. Boericke asked whether there would be a dining hall on the site. Evans said meals would be catered in upon request; there would not be a central dining hall outside the assisted living center. Daniel said his concerns are from a design standpoint. That the site plan still looks like a regular apartment complex, although a wide range of services is available. He suggested shifting buildings to create a more neighborhood or community feel. ITEM #2a: Hauth said the Town Board met with the School Board to discuss the APFO and understand the concerns each had with the proposal. She said staff had placed the ordinance on the Town Board's agenda and this was an opportunity for the Planning Board to forward any further comments for their consideration. The members agreed to not forward a new vote, but to forward concerns about the potential impacts of Durham and Mebane. Newton noted that the Town is in an important position now because the County wants the ordinance PB 2/4/2003, page 3 adopted. Now is a good time to get concerns like the impact of Mebane addressed. The members agreed and asked Hauth to relay their concern about Mebane and Durham and suggest delaying adoption of the ordinance until Mebane has signed the Memorandum of Understanding. ITEM #6: Newton suggested the members consider shifting the meeting start time to 7:00 pm. He said that it is difficult to ensure his prompt arrival since he works in RTP. He also noted that the shift would put both the regular meetings and public hearings at the same start time. Other members concurred that the early time was difficult. Hauth said she believed a simple amendment to the Board's rules of procedure would allow them to change the time. The members agreed to pursue this and asked that the March meeting begin at 7. Daniel adjourned the meeting at 8:34 PM. Respectfully submitted, 1�"t) Al i �, 4a,-,dk Mar ret A. Hauth, Secretary