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Agenda - 11-21-2011 - C1
1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND PLANNING BOARD QUARTERLY PUBLIC HEARING ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 21, 2011 Action Agenda Item No. C.1 SUBJECT: Conditional Use Rezoning and Class A Special Use Permit — Carolina Friends School DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) Yes ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: 1. Application Packet Michael D. Harvey, Planner III 245 -2597 2. Property and Vicinity Map Craig Benedict, Director 245 -2575 3. Staff Comments 4. Legislative and Quasi-judicial proceedings 5. Neighborhood Information Meeting Comments 6. Notification Materials and Certification PURPOSE: To hold a public hearing and receive comment on a Conditional Use (CU) and Class A Special Use permit application(s) proposing the expansion of the Carolina Friends School in accordance with the provisions of the Unified Development Ordinance (hereafter'UDO'). BACKGROUND: On September 16, 2011 staff received an application proposing the rezoning of several parcels located northwest of the intersection of Mt. Sinai and Friends School Road: From: Rural Buffer (RB) and Planned Development Housing Rural Buffer (PD -H -RB) To: Rural Buffer Conditional Use (RB -CU) for the purpose of expanding the existing campus. The basic facts of the application are as follows: Applicant: Carolina Friends School 4809 Friends School Road Durham, NC 27705 Agent(s): Tony Whitaker — Civil Consultants Location: Northwest of intersection of Mt. Sinai (SR 1718) and Friends School Road (SR 1719) Parcel Information: a. PIN(s): 1. 9892 -21 -1486 2.9892 -22 -7252 3. 9892 -21 -6594 4. 9892 -31 -0894 5. 9892 -31 -5318 6. 9891 -29 -1739 7. 9892 -33 -5224 8. 9892 -32 -3662 9. 9891 -29 -7800 b. Size of parcel(s): 109.71 acres (total) — approximately 38 acres of this total acreage is already supporting existing school operations under the PD zoning designation. c. Zoning of parcel(s): Rural Buffer (RB) and Planned Development Housing Rural Buffer (PD -H -RB) d. Township: Chapel Hill e. Land Use Element Map (LUEM) Designation: Rural Buffer f. Growth Management System Designation: Rural g. Existing Conditions /Physical Features: The property is wooded with several streams and pasture areas surrounding the existing school. h. Roads: Vehicular access to the parcel(s) is through existing driveways onto Friends School Road (SR 1719). Surrounding Land Uses: a. NORTH: Single- family residential with RB zoning b. SOUTH: Single- family residential and undeveloped property with RB zoning; Mt. Sinai Road. c. EAST: Single- family residential with RB zoning; Friendship School Road. d. WEST: Single- family residential and undeveloped property with RB zoning Proposal: The applicant is proposing to expand and modify the existing campus including, but not limited to, the following: 1. Abandon and relocate an existing septic system currently located within a protected stream buffer, 2. Develop a new performing arts center, 3. Develop additional recreational fields (i.e. tennis courts, baseball field, volley ball court, etc.) 4. Additions to existing school buildings, and 5. New access drive via Mt Sinai Road and the development of additional parking facilities. The school was originally approved by the County as part of a Planned Development (PD) rezoning petition as there were multiple, principal, buildings proposed on -site to support the project. Special Use Permits relating to the operation of the site are recorded within Deed Book 890 Page 592 of the Orange County Registry of Deeds with modifications approved in 1992 (Deed Book 1033, Page 15) and 1996 (Deed Book 1523 page 153) related to the operation of the septic system and construction of additional classroom buildings. (See copies of the various SUP's within Attachment 1). This request involves a rezoning request only because additional land area, other than what was approved within the original PD rezoning petition, is now being slated for use in supporting the proposed re- located septic system. Further, this project was approved prior to the adoption of regulations requiring a Class A Special Use Permit, or establishing the various development standards, for a school. K3 Ordinance Requirements — Class A Special Use: The following standards, as detailed within Section 5.8.4 of the UDO, have been established to determine the appropriateness of the application: I. Service Provision: (1) Fire — identifies the primary and secondary responders and the source(s) of water. The submitted site plan provides the following detail: 1. New Hope Volunteer Fire Department will provide fire services for the facility. 2. Orange County EMS will provide emergency medical services. 3. The site is served via a private well. 4. Mr. David Sykes, Assistant Orange County Fire Marshal, has no issue with the permit being approved. Mr. Sykes has suggested that a condition be imposed indicating that the Fire Marshal review and approve the building and site plans prior to earth disturbing activity. Staff Comment: Staff recommends Mr. Sykes request become a condition of approval (see e-mail within Attachment 3 for Mr. Sykes' comments). (2) Police — identifies the primary and secondary responders. The application identifies that the Orange County Sheriff's office will be responsible for providing protective services to the proposed school. (3) Rescue services — identifies the primary and secondary responders. The application identifies that Orange County EMS will be responsible for providing emergency services to the proposed school. Staff has been informed there is sufficient capacity within the Department to provide rescue services to the proposed new school (see e-mail within Attachment 3 for Mr. Sykes comments). (4) Water Supply — identification of public or private utility source and capacity of water supply or identification of water source through a water resource study. Staff Comment: The application indicates that the site is served via a private well. (5) Wastewater Treatment Methods — provider and capacity of wastewater treatment source. The application indicates that an existing septic system will be abandoned and a new septic system will be installed outside of protected stream buffers. Due to the size and type of system, approval of the State is required. Staff Comment: The proposed re- located system will require the issuance of a State permit for development. Staff recommends a condition of approval require the issuance of a permit by the State approving the proposed system (see e-mail within Attachment 3 for Environmental Health's comments). (6) Solid Waste. A Solid Waste Management Plan will have to be prepared and reviewed by Orange County Solid Waste. 4 Staff Comment. Staff has been informed by Mr. Jeff Scouten of Orange County Solid Waste that he has reviewed and requested modifications to the submitted plan. Staff recommends that the plan be revised accordingly and approved by Solid Waste as a condition of approval. Biological Inventory: A Biological Inventory is required. The purpose of the inventory is to identify ` habitat diversity, species diversity, species or special concern such as those designated as threatened or endangered, last known sighting, candidate species likely to be present which may warrant protection, specimen trees outstanding in size and /or species, and the status and source of the information complied in the inventory' Staff Comment The Planning Department and the Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks, and Recreation ( DEAPR) staff has reviewed the proposal and determined this project will have no significant impact to animal /plant species on the property or existing habitat area warranting special consideration or protection based on information contained within the Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats for Orange County North Carolina (see Attachment 3 for memo from DEAPR staff III. Landscaping and Buffering: The UDO requires the submission of a landscape plan outlining the locations of existing vegetation, areas proposed for preservation, as well materials for proposed planting areas. Staff Comment: Staff has reviewed the landscaping and buffering plan and determined it is consistent with the requirements. of the UDO. IV. Stormwater Management/Drainage /Grading and Erosion Control: The applicant has provided a grading and stormwater management plan for the project. Staff Comment: Staff recommends a condition of approval be the grading and stormwater management plan will be evaluated and approved by Orange County Erosion Control prior to the commencement of earth disturbing activities. V. Traffic Impact: The purpose of the TIA is to identify any and all traffic improvements that will be necessary to support the development. Staff Comment: The applicant has supplied the required plan, which indicates that external modifications to adjacent roadways will be unnecessary to support the project. The applicant will still be required to adhere to any permitting conditions imposed by NCDOT. Staff recommends this become a condition of approval. VI. Public Road Access: The UDO requires the property have access from an existing public road and that such access be in compliance with any and all public road access management plan adopted by Orange County. Staff has determined the project complies. VII. Additional Standards: Per Section 5.8.4 (a) (3) (n) of the UDO the following additional standards are required: L For non - charter public schools, the minimum lot size shall be as required by the School Construction Standards adopted from time to time by the Board of County Commissioners, the Orange County Board of Education and the Chapel Hill - Carrboro Board of Education. ii. For all schools, the lot size shall be adequate to accommodate all activities. The proposed methods to handle the maximum number of participants and patrons for any single event shall be provided while also adhering to safe vehicular and pedestrian circulation. Staff Comment. Staff believes the lot(s) are of sufficient size to accommodate the proposed project. iii. Negative visual impacts shall be minimized along any major roadway. Negative visual impacts include, but are not limited to, loading /unloading areas, delivery areas, air handling units (roof top and other), parking areas for machinery, and storage buildings. Appropriate screening methods shall be used to enhance the aesthetic value of a project. Staff Comment. Staff is satisfied that the applicant can adhere to this requirement. iv. Transportation improvements as deemed necessary by the Traffic Impact Analysis. Staff Comment: As previously indicated, the Traffic Impact Analysis does not indicate such requirements are necessary. v. The site shall be designed to take advantage of multiple shared use opportunities, which may include a Park and Ride facility for public transportation. vi. Site Access: (a) There shall be a minimum of two access points to the site. (b) Access points shall separate student drop -off areas and visitor parking from bus traffic. (c) If school buses are used, then at least one access shall be limited to school employee and bus use during normal school hours. (d) All access points shall be located to provide maximum visibility and safety. (e) No driveway shall be permitted in a location that will hinder or congest traffic movement on a public street. Staff Comment: The applicant is showing the required access points to the property off of Friends School and Mt. Sinai roads. Internal circulation segregates student drop- off /pick -up traffic from visitor or staff traffic. As there is no proposed use of school buses, the applicant is not required to provide a separate access point for school employee and bus use. Ordinance Requirements — Conditional Use Rezoning: In summary, the applicant is required to demonstrate compliance with applicable standards associated with a Class A Special Use Permit as detailed within Section 2.7 of the UDO. M As required by Section 2.9.1 (C) of the UDO, the applicant has supplied an Environmental Assessment and a Resource Management Plan (part of the site plan package) for review. The narrative portion of the application also contains a description of mitigation measures being incorporated into the project. Staff has reviewed this information and is satisfied that the applicant has complied with the standards of the UDO. As required by Section 2.9.1 (D) of the UDO, a neighborhood information meeting was held on November 3, 2011 to allow local residents to review and discuss the plan with the applicant. A summary of their comments is contained within Attachment 5. Proceedings: In accordance with the provisions of Section 2.7.7 and 2.8 of the LIDO, this project is reviewed in both a legislative (i.e. rezoning) and a quasi-judicial (i.e. Class A Special Use Permit) process. Please refer to Attachment 4 for additional detail. Analysis: As required under Section 2.7.4 of the UDO, the Planning Director is required to: `cause an analysis to be made of the application' and pass that analysis on to the reviewing body. In analyzing this request, the Planning Director offers the following: 1. The application has been deemed complete in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.7, 2.9, and Section 5.8.4 of the UDO. 2. Staff has determined that the property is of sufficient size to support the proposed expansion. 3. The proposal appears consistent with the various goals outlined within the Comprehensive Plan concerning development, including: a. Land Use Overarching Goal: Coordination of the amount, location, pattern, and designation of future land uses, with availability of County services and facilities sufficient to meet the needs of Orange County's population and economy consistent with other Comprehensive Plan element goals and objectives. b. Land Use Goal 2: Land uses that are appropriate to on -site environmental conditions and features and that protect natural resources, cultural resources, and community character. c. Land Use Goal 3: A variety of land uses that are coordinated within a program and pattern that limits sprawl, preserves community and rural character, minimizes land use conflicts, supported by an efficient and balanced transportation system. 4. Staff has determined that the proposed expansion project is consistent with the provisions and goals of the Joint Planning Land Use Plan and Joint Planning Agreement. Further, staff contends that the proposed re- location of the existing septic system out of an identified protected stream buffer increases the project's compliance with the provisions of the Joint Planning Land Use Plan. JPA Review: In accordance with the Joint Planning Area Agreement, this project was sent to the Town of Chapel Hill for review and comment on October 14, 2011, with a revised site plan being sent to them once it was received by the Department on November 4, 2011. Notification Requirements: Per Sections 2.7.5 and 2.8.7 of the UDO, staff has caused a notice of this hearing to be published: 'as least twice in a newspaper of public circulation in the County for two (2) successive weeks: 'no less than ten (10) days nor more than twenty -five (25) days' before the public hearing. The legal ad was published accordingly. h On November 9, 2011 staff posted a sign on the property providing a notice of the date, time, and location of the public hearing. Staff also sent written notice by certified mail to all adjacent property owners located within 500 feet of the subject property as required by Section 2.7.5 and 2.8.7. This notice was sent on November 4, 2011 (see Attachment 6). FINANCIAL IMPACT: This request has been reviewed by various County departments who have determined that the approval or denial of the request would not create the need for additional funding for the provision of County services. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Planning Director recommends that the Board: 1. Receive the application, 2. Conduct the Public Hearing and accept public, BOCC, and Planning Board comments. 3. Refer the matter to the Planning Board with a request that a recommendation be returned to the County Board of Commissioners in time for the February 21, 2012 BOCC regular meeting. 4. Adjourn the public hearing until February 21, 2012 in order to receive and accept the Planning Board's recommendation and any submitted written comments. PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE — INK ONLY) APPLICATION FOR CLASS A SPECIAL USE PERMIT ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DATE: 9l 1.1 l hL APPLICATION NUMBER: PD -. I (We) request a Class A Special Use Permit as County Zoning Ordinance for srh 0af s Attachment 19 -* eoP _a' v &"q O 5� Z .C-( 'SpecitA tie, � V-e 5,8.*k of the Orange The following information is provided in support of the request: A. PROPERTY INFORMATION: 1. Street Address or Location: g1301 and 101 fti ds Achodll Kdl , 2. Orange County Tax Map ���Block Lot(s) Township 3. Zoning District(s): �g P$ 4. Lot/Parcel Size: 6% 37 acres or 3 80S, square feet 5. Number of Existing Buildings / eds. - (%Gross Floor Area: 49LI 2614 square feet 6. Number of Proposed Buildings: r Gross Floor Area square feet 7. Water Supply: Public (specify) X — Community Individual 8. Wastewater Disposal: Public (specify) _Community___)(_ Individual 9.a School District: ,-ortahQa A_ Fire District: Eno 10. General Land Uses in Area: R .sidaaeti`ie �'tuthA a� 11. Critical Areas: ' _Stream /Drainageway; X Flood Prone Area; Watershed (specify) ; Historic Site; Other (Explain): Alp—AR JS B. SITE PLAN INFORMATION: Twenty -six (26) copies of a Site Plan, prepared by a registered North Carolina surveyor or engineer, are provided as required by Article 8.8 and which contain the following information: North point, scale, and date. Extent of area to be developed. Locations and widths of all easements and right -of -way within or adjacent to the site. Location of all existing and proposed structures on the site. Location of all areas on the site subject to flood hazard or inundation as shown on flood maps or soils maps. ® Location of all water courses on the site, including direction of flow. (PLEASE COMPLETE REVERSE SIDE) 10 Existing topography at a contour interval of five (5) feet based on mean sea level datum. ® Existing and proposed fencing, screening, gates, parking, service, and storage areas. Access to site, including sight distances on all roads. used for access. C. OTHER SUBMITTAL INFORMATION: 1.. Elevations of all structures proposed to be used in the development. 2. Two (2) full -size copies of the applicable Orange County Tax Map, one (1) copy with the property in question clearly marked, 3.a The. names and addresses of the property owner(s) and /or applicant(s), 3. and the names and addresses of all persons owning property within five Hundred (500) feet of the property in question. 4. Application fee as set by the Orange County Beard of Commissioners. 5. Traffic impact study as required by Article 13 of the Zoning Ordinance. , 6. Additional information regarding the proposed Special Use as required by Article 8 of the Zoning Ordinance. 7. Narrative (or letters from appropriate agencies) indicating: a) Method and adequacy of sewage disoosal facilities, solid waste disposal, and water services. Where public sewer is not available, ' a letter from Orange County Health Department certifying the suitability of the existing and /or proposed wasterwater treatment system for the property. b) Method and adequacy of police, fire, and res'c:ue squad protection. c) Method and adequacy of vehicular access to the site and traffic conditions around the site. I (We), the applicant(s) herby certify that the foregoing application and supporting documentation is complete and accurate. I understand that it shall be my (our) responsibility to present evidence to the Board of County Commissioners in the form of sworn testimony, exhibits, documents, models, plans, and tho likeiport th request for approval o.,,//���� ss A Special Use Permit. 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Inspired by Quaker values -- pursuit of truth, respect for all, peaceful resolution of conflict, simplicity, the call to service - we teach our children that it is possible to change the world. Philosophy The philosophy of Carolina Friends School is reflected in the following beliefs, which are rooted in the tenets of the Religious Society of Friends: BELIEF THAT TRUTH IS CONTINUALLY REVEALED, which implies: Openness to answer the light in others; willingness to listen and respond to the still small voice within; belief that answers are dynamic, not static; commitment to look beyond and beneath the obvious, searching for truth and identifying falsehood; engagement in the search for truth because of its inherent value, not simply to find answers. BELIEF IN SEEKING PEACE WITH ONESELF AND OTHERS, which implies: Commitment to achieve a level of self - awareness necessary to interact genuinely with others; effort to foster relationships founded on trust; commitment to a life of nonviolence; belief that peace is not the absence of conflict but the peaceful resolution of conflict; accepting that the resolution of personal and interpersonal conflict is a lifelong task. BELIEF IN ACCEPTING AND RESPECTING EACH INDIVIDUAL'S UNIQUENESS, which implies: Commitment to employ and enroll individuals of diverse backgrounds; commitment to provide community members with opportunities to learn to know one another; shared resolve to be open to the differences in others; commitment to provide a curriculum that enables each to celebrate one's unique talents and heritage and those of others; acceptance of the responsibility for one's own learning; commitment to lessen divisions among ages, among school units, and between the School and the broader community; acceptance of that of God in each person; belief that the individual achieves identity in relation to community and that an individual's identity 13 is nurtured and enhanced by community; shared resolve to promote tolerance and address the issues of prejudice. BELIEF IN THE SPIRITUALITY OF LIFE, which implies: Effort to instill a sense of awe and reverence for nature; responsible stewardship of all our resources; intentional teaching of a humble interaction with, rather than an arrogant attitude toward, living things; commitment to serve and empower others; celebration of the inner life of persons; respect for the harmony of mind, body, and spirit. BELIEF IN THE VALUE OF SIMPLICITY, which implies: Resolution to speak plainly, clearly, and honestly; reliance on one's own creative resources when possible; wariness of the slick and shallow; awareness of the oftentimes fine line between the necessary and the frivolous; acknowledgment that our capabilities and possessions are gifts to be shared with others; commitment to create a community /learning structure that is sensible and devoid of structural trivia, appreciation of the truth that the simple is often very complex. BELIEF IN THE POWER OF SILENCE, which implies: Experiencing times of silence during the school day; developing awareness of the significance of shared silence; practicing the discipline of centering as a means to deeper understanding; desiring to foster deep and profound listening; including Meeting for Worship as a part of significant School events; incorporating silence as part of the decision - making process; recognizing the distinction between quiet and a deeper, settled silence. Diversity and Inclusivity The story of Carolina Friends School is rooted in the long history of Quakers who worked to eliminate slavery, segregation, and other injustices. From this tradition CFS was founded in the early 1960's as one of the first schools in the South deliberately to pursue a policy of racial integration. Our belief in the innate worth of each person and in the uniquely valuable heritage of every cultural group guides our practice as a multicultural community and our commitment to authentic personal relationships The School's non - discrimination policy reads: Carolina Friends School strives to be a community of staff, students, and families of diverse backgrounds. CFS does not discriminate based on race, color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, physical disability, socioeconomic background, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its policies and programs. In order to be true to its calling and philosophy, Carolina Friends School actively seeks a student body and staff that reflect diversity of race, ethnicity, family structure, sexual orientation, physical ability, religious affiliation, and socioeconomic background. Approximately 24% of CFS students come from families who are African - American or African, Asian - American or Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Native American, Middle Eastern, multiracial, or international. 2 14 Our staff models appreciation and respect for diversity and endeavors to provide a curriculum rich in multiculturalism. Age- appropriate lessons and activities are incorporated throughout the School. Younger students learn about and celebrate traditions from many cultures. For older students, outreach and connections with people from other schools, organizations, and countries are an integral part of the curriculum. The School provides tuition assistance to help reduce socioeconomic barriers that might limit access to a CFS education. At least 20% of students annually receive financial support up to 90% of tuition, a total budgetary outlay that exceeds three quarters of a million dollars (and 10% of tuition revenue). Teaching and Learning At Carolina Friends, learning is dynamic, experiential, and interactive, fostered by a 9:1 student - teacher ratio. Students encounter open -ended questions, undertake original projects of real relevance, explore the natural world, and immerse themselves in service learning. In doing so, they build impressive powers of critical, creative, and independent thinking and expression. It is an exceptional education shaped by a clear set of beliefs: a commitment to Quaker values, a love of children, and a sense of hope for the communities, local and global, they will soon lead and serve. It is learning with a purpose, it is learning in nature, it is learning in the territory of ideas, it is learning in relationship, it is learning that is global and experiential, it is learning that is empowered, it is learning with a sense of high and hopeful expectation. At Carolina Friends, we believe that curriculum at its best: • builds on the primacy and the integrity of relationships; • addresses the "whole child ", with attention to developmentally appropriate cognitive, creative, social, emotional, spiritual, and physical needs and opportunity; • recognizes and nurtures a variety of modes of learning within a rich academic context; • encourages active engagement in a process of exploration that develops skills, values; and confidence; • emphasizes connections between disciplines, fields of study, and units; • empowers students gradually to make choices related to their own learning, to experiment, and to develop more fully the habits and skills necessary for lifelong learning; • reflects, even highlights, the diversity of our society and our global community; • incorporates service in to the daily experience of students; • affords opportunities for quiet reflection, individually and collectively, and for responsible stewardship; ® integrates the deliberate interaction with the natural environment which our setting provides into the academic program; 3 15 • includes assessment and feedback mechanisms that are specific, detailed, varied, individualized, and authentic explications of our expectations for our students; • is dynamic and is continually reviewed, a direct reflection of our dynamic student body and ever - evolving experience with them An end result of this educational philosophy and program is that seniors each year earn admission (and scholarships) to colleges and universities across the United States and Canada, including in 2011 the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State, Duke, Georgia Tech, Carnegie Mellon, Oberlin, Mount Holyoke, Northwestern, Tufts, and McGill. Service to the Community and World Through the lens of our philosophy, we strive to create the conditions that nurture lifelong learning, leadership, and service. The design and implementation of our program reflect our best efforts to build in students a deepened understanding of themselves and the world in which they live, enabling them to recognize that even one person can make a difference in it. Consequently, service is a vital component of a CFS education. Early School students collect food supplies for local shelters and food banks. When they conducted an audit of trash around main campus, and learned that (counter to their expectations) the oldest students were not maintaining the cleanest campus, they assumed the responsibility of writing a letter to Upper School and presenting it at their Group Collection, promoting better stewardship. In Lower School, students have daily jobs, which rotate weekly. Several of their interest and discovery groups on Friday afternoons allow them to engage in service learning, whether that means helping with landscaping or creek maintenance, or helping to build a "storybook cafe" outside the Lower School library. All Lower School students share responsibility for the raised -bed gardens near the soccer field. Middle School students share in the maintenance of the Middle School and engage in service learning in their classes, advisee groups, service days, and Exploratorium sessions at the end of the year. They might take a cooking class that focuses on outreach, or they might work in the community greenhouse and garden; they might build picnic tables or patio /deck areas, or clear trails on and off campus; they might volunteer as tutors at nearby Forest View Elementary School; and they might participate in service at a number of community agencies during their service days. An advisee group might have a burrito sale to raise money to give holiday gifts to needy families or support the Safe Passage program in Guatemala. One of the most important parts of Middle School is the Afghan Sister Schools Partnership, in which students exchange diaries, artwork, and photographs with students at the Topchi School in Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan. Thanks to the efforts of the Afghan Sister School parents, Wednesday pizza lunches in Lower and Middle Schools allow us to raise money to send supplies to Topchi School. Classes and Exploratorium sessions invite students to create crafts that can be sold to 0 16 support this and other projects dear to Middle School students, who have a keen sense of social justice. Upper School takes students out into the world as they engage in adventure and service learning. The End -of -Year Experience takes them to Newton Grove in Eastern North Carolina, where they work with farmworkers and their children, and as far as the Galapagos Islands, Trinidad, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, or the desert Southwest. During the year Upper School students engage in service days at local community agencies. Each Upper School student earns two community service credits a year, through courses like Tech Theater, Construction /Maintenance, Yearbook, or Teaching Assistance. A group recently completed a project organized by a senior inspired by a teacher and friend who had undergone cancer treatment; the students handcrafted knit hats for patients at the N.C. Cancer Hospital /UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. And, like their younger counterparts, Upper School students also have their daily jobs. Statement of Justification for Special Use Permit In addition to the above information, the following provides evidence in support of the required findings for approval of a Special Use Permit, as listed in the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance, Article 5.3.2(A)(2): Finding # l : The use will maintain or promote the public health, safety, and general welfare. The proposed school use will comply with all applicable zoning regulations. Site planning and design has been carefully done in accordance with CFS values, which place strong emphasis on environmental responsibility and sustainability, preserving the natural campus setting and character, and providing physical spaces that encourage a wide range of experiences from active play to quiet meditation. In addition, the Applicant has placed a strong site planning emphasis on separation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic, where practical. The site layout reflects this emphasis, maintaining safe pedestrian routes that already exist, and creating new ones where appropriate. For example, daily vehicular use of the existing driveway around the northern and western sides of the Upper School will be discontinued, in view of the intense pedestrian traffic that this area already receives. This safer site condition will be enabled by a new driveway connection from the Upper School staff parking lot to the new driveway that will pass by the north side of the new tennis courts. Additionally, site and building lighting will be provided as needed to create safe conditions during periods of darkness or insufficient natural light. The Applicant proposes to construct a new driveway extending into the site from Mt. Sinai Road, creating a second point of campus access from a public street. This driveway will connect to an additional proposed driveway extending from the west side of campus to the main driveway that exists on the east side. Altogether, the CFS property will be served by adequate vehicular accessibility to and throughout the campus. In addition, the new driveway at Mt. Sinai Rd. will provide a secondary means of accessing the campus in case the primary driveway becomes impassable. 5 17 All of the main routes within the site will meet accessibility standards for emergency routes, providing a high level of emergency vehicle access and maneuverability on the site. Additional traffic generation due to proposed improvements will be relatively low, since the number of students served by the school will not be greatly increased. A Traffic Impact Analysis is included in the SUP application materials, indicating that existing roadways will be adequate for the expected traffic conditions. Potable water and wastewater systems will be constructed and operated in accordance with applicable State and County regulations. The Applicant proposes to upgrade the wastewater system for the campus, using more up -to -date treatment and monitoring components, providing a higher degree of treatment and reliability, and removing the existing wastewater treatment plant from the stream buffer. A proposed second water supply well will provide a redundant source of potable water, giving increased system capacity and better system reliability. Solid waste collection and recycling facilities, and operational practices related thereto, will remain in place and be supplemented as may be needed to provide appropriate sanitary conditions on the property, and provide a high degree of waste stream reduction from campus activities. CFS maintains and enforces written policies governing a wide range of health, safety and welfare issues including first aid, emergency medical procedures, possession and use of drugs and medications, smoking, firearms, violence, student records, personal privacy, valuables, internet usage, personal behavior, vehicular traffic and parking, onsite visitors, and other matters for the benefit of students, staff and visitors. Operationally, the school maintains a very low student -to -staff ratio, which provides ample oversight of student activities, and promotes an overall environment of personal well -being and safety. To assure conformance to recognized quality standards, CFS is accredited by the Southern Association of Independent Schools and is a member of the Friends Council on Education, the North Carolina Association of Independent Schools, the Southern Association of Independent Schools, and the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association. The Campus Early School is licensed by the State of North Carolina Division of Child Development. CFS is also a founding member of the Independent Curriculum Group (a national consortium of "leading college preparatory schools that emphasize site - based, teacher - generated curriculum for advanced courses ") and a member of the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce. Finding # 2: The use will maintain or enhance the value of contiguous property. The proposed development will conform to Orange County zoning regulations for the proposed land use and density. Also, the proposed land use and development character will essentially be a continuation of existing use and character. None of the outdoor athletic fields or courts will be illuminated, and no public address systems will be used for school or athletic events. Although not required by UDO provisions, the Applicant proposes to designate a voluntary perimeter land use buffer around the campus, in order to further affirm the school's commitment to the protection of adjacent properties and their property values. These design and A 18 operational commitments by the Applicant will provide tangible and substantial protections for adjacent property values. The SUP application also includes a letter from a local real estate professional who is very familiar with the local community surrounding the school. This letter expresses a professional opinion that the proposed development will not diminish real estate values for contiguous properties. This opinion constitutes substantial and competent evidence in regard to preservation of adjacent property values. Finding # 3: The location and character of the use will be in harmony with the area in which it is to be located, and the use is in compliance with the plan for the physical development of the County. Private schools are a recognized and regulated land use by the Orange County Zoning Ordinance, and are a permitted land use in the existing RB zoning district with the issuance of a Special Use Permit. The school use has been present and ongoing on portions of the subject property for more than 40 years. For decades, the school has informed and influenced the local community character, perhaps more than any other developed property in the area. It is an integral and established part of the community, with the public road serving the school actually being named for the school. Proposed improvements to the campus will exhibit substantially similar functional and visual qualities and character as provided by the existing facilities. Continuation of the existing school use will therefore be in harmony with the local community. The proposed site improvements will be generally located and oriented internally to the subject property, and will not have any substantial additional visibility from a public street. Proposed development density will fall within stipulated zoning limits for floor area, vehicular area, open space, and related measures. Conformance to specific development intensity standards and development regulations will further serve to protect community character and harmony, Specific Standards The following information addresses the required specific standards for a School as listed in the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance, Article 5.8.4: Standard # 1: Method and adequacy of provision of sewage disposal facilities, solid waste, and water. The school is currently served by an existing wastewater treatment plant and spray irrigation wastewater system. This 4000 gallon - per -day (gpd) system is regulated under a Non - Discharge Permit issued by the NC DENR Division of Water Quality (DWQ). This permit is reviewed and renewed every,5 years. In addition, the 7 19 system is monitored regularly by a State - certified system operator, and is in good standing with permit requirements. Construction of the proposed Performing Arts Center will conflict with the current spray irrigation field. The wastewater treatment plant, located adjacent to the Lower School building and in a stream buffer, is performing adequately but is near the end of its useful life. School staff would prefer the plant to be located much further from the classroom area. Considering these factors, the school proposes to completely replace the wastewater system, updating to a more state -of- the -art facility, and locating it more appropriately. The new facilities will include a media filtration system and a re- circulating treatment process rather than an old -style treatment plant, enclosed (underground tank) storage rather than a surface lagoon, and land application using surface drip irrigation (like landscape drip irrigation) rather than sprinkler spray irrigation. The new system will be designed with a somewhat larger (5000 gpd) capacity, and an irrigation area that is about seven times larger than the current spray area. The new treatment units will provide better quality water treatment and greatly enhanced monitoring ability, and the storage facilities and larger irrigation area will assure that no over - wetting will occur on the irrigation area. The new irrigation area will be remotely located from the main campus area. This new wastewater system will be reviewed and approved by the DWQ, and perpetually regulated under a modified Non - Discharge Permit for the facility. The existing onsite water supply well and water treatment system will remain in service. This water supply system is operated under the regulatory authority of the NC DENR Division of Environmental Health (DEH). The school wishes to construct a similar second well on the western side of the expanded campus, in order to ensure long -term reliability and redundancy of onsite water supply. A proposed new well location is shown on the SUP drawings, to be installed as needed or desired, at the Applicant's discretion. Solid waste collection and recycling facilities, and operational practices related thereto, will remain in service and be supplemented as needed to ensure appropriate sanitary conditions on the property. The school implements an intensive program for collection and recycling of disposable materials. Solid waste and recyclable material collection is provided by private collection services. Standard # 2: Method and adequacy of police, pre, and rescue squad protection. The property will be provided with public safety and law enforcement services by the Orange County Sheriff's Department. Emergency services will be provided primarily by Orange County Emergency Services. For fire protection, the property will be served by both the Eno and New Hope fire stations. Standard # 3: Method and adequacy of vehicular access to the site and traffic conditions around the site. The school is currently served by a driveway connection to Friends School Road, which was approved as part of the last SUP modification for the property in 1998, 1.1 W and was constructed shortly thereafter. Current Orange County zoning regulations require all schools to have at least two points of public access. A new driveway connection to Mt. Sinai Road is proposed to provide this second point of access, and to better serve the western portion of the campus. While this new driveway will provide an alternate route to and from the site, the Applicant expects that the traffic volume associated with this driveway will be very small in relation to the traffic volume of the existing driveway. The new connection to Mt. Sinai Road will be reviewed and approved by the NC Department of Transportation, in accordance with standard practice for such connections. All new onsite driveways will consist of a 20' wide all- weather surface, in accordance with State and local Fire Code requirements. At appropriate locations on the site, new vehicular parking spaces are proposed. The number and location of parking spaces on the campus are adequate, as determined by the school's assessment of its parking needs, and in accordance with Orange County parking regulations. A Traffic Impact Analysis is provided as part of the SUP application, providing technical analysis of existing and proposed traffic conditions in the vicinity of the school. The study concludes that the proposed campus improvements will generate only a small amount of additional traffic in the project area, and that the existing roadways can easily accommodate the expected traffic volumes without any need for improvement to the roadways. Standard # 4: Other use - specific standards as set forth in Section 5.8,4 The use - specific standards enumerated in Section 5.8.4 are met by the application materials accompanying this statement; or will be met by detailed design, construction, and /or operation of the school facilities. Additional Environmental Considerations As part of the planning process, CFS has identified the items listed below as specific opportunities for maintaining or improving the physical environment on the school property. As part of Masterplan implementation, the school intends to take the specified actions, as practical, to preserve natural habitat or make environmental improvements within the subject property: Land uses in the stream buffer: Over time, stream buffers have been imposed over some areas of the property that contain buildings, walkways, driveways, play equipment, and other features. These features represent important investments in school infrastructure, and assets that should be maintained, but not unduly expanded. Accordingly, CFS proposes that all new improvements will comply fully with County and State requirements for stream and stream buffer impacts. Such impacts will be implemented to the minimal extent {J 21 necessary to achieve the project purposes and to meet applicable safety standards. 2. Streamflow maintenance: Where accumulation of vegetative debris or trash is found to inhibit proper streamflow, these areas will be cleared of such material. The school already performs this function as part of students' service requirements. Where vegetative accumulations are determined to be a natural condition that fosters important natural processes or contains important habitat, and will not cause adverse impact to property or personal safety, natural material accumulations will remain in place. 3. Invasive plant species: A few invasive plant species have been identified on the property, which could potentially have a long -term adverse impact on ecosystem diversity. These species include Tree of Heaven, Chinese Privet, Princess Tree, and Chinese Wisteria. CFS intends to use reasonable methods and diligence to remove and /or manage these species where practical. 4. Existing wastewater treatment system: CFS intends to remove the existing aged wastewater treatment plant located adjacent to the Lower School building, and replace it with a much better treatment system located away from the school's core area. In addition, the existing storage lagoon for treated wastewater will be removed and replaced with enclosed water storage, and the existing sprinkler spray field will be replaced with a low -rate drip irrigation system. Each of these features will incrementally improve wastewater system performance as compared to the current condition, and will therefore provide a higher degree of environmental protection and responsibility. 5. Drip irrigation area for treated wastewater: Several types of water dispersal options were considered for the improved wastewater system, but the school has chosen to install a surface drip system. This type of system requires a higher degree of water treatment, storage, and management, and is therefore very costly. But it was chosen because it will have very low impact on the application area, which is a beautiful hardwood forest containing mature beech trees as a dominant species. Any subsurface type system would require excavation in the entire area, requiring substantial tree removal, and reducing this wonderful forest to a mostly - cleared and grassed area. Conversely, the surface drip solution will preserve the forest, require only a small number of trees to be removed, and will provide beneficial water and nutrients to the forest, preserving the existing natural ecosystem and habitat within the forest. 6. Pig rescue containment area: Currently, a few small pot - bellied pigs live in a fenced area near the Lower School, adjacent to the pond and within a stream buffer. The school will re- locate this feature, and the pigs, to a more upland wooded area east of the Lower School's grassed play area. This relocation will remove the stream buffer encroachment and serve to incrementally enhance water quality in the adjacent pond. 10 I 7. Pea -fowl study area: Currently, a wire fence enclosure exists on the west side of the stream across from the Lower School. The enclosure houses various birds, including pea -fowl and guinea fowl, which are the subjects of a study being conducted by a graduate student. A portion of this enclosure lies within a stream buffer, and will be removed once the study work is completed, which is expected to occur within the next 18 months. End 11 W sAPPLICATXON FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Project Name lca" &nm rri-en c &L061 malt-ft Ptah l cha&n I�IG 2770 Phone qtq - 383- 0;60Z Owner Same. ®S abgm!g• Address above Phone S'Qwte- QS 264 Location of Property _ Gkst spd� of 12ft S �Odl &q 4m FOR DEPARTMENT USE ONLY Date received Date accepted /rejected Summary Comments: Reviewed by 24 I.. GENERAL SITE INFORMATION TO HE COMPLETED BY APPLICANT, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM PLANNING DEPARTMENT AS NEEDED A. Zoning and use of adjacent property. North _ � South R East _ Rg West 9b H. Topography: highest elevation .17 lowest elevation gn general direction of slope NQ& Estimate $ of property with 0 -- 5% slope Z5'% 5 -- 15% slope D� 15 -- 25t slope more than 25% slope Q_ • {Required only for the portion of the site associated with or impacted by the proposed activity) C. Drainage Are there any streams or drainage easements located on the property? Is any of the site located within av Watersupply Watershed Water Quality Critical Area NO ._._ Floodplain yts Describe 25 D. Does the property contain any of the following Inventory Natural or Cultural Resources? (As .identified in the "Inventory of Sites of Cultural, Historical, Recreational,' Biological, and Geological Significance in the Unincorporated Portions of Orange County" or the "Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats of Orange County, North Carolina ".) a. b. c. d. e. f. 9. fires no cemeteries archaeological sites historic sites areas' of geological significance designated natural areas designated habitat_ other For each "yes" answer above, please indicate location on site plan and complete the following,-with the assistance of the Orange County Environmental Planner. Also complete Attachment A. (1) Type of resource 130&iot '1gl®ult %Row Inventory reference no. or page IgSg lnvedoiu . 20. Description of Resource _ I? M44 _am a f �'�- S1,,; �• (2) Type of resource Inventory reference no. or page Description of resource (Attach additional sheets if needed) 26 II. TO BE COMPLETED BY APPLICANT A. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1. Describe proposed use of property a. 40 f . t — 2. Number of lots 10 3. Number of structures 4. Estimated square footage of area to be graded for development of attached residential units (excluding roads, but including parking areas) HOD& 5.. Estimated square footage of area to be..gXaded fob non - residential use (excluding roads) AW040IMe st 6. Estimated area to be graded for roads :- 7. Road Type® Public Private Class A Class B Class C Total road length 0 8. Hours of oeration for commercial or industrial use LI pp A — _ - _d ___ e 1 _L . 1 .. —__ 27 B. STATE PERMITS REQUIRED 1. Does the project involve the mining of earth products? No If so, how many��ic feet of material are expected to be excavated? Has an applicat' n for a Mining Permit been submitted to NCDRCD? Please attach map indicating expected extent of proposed activity. 2. Does the project involve generation or storage of hazardous or toxic wastes, as identified by the Enviroimental 'Protection Agency? (A listing of all hazardous mater als is available from the Planning Department) o - - -- Describe the wastes to be generated. —NIA How much material is expected to be generated per month? Will any material be treated onsite? Volume? Will any material be stored onsite? Volume? 4.11 3. Will the project involve a land application system for treatment of wastewater? _. If yes, describe SOOC 4ec� Su�rT �rin ilrio tor, Slr Has an application for a non - discharge permit been submitted to the NC Department of Environmental Management or Orange County Department of'Environmental Health? 4. Is a septic tank system proposed which has a design capacity of more than 3000 gallons per day? v-�-_ If yes, describe ep, aloye- Has an application for a non- discharge permit been submitted to the NC Department of Environmental. Management or Orange County Department of Environmental Health?� 5.' Does the activity involve sludge disposal? N No ..� If yes, where is the source of the sludge ?.� Describe where and how the sludge is being dispose l. Has a NPDES permit from the NC Division of Environm ntal Management been issued? 6 ® Water Usage AAAas go a. Estimated no. of emp4eyaess& x � gpd 9060 gpd b. Estimated water use for climate control Q gpd C. -Process water � gpd % consumed % discharged to septic system discharged to surface (including storm sewers) (describe: ) evaporated reclaimed /reused ocher 100 W. d. e. ._ ... Water used for cooling, heating, etc., association with production or manufacturing % reused % consumed % discharged (describe: other 100 % Describe source of water &.fat! ATTACHMENT A is(1 in 6000 gpd Total Water Usage TO BE COMPLETED ONLY IF INVENTORY' SITE(S) IS /ARE IDENTIFIED IN I'.E. (ATTACH ADDITIONAL SHEETS IF NECESSARY) (1) a. Impact on Resource from Proposed Development b. Proposed Mitigation . ---- -r �(+,�� r►/ off` . (2) a. Impact on Resource from Proposed Development b. 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Cz a a 31 Carolina Friends School Site Friends of School Road, Durham, NC Biological Inventory Orange County, North Carolina Catena Job# 6145 Prepared for: Civil Consultants 3708 Lyckan Plcivy #210 Durham, NC 27707 Prepared by: Tt°1� "teno p � C` The Catena Group, Inc. 410 -B Millstone Drive Hillsborough, NC 27278 Tel (919) 732 -1300 Fax (919) 732 -1303 October 2011 32 Cotes C -�uup Carolina Friends School Biological Inventory Orange County, North Carolina October 2011 1.0 Project Description and Purpose The Catena Group, Inc. (Catena) was contracted by Civil Consultants to conduct a biological inventory as part of the special use permit application for the proposed additions and improvements to the Carolina Friends School, located on Carolina Friends School Road, Orange County, NC. This property is comprised of three parcels (Property Identification Number (PIN) numbers 9892 -22 -7326, 9892 -31 -0306, and 9892 -02 -2052) totaling approximately 110 acres. Catena conducted their investigations within parcel 2, 3, and along the western property boundary of parcel l (Figure 1), totaling approximately 90 acres. The remaining portions of parcel I will continue to be used primarily for horse related Purposes. The purpose of this investigation is to conduct a basic flora and fauna inventory, with an emphasis on protected species and rare or significant natural habitats. This inventory provides a qualitative reference, or baseline, on general abundance, distribution, and habitat association for flora and fauna species occurring on the property and is done in accordance with the Orange County Biological Inventory guidelines. 2.0 Methodologies Mapping resources used in this investigation are the most recent USGS 7.5- minute topographic quadrangle map and a 2010 digital orthophotographic map (Figure 1). The PIN'S were provided by Civil Consultants. Due to the recent establishment of the new property boundaries for parcels 1, 2, and 3, these changes are not yet incorporated into the Orange County GiS Parcel Database. 2.1 Pre-Field Investigation Database Search Prior to conducting the field surveys, Catena reviewed the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (NHP) systematic inventory (database) of rare plant and animal species, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) database, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service database for any previous surveys and /or known rare species within the project area. A list of threatened, endangered and rare species, as well as significant natural communities known in Orange County is included in Appendix 11. 2.2 Field Investigation Catena conducted the field investigation on October 14, 2011 under warm and sunny conditions. Floral (plant) communities, rare species habitat and significant fauna (wildlife) observations were surveyed via satellite using a hand -held GPS unit with sub - meter accuracy. CPS Biological lnventoty TCG Job #6145 October 2011 33 Cofeno C -irng7 2.2.1 Floral Connnunity Natural plant community classifications follow those presented by Schafale and Weakley (1990) whenever possible. Plant community types significantly altered by human disturbance typically do not fall into a natural classification, and are thus categorized in general terms (i.e. shrub /scrub, disturbed /maintained, etc.). Specimen trees or other significant floral features encountered were noted within the community descriptions. Survey efforts were concentrated on potential protected or rare plant species habitat that may occur on the property. 2.2.2 Faisal Community Cursory faunal surveys identified the presence of habitats suitable for protected and rare species, and also included field identification of species encountered (visual observation of species, scat and /or tracks) to the highest taxonomic level as practicable in the allocated timeframe. Sampling results (faunal community) will be considered representative of the community / habitat type sampled. Important faunal locations as observed during the field investigation were noted within the community descriptions. 3.0 Results This section describes species composition and relative proportions of both natural and disturbed vegetative communities within the project area. Faunal species observed during the field investigation.are also noted in this section following the plant community in which they were observed. Plant community mapping is displayed in Figure 2. Scientific names are included in Appendix. II. Photographs of several plant conilnunities are included in Appendix 1I1. 3.1 Flora Communities ar7d Associated Farina Dry -Mesic Oak - Hickory Forest (39.85% Coverage Dry -mesic oak- hickory forests are characterized by a variety of upland acidic soils on mid slopes, low ridges, upland flats, and other dry -mesic upland areas (Schafale and Weakley 1990). The community canopy is dominated by various oak and hickory species. The primary species observed in this community are included in Table 1. Drainage areas and pond margins within this community are dominated by more mesic species and are noted as such in Table 1. This community contains valuable wildlife corridors for wildlife such as the white - tailed deer. CFS Biological Inventory 2 October 2011 TCG Job 1,16145 34 rhl 2Catenn _111 Table 1. Dry -Mesic Oak- Hickory Forest Canopy Sub- Canopy Shrub Herbaceous Vine Loblolly pine" Eastern red cedar Chinese privet* Dogwood sprouts Wild grape Sweet gum* Red maple Strawberry bush Christmas Iern Wisteria* Tulip poplar Sourwood* Winged sumac Black cherry sprouts Common greenbrier Southern red oak White oak Lowbush blueberry Grape fern Poison ivy Post oak ** Souther red oak Tag alder Hickory sprouts Japanese honeysuckle *" Tree of heaven Black cherry Multitlora rose ** Elm sprouts Bittersweet Red maple *" Mockernut hickory Chinese holly Crane -fly orchid Crossville Winged elm Flowering dogwood Virginia swcetspire Japanese stiltgrass ** White leaf greenbrier Sycamore American beech " Common elderberry Lizard's tail Chinese trumpet creeper Red mulberry Buttonbush Switchgrass Climbing hemp vine Red elm Silverling Partridge berry Winter creeper American holly Inkberry Black oak Scarlet oak Willow oak Blackjack oak Winged chn Scarlet oak Green ash Black walnut Persimmon Winged sumac Princess tree Indicates dominant species Dominant species in the vicinity of drainage areas False nettle Red morning glory Netted chain Iern " Gil l -o ver- the -gro u n d Deciduous holly Asiatic dayflower Rosette grass American water horehound Common jewelweed Dog fennel Rabbit tobacco Tick trefoil Yellow crownbeard Broom sedge Chinese lespedeca Small white lister Dog fennel Goldenrod Chickwa e ed P111sc nettle Indian stravberry St_ Jolttt':; .wort switeltgra9d Johnson grass Tall fescue Wingstenn Beelsleak plant Faunal species observed within the Dry -Mesic Oak - Hickory forest community include orb weaver spiders, patent - leather beetles, Eastern box turtle, Eastern fence lizard, turkey vulture, grey squirrel, and white- tailed deer (scat). Bird species heard during the field investigation include the Northern flicker, American crow, and Fish crow. Characteristic holes in a tree showed evidence of a Yellow- bellied sapsucker. All streams within the study area were dry with the exception a short reach of stream channel draining to the pond. Several aquatic species, such as tadpoles, Gambusia ). and Physa snails were CFS Biological Inventory TCG Job #6145 October 2011 35 It x3 Color, ct� observed within this reach. A Leopard frog and Cricket frog were also seen near the stream. Mesic Mixed Hardwood Forest — Piedmont Subtype 0 6.54% Coverage) Mesic mixed hardwood forest — piedmont subtype are characterized by deep, well - drained, somewhat acid soils on lower slopes, steep north- facing slopes, ravines, and occasionally well- drained small stream bottoms on acidic soils. (Schafale and Weakley 1990). The community canopy is dominated by American beech and White and Northern red oak. Large specimen trees of both the American Beech and White Oak were observed along the ridge within this community. The primary species observed in this community are included in Table 2. Table 2. Alesic Mixed Hardwood Forest— Piedmont Subtype Canopy Sub - Canopy Shrub Herbaceous Vines American beech* American beech* Lo\vbush blueberry* Beech drops* Common greenbrier White oak* Bitternut hickory Highbush blueberry Crane -fly orchid Japanese honeysuckle Northern red oak* Black gum American holly saplings Grape fern Poison ivy* Loblolly pine Eastern red cedar Sourwood saplings Southern lady fern Red maple Flowering dogwood Spotted wintergreen Tulip poplar Willow oak Sweet gum' Ironwood Southern red oak. Pignut hickory j Indicates dominant species Faunal species observed within the mesic mixed hardwood forest — piedmont subtype community include orb weaver spiders, patent - leather beetles, Eastern fence lizard, and deer (scat). Maintained / Disturbed (43.61% Coverage) This community includes soccer fields, a baseball field, horse pastures, a pig pen, playgrounds, parking lot and facility landscaping, and gardens that are maintained by the school. This community is highly variable in plant associations with some areas lacking canopy and sub - canopy structure due to routine maintenance; therefore, it cannot be associated with a natural plant community. The primary species observed are included in Table 3. Although this community is fragmented, there are intact canopies providing wildlife corridors to the adjacent natural communities. CFS Biological Inventory 4 October 2011 TCG Job 96145 36 c�ro� G -io�r Table 3. Maintained / Disturbed Canopy Shrub Herbaceous Black cherry Azalea Bernu,da grass Eastern red cedar Butterfly bush Chickweed Loblolly pine" Yucca Dandelion Sweet gum Yaupon holly Japanese stiltgrass Pin oak Boxwood Tall fescue Red maple Variegated Chinese privet White clover White pine Downy arrowwood False nettle Black gum Shrubby lespedeza Dog fennel Deodar cedar Red mulberry Horseweed Green ash Crab grass Japanese maple Bahia grass Magnolia Lamb's ear Princess tree Pokeberry Mockernut hickory Indiangrass Silver ash Rosemary Sycamore Pompas grass Willow oak Tick trefoil Cape myrtle Flowering dogwood Faunal species observed within the Maintained / Disturbed community include black ants, garden spiders, grey squirrel, and the domestic pig. . 3.2 Rare Species Catena searched for protected species and /or habitat in the project area as listed for Orange County (Appendix 1). No protected species or habitat was observed within the project area. 3.3 In vasi ve Species Invasive species are non - indigenous species that compete with the native plants for the necessary nutrients, light, space, water, or food needed for survival. Invasive species often have the ability to grow and reproduce quicker than the native species, thus threatening the survival and diversity of the native species. Several invasive species are present in the project area. Most were observed along forest margins adjacent to the maintained areas such as pastures and recreational fields. Chinese wisteria was the most abundant and was located throughout the dry -mesic oak hickory forest near the community margins. Tree of heaven, Chinese privet, multifora rose, and Japanese honeysuckle, were very abundant along the woodland margin of the western property boundary of parcel 1. The pond contained an abundant amount of submersed aquatic vegetation mostly composed of hydrilla. Invasives observed within the study area are included in Table 4. Table 4. Invasive species Tree Shrub Herbaceous Vine Tree of heaven Chinese privet Chinese lespedeza Winter creeper Princess tree Multiflora rose Japanese stiltgrass Japanese honeysuckle Shrub lespedeza Gill- over - the - ground Wisteria Johnson grass Asiatic dayflower Hydrilla CFS Biological Inventory 5 October 2011 TCG Job 46145 37 Co,ona Group 4.0 Conclusion Natural communities (Dry -Mesic Oak - Hickory forest, Mesic Mixed Hardwood Forest - Piedmont Subtype) comprised approximately 56 percent of the project area, whereas the remaining percentage is comprised of the Maintained / Disturbed community. Plants and animals observed in the project area are consistent with local communities. No protected species were observed within the project area during the field investigation. 5.0 Standard of Care The environmental services performed by Catena have been conducted with that degree of care and skill ordinarily exercised under similar circumstances" by reputable members of its industry practicing in the same locality under similar budget and time constraints. No other warranty, expressed or implied is made. CFS Biological Inventory 6 October 2011 TCG Job #6145 38 It ,h� CUfvf:'.l cwr:n 6.0 Refei -enecs Martof, B.S., W.M. Palmer, J.R. Bailey, and J.R. Harrison III. 1980. Amphibians and Reptiles of the Carolinas and Virginia. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press. 264 pp. National Geographic. 1999. Field Guide to the Birds of North America. 3`d ed. Washington, D.C. National Geographic Society. NC Natural Heritage Program (NHP). 2011. Orange County Element Occurrence Data. http : / /www.ncnhp.org /index.htmi. Accessed October 13, 2011. NC Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC). 2011. Protected Wildlife Species of North Carolina. Accessed October 13, 2011. Database updated November, 2008. http://www.ncwildlife-org/fs index 07 conservation.htm. Schafale, M.P. and A.S. Weakley. 1990. Clcrssification ref the Ncatwal Communities qf' North Carolina. Third Approximation. North Carolina Natural Heritage Program, Division of Parks and Recreation, NCDEM. Raleigh, NC. US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 2011. Endangered Species, Threatened Species, Federal Species of Concern, and Candidate Species; Orange County, NC. http:// www. fws.gov /ne- es /es/countvfr.htmi. Accessed October 13, 2011. Weakley, Alan S. (Working Draft of 15 May 2011). Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia, northern Florida, and surrounding areas. University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden. Chapel Hill, NC. 924 pp. Webster, W.D., J.F. Parnell, and W.C. Biggs. 1985. Mammals of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Maryland. Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press. 255 pp. CFS Biological Inventory 7 October 2011 TCG Job #6145 c�a,n FIGURES Figure 1— 2010 Aerial Orthophotographic Map Figure 2 — Plant Community Map CFS Biological Inventory October 2011 Catena. Job46145 39 40 41 The Carolina Friends School Catena Biological Inventory Study Area Group Orange County, North Carolina Aerial Orthopholography Source: NC One Maps 2010 October 2010 0 25 50 Feet 1 i Job No.: 6145 Figure 2 42 Cotena Grosi7 APPENDIX I NC NHP Inventory Database: Rare Plant and Animal Species in Orange County US FWS Database: Federally Threatened and Endangered Plant and Animal Species in Orange County CFS Biological Inventory Catena Job #6145 October 2011 County Record Search Results COUNTY RECORD SEARCH RESULTS 43 Search Criteria: [County Name is like orange] [Any Scientific Name] [Any Common Name] [Any State Rank] [Any Global Rank] [Any Name Category] [Any Protection Status] [Introduced populations included] Records Returned: [Animal Assemblage: 1] [Invertebrate Animal: 19] [Natural Community: 191 [Nonvascular Plant: 6] [Vascular Plant: 40] [Vertebrate Animal: 8] [Total: 93] Name Scientific Name (click Common Name State F` ederal State Global County- County Ca r for map) Sta Status Rank Rank Status Animal Colonial Wading B S3 G5 Orange Current Assemblage Colony Invertebrate Alasmidonta Dwarf Wedgemussel E E S1 G1G2 Orange Current Animal beterodon Invertebrate Alasmidonta undglata Triangle Floater T S2 G4 Orange Current Animal Invertebrate Alasmidonta varicosa Brook Floater E FSC S1 G3 Orange Current Animal Invertebrate Golden Banded - Auto ton ceHus SR S2 G4 Orange Historical Animal Skipper Invertebrate pl Carolina Ladle Ge,),jarus davidi SR S2S3 G3 Orange Current Animal Crayfish Invertebrate Dlacyclgps_jeanneli Carolina Well SC SH G3G4T1T2 Orange Historical Animal i21W Diacyclops Invertebrate Fusconaia mason! Atlantic Pigtoe E FSC S1 G2 Orange Current Animal Invertebrate Gomnhus lineatifrons Splendid Clubtail SR S2S3 G4 Orange Obscure Animal Invertebrate Lampsi.lis cariosa Yellow Lampmussel E FSC S1 G3G4 Orange Current Animal Invertebrate Lampsilis radiata Eastern Lampmussel T S1S2 G5 Orange Current Animal Invertebrate Chameleon t arnpsilis sue? SR S1 G1 Orange Current Animal Lampmussel Invertebrate t asmigona subviddiis Green Floater E FSC S1 G3 Orange Current Animal Invertebrate Papilio cresl2hontes Giant Swallowtail SR S2S3 G5 Orange Historical Animal Invertebrate Satyriurn favonlus Northern Oak SR S2S3 G4T4 Orange Current Animal ontario Hairstreak Invertebrate Strophitus undulatus Creeper T S2 G5 Orange Current Animal Invertebrate Toxolasma pgllus Savannah Lilliput E FSC S1 G2 Orange Current Animal Invertebrate Viilosa constric_ta Notched Rainbow SC S3 G3 Orange Current Animal Invertebrate Vlllosa delumbis Eastern Creekshell SR S3 G4 Orange Current Animal Invertebrate Vlllosa vaughaniana Carolina Creekshell E FSC S2 G2 Orange Current Animal Natural Basic mesic forest S2 G5T3 Orange Current Community (piedmont subtype) Natural Basic oak — hickory S3 G4 Orange Current Community littp: / /nlip%%,eb.enr. state. nc.us /...unty.php' ?countySearch= orange& sciName= &comName= &sRank= &gRanl &nameCategory = &protStatus= [10/13/2011 10:18:11 AM] Count yjecord Search Results Natural jury-mesic oak-- Community hickory fors _ 55 G5 Oran a g Current Natural Dry oak-- hickory Community forest S4 G5 Orange Current Natural Community Floodplain gaol S2S3 G3? Orange Obscure Natural Community Low elevation seep S3 G4? Orange Current Natural Mesic mixed Community hardwood fatest {piedmont subtype,) S4 G5T5 Orange Current Natural Piedmont monadnock Community forest S4 G5 Orange Current Natural Pled montf oac al Community plain acidic cuff S2? S2? G4 Orange Current Natural Piedmont/ _oas a) Community plain heath bluff S3 G4? Orange Current Natural Piedmont /low Communit y mountain alluvial forest S5 G5 Orange Current Natural Piedmont /mountain Community bottomland forest S3? G5 Orange Current Natural Piedmont/ mountain Community levee forest S3? G5 Orange g Current Natural Piedmont /mountain Community semipermanent impoundment S4 G5 Orange Current Natural Piedmont/mountain Community swamp forest S1S2 G2 Orange g Current Natural Pine - -oa h Community ��h S4 G5 Orange Current Natural Rocky bar and Community shore S5 G5 Orange g Obscure Natural Upland depression Community swam forest S3 G3 Orange Current Natural Xeric hardpan Community �—� forest S3 G3G4 Orange Current Nonvascular Plant Cryphaea nervosa A Thread Cedar Moss SR -T Si? G4? Orange Current Nonvascular . Dichelyma Plant capiilaceum Hair Claw Moss SR -P S1? G5 Orange Current Nonvascular Welch's fontinalis Fontinalis w -I Plant _hiana moss SR -T Si? GU Orange Current Nonvascular Closter's Brook - H roh pnum Plant X9 y clost eri - hypnum SR -T 51 G3 Orange Current Nonvascular Plagiochila Plant ludoviciana A Liverwort SR -P S1 G5 Orange 9 Current Nonvascular Plant Tortula papillosa Papillose Tortula SR -P S1 G5 Orange Current Vascular Plant A 9 ne astache t?— etoi s Yellow Giant - hyssop SR -P S1 G5 Orange Current Vascular anemone berlandieri Plant Southern Anemone E S2 G4? Orange Current Vascular Asplenium bradleyi Bradley's Spleenwort SR -P S2 G4 Orange Current htw //nhmveb.enr. state. ne. us/ ... unty.php ?counoSearch= orange& sciNamc=K comName=& sRank= R. gRank= &namcCategory= &,protStattis= [10/13/2011 10:48:I I AN4] County Record Search Results 45 Plant Vascular Saptiisia australis var. Prairie Blue Wild E S2 G5T2 Orange Obscure Plant aberrans Indigo Vascular Berberis canadensis American Barberry SC -V S2 G3 Orange Historical Plant Vascular guchnera- americana American Bluehearts E S1 G5? Orange Historical Plant Vascular Cardamine dougla sii Douglass's Bittercress T S2 G5 Orange Historical Plant Vascular Carex bushii Bush's Sedge SR -P S1 G4 Orange Current Plant Vascu lar Carex woodii Wood's Sedge SR -P S3 G4 Orange Historical P ant Vascular Corallorhiza Spring Coral -root SR-0 S1S2 G5 Orange Historical Plant wisteriana Vascular Corn us racemosa Gray Dogwood SR -P S1 G5? Orange Current Plant Vascular Desmodium Creamy Tick - trefoil SC -H FSC SH G1G2 Orange Historical Plant ochroleucum Vascular Dichanthelium Ringed Witch Grass SR -P S1 GNR Orange Historical Plant annulut>s Vascular Fchinacea laevigata Smooth Coneflower E E S1S2 G2G3 Orange Historical Plant Vascular Enemion biternatum Eastern Isopyrum SC -V S2 G5 Orange Historical Plant Vascular Fothergill_ a major Large Witch -alder SR -T S3 G3 Orange Current Plant Vascular Gillenia sti uR lata Indian Physic T S2 G5 Orange Historical Plant Vascular Hexalectris spicata Crested Coralroot SR -P S2 G5 Orange Current Plant Vascular Uatris squarrulosa Earle's Blazing -star SR -P S2 G4G5 Orange Historical Plant Vascular 4 indera melissifolia Pondberry E E S1 G2G3 Orange Historical Plant Vascular imachia tonsa �ys Southern Loosestrife SR -P S2 G4 Orange Historical Plant Vascular Matejea decipiens Glade Milkvine SR -P S3 G5 Orange Current Plant Vascular Mono ron_sis odors a Sweet Pinesap SC -V FSC S3 G3 Orange Current Plant Vascular Panicum flexile Wiry Panic Grass T S1 G5 Orange Historical Plant Vascular Parthenium Glade Wild Quinine SR -T S2 G3G4 Orange Current Plant auriculatum Vascular Phacelia covillei Buttercup Phacelia SR -T FSC S3 G3 Orange Current Plant Vascular Platanthera Purple Fringeless T S2 G5 Orange Current Plant P&LZIM02fla Orchid Vascular primula meadia Shooting -star T S2S3 G5 Orange Historical Plant Vascular Pseudoanaohalium Heller's Rabbit- SR -P S3 G3G4 Orange Historical Plant helleri Tobacco Vascular Torrey's Mountain- httgAftweb.enr. state. ne .us / ... unty.php ? couittySeareli= orange&s ciName=& comNatne=& sRank=& gRank= &nameCategory= &protStatus= [10/13/2011 10:48:11 AM] CounW Record Search Results Plant Pycnantnemum torrei mint SR -T FSC S1 G2 Vascular Water- plantain Orange Current Ranunculus Plant ambigens SC -H Spearwort SH G4 Vascular Historical Orange Historical Rhus Plant michauxii Michaux's Sumac E E S2 G2G3 Vascular Historical Orange Current Ruellia Plant purshiana Pursh's Wild- petunia SC -V S2 G3 Vascular Current Orange Current Scutellaria Plant australis Southern Skullcap E S1 G4 ?Q Vascular Current Scutellaria Plant leonardil Shale- barren Skullcap E S2 G4Q Vascular SymphYotrichum Plant laeveyar. Narrow -leaf Aster T concinnum S2 G5T4 Vascular Symnhyotrichum Plant laeve var. laeve Smooth Blue Aster SR -P SH GSTS Vascular Appalachian Golden- Thermol2sis Plant mollis SC -V banner S2 G3G4 Vascular Trichostema Plant brachiatum Glade Bluecurls E S1 G5 Vascular Trl Plant ens cha manii Chapman's Redtop T S1S2 G3 Vertebrate Accipiter Animal striatus Sharp- shinned Hawk SR S2B,S4N G5 Vertebrate Ambloplites Animal cavifrons Roanoke Bass SR FSC S2 G3 Vertebrate Etheostoma Animal collis Carolina Darter SC FSC S3 G3 Vertebrate Haliaeetus Animal leucoce Bald Eagle T hp alus S3B,S3N G5 Vertebrate Hemidactylium Four -toed Animal scutatum SC Salamander S3 G5 Vertebrate Neuse River Necturus Animal lewisi SC Waterdog S3 G3 Vertebrate Red- cockaded Picoides Animal borealis E E Woodpecker S2 G3 Vertebrate Vireo Animal gilvus Warbling Vireo SR S2B G5 Explanation of codes NC County Map Index Results current as of Thursday, 13 October 2011 @ 10:52:06 EDST NORTH CAROLINA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES PLANNING AND CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 1601 MSC RALEIGH NC 27699 -1601 Orange Current Orange Historical Orange Historical Orange Current Orange Historical Orange Current Orange Historical Orange Historical Orange Current Orange Historical Orange Historical Orange Current Orange Current Orange Current Orange Current Orange Current Orange Current Orange Historical Orange Current http:/hihp�veb.enr. state. ne. us / ... unty.php? county Search = orange& sciName=& comName=& sRank=& gRank= &nameCategory= &protStatus= [10/13/2011 10:18:11 AM] 47 If CUIUi A � US FWS Database: Federally Threatened and Endangered Plant and Animal Species in Orange County Vertebrate: American eel Bald eagle Carolina darter Red - cockaded woodpecker Roanoke bass Invertebrate: Atlantic pigtoe Brook floater Dwarf wed eg nussel Green floater Savannah lilliput Yellow lampmussel Vascular Plant: Butternut Creamy tick - trefoil Michaux's sumac Smooth coneflower Sweet pinesap Torrey's Mountain -mint Anguilla rosirata FSC Current Haliaeetits leucocephalus BGPA Current Etheostoma collis lepidinion FSC Current Picoides borealis E Historic Atrtbloplites ccnvi•ons FSC Current Fusconala masoni FSC Current Alasmidonta varieosa FSC Current Alasmidonta heterodon E Current Lasmigona subviridis FSC Current Toxolasma pullus FSC Current Lampsilis carioca FSC Current .Juglans cinerea Desmodium ochroletteinn Rhus michalixii Echinacea laevigata Alionotrop3ls odorata Pycnanthelnum torrei FSC FSC E E FSC FSC Historic Historic Historic Historic Current Current Definitions of Federal Status Codes: E = endangered. A taxon "in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range." BGPA =Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. See below. FSC = federal species of concern. A species under consideration for listing, for which there is insufficient information to support listing at this time. These species may or may not be listed in the f Lure, and many of these species were formerly recognized as "C2" candidate species. Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGPA): In the July 9, 2007 Federal Register( 72:37346- 37372), the bald eagle was declared recovered, and removed (de- listed) from the Federal List of Threatened and Endangered wildlife. This delisting took effect August 8,2007. After delisting, the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (Eagle Act) (16 U.S.C. 668 -668d) becomes the primary law protecting bald eagles. The Eagle Act prohibits take of bald and golden eagles and provides a statutory definition of "take" that includes "disturb ". The USFWS has CFS Biological Inventory October 2011 Catena Job 46145 M] developed National Bald Eagle Management Guidelines to provide guidance to land managers, landowners, and others as to how to avoid disturbing bald eagles. For mor information, visit http: / /www.fws. 70, v /migratorybirds/baldeagle.litni CFS Biological Inventory Catena Job#6145 October 2011 llH� Cates 49 C -tOU {Y APPENDIX II Plant Common and Scientific Names CFS Biological Inventory October 2011 Catena Job #G 115 6111 Floral Species List Trees and Shrubs Common Name Scientific Name Red maple Acer rubrunr heir. rubrurn Japanese maple Acer palrnatinri Tree of heaven Ailanthus allissinra Tag alder Alnns serrulala Si lverl i ng Bacchai is hcdimifolia Boxwood Buxus .sp. Butterfly bush Bucldleia sp. Ironwood Carpinus car'oliniana heir. ccirolininanet Ivlockernut hickory Caiya alba Bitternut hickory Caiya cor'df0r finis Pignut hickory Caiyaglcibra Deodar cedar Cedrus deodara Buttonbusli Cephalanthus occidentalis Hackberry Celtis occidentalis Flowering dogwood Cbr•rnrs floi-ida Persimmon Diospyros virginicnta American beech Fagus granclifolia Green ash Fi•orinus pennsylhanica Gingko Gingko biloba Chinese holly IlexCOrruda Deciduous holly Ilex decidua Inkberry Ilex glcrbrct American holly Iles opaca Yaupon holly Ilex rorniloria Virginia sweetspire Itect hiiginica Black walnut Juglans nigra Eastern red cedar Juniper-us virginiana Crape myrtle Lagerslroemia indica Slirubby lespedeza Lespecfe_a bicolor Sweet gum Liquidambctr slyraci/lua Chinese privet Ligusbzun sinense Tulip poplar Liriodendron tulipiferct Magnolia A/agnolia grandillora Red mulberry Adores rubrct Black gum AJcssa sylvatica Sourwood Oxydendruw arborewn Princess tree Paulownici lomenlosa Sycamore Plcrtanus occklenlalis US Biological Inventory Catena Jobti6145 October 2011 ,t� Catcnq � 51 Black cherry h-unus serotina Loblolly pine Pinus taedct White oak Ouereus Alba Scarlet oak Ouewn.v coccineci Southern red oar: Quercus falcata Blackjack oak Onercus mairilrnidica Pin oak Quercus paluslris W i I low oak Oueircus phellos Post oak Ouercus stellata Northern red oak Ottercus tubra Black oak Ouercus vehahm Azalea Rhododendron sp. Winged sumac Rhus copcdlinum ivlultiflora rose Rosci ntullioi-a Common elderberry Sambucus canadensis Black willow sci ix nigra Winged elm Ulntus alctta American elm Uhnus arnericana Red elm Uhnus rubra Flighbush blueberry flaccinhun coiynibostun Lowbush blueberry iVaccinium palladium Downy arrowwood Viburnum rafinesyuianuin Yucca Yucca sp. Herb and Vine Species Common Name Scientific Name Ebony spleenwort AsI.Venium plate - neuron Southern lady fern Alhyi-hun aspleniodes Crossvine Bignonici capreolata False nettle Boehmeria cylindi•ica Chinese trumpet creeper Campsis radicans Broom sedge Andi•opogon sp. Fringed Sedge Caren: erinite vai,. crinila American Bittersweet Celastrtis scanclens Spotted wintergreen Chimciphila inaculata Asiatic dayflower C ommelinct communis Horseweed Connya canadensis Bermuda grass Cynodun claclylon mu-. dctaylon Tick trefoil Uesmodium sp. Crabgrass D 1011 sp. Indian strawberry Duchesnea indicct Beech drops Epifugus vitginicuta CFS Biological Inventory October 2011 Catena Job#6145 52 Strawberry bush Euonpmous antericcurus Winter creeper f'uonynttrs for ttntei Dog fennel Eupator•ium capillifolium Tall fescue Schedonor us arrmdinaceus Gill- over - the - ground Glechoma heder•acea Hydrilla Hj�dr•illa verticillala St. John's wort Hyperic•um sp. Japanese honeysuckle Lonicercrfctponica Chinese lespedeza Lespedezct cimeata Japanese stiltweed A•licrostegium vimineum Partridge bevy Aflichella repens Switchgrass Panicunt sp. Bahia grass Paapahun notatum Pokeberry Phpiolacca americuncr Beefsteak plant Per•illa fi•utescens Smartweed Persicaria lipdr•opiper Christmas fern Polystichum ctcrostichoicles Rabbit tobacco Pseudognaphalium sp. Lizard's tail Saw•urus cerntrtrs Grape fern Scepiridhan biter•natwtr Whiteleafgreenbrier Smilccyglauca Common greenbrier Smilax rotrrndifolia Johnson grass Sorghum halepettse Common Chickweed Stellaria media Small white aster Spmphyotric•hitm r•cicemosum vcu•, rcrcemosrmt Dandelion Taraxaciun offrcirude Crane-fly orchid Tipulariadiscolor Poison ivy Toxicocterulron radicans White clover Tr•ifolirnn repens W ingstem 6ei•besina arllernyblict Yellow crownbeard Verbesina occidentalis Wild grape Vitus rolundifolia Chinese wisteria 117istericifloribuncici Netted chain fern 11loochnarciia areolata Poison ivy Toxicodendi•on radicans White clover Tr•ifolium repens W ingstem Verbesina ctlternifolia Yellow crownbeard Verbesina occiclentalis Poison ivy Toxicoclendr•on radicans var. radicans CFS Biological Inventory Catena Jobii6145 October 2011 Cator:, C -roup 53 Caterc� Gnx.p APPENDIX II Site Photographs October 14, 2011 CFS Biological Inventory October 2011 Catena Job #61 X15 54 tt� Caters G�rnq� Photo 1. Hearts a bnstin' observed within the Mesic Mixed Hardwood Forest CFS Biological Inventory Catena .lob #6145 October 2011 At CW�ro G -iotq� CFS Biological Inventory Catena Job 46145 October 2011 55 y1'+'^4 Y., � .. ' � ir` .•� . J .ate'.. ;r, 17`8 AL� ',ty f..�, • yr � � �. • y `, 4. ,� r YT' anyy' ' _. ,'�. - �' 4 ., I •�' 1 ;fie. �,.f y i'_ ' • +%4W F w R S ' ' iy � • °HAY„ °!a M",�� + Y AA r a , 1 1 F w �• ...,.... - . mow- ". 4:3 Ir Cofana G -nx� Photo 8. Mesic Mixed hardwood Forest — Piedmont Subtype CFS Biological Inventory Catena Jobr G 14 5 Photo 9. Stream where aquatic fauna was observed. October 2011 59 Catona Goup Photo 10. Maintained / Disturbed Photo 11. Green frog CFS Biological Inventory October 2011 Catena Job #6145 W CAROLINA FRIENDS SCHOOL TRAFFIC IMPA CT ANAL YSI►S Friends School Road Orange County, North Carolina Prepared For: Carolina Friends School 4809 Friends School Road . Durham, NC 27705 Prepared By: Greene Transportation Solutions, PC 14460 New Falls of Neuse Road, Suite 149 -175 Raleigh, NC 27614 . GT Greene Transportation Solutions March 7, 2011 . CARo�r,, `�� °FESSIp 2q o ' 2orG.54�� CF's 4,j`, 61 62 CAROLINA FRIENDS SCHOOL TRAFFIC IMPA CT ANAL PSIS Friends School Road Orange County, North Carolina Prepared For: Carolina Friends School 4809 Friends School Road Durham, NC 27705 Prepared By: Greene Transportation Solutions, PC 14460 New Falls of Neuse Road, Suite 149 -175 Raleigh, NC 27614 GTS Greene Transportation Saltakmr March.7, 2011 nR SEAL 20654 - �'G�'.. Fiy01 N S'� � AOe,,GP� ; 63 64 Carolina Friends School Traffic Impact Analysis TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................. ............................... I II. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... .........................I..... i III. INVENTORY OF TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ................................................... ..............................3 A. STUDY AREA ........................................................................................................... ..............................3 B. EXISTING CONDITIONS .............................................................................................. ..............................3 C. PROJECTED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS ........................................................................ ..............................5 D. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION .......................................................................................... ..............................5 IV. TRAFFIC GENERATION ............................................................................. ..............................5 V. TRAFFIC DISTRIBUTION ............................................................................ ............................... 6 VI. PROJECTED TRAFFIC VOLUMES .............................................................. ............................... 7 A. EXISTING TRAFFIC .................................................................................................... ..............................7 B. APPROVED DEVELOPMENT TRAFFIC ............................................................................. ..............................7 C. H ISTORICAL TRAFFIC GROWTH ................................................................................... ..............................7 D. TOTALTRAFFIC ........................................................................................................ ..............................7 VII. SITE ACCESS ............................................................................................ .............................11 Vlll. TRAFFIC ANALYSIS .................................................................................. .............................11 A. MT. SINAI ROAD AT FRIENDS SCHOOL ROAD ( UNSIGNALIZED) ......................................... .............................13 B. FRIENDS SCHOOL ROAD AT CAROLINA FRIENDS SCHOOL ENTRANCE ( UNSIGNALIZED) ........... .............................15 IX. SIMTRAFFIC OBSERVATIONS .................................................................. .............................16 X. RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................. .............................16 "CI. CONCLUSIONS ........................................................................................ .............................16 MI. REFERENCES ............................................................................................. .............................17 APPEN DUC.................................................................................................... ............................... A March 2011 `�' As 65 Carolina Wenas School Traffic Impact Analysis " I. Executive Summary Carolina Friends School is a private school located on the west side of Friends School Road between Mt. Sinai Road and Murphy School Road in Orange County, North Carolina. The school is planning to construct a Performing Arts Center as well as make several smaller improvements to the campus. These improvements will occur over the next five years, with the first phase being the Performing Arts Center (2013 anticipated completion date). There are currently 433 students and 85 staff at Carolina Friends School. Although there are not plans for a large expansion, this project assumes that the school population will be increased to 500 students and 90 staff. The current zoning for this property is Rural Buffer. Rezoning will not be required for the proposed improvements. According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Municipal & School Traffic Safety Unit, the existing school generates approximately 887 trips per day. This equates to 328 trips entering and 188 trips exiting in the morning and 1 16 trips entering and 171 trips exiting in the afternoon. With the proposed expansion, the school Will generate approximately 1000 trips per day. It is expected that the school will generate 367 trips entering and 217 Trips exiting in the AM peal; hour. This equates to 39 additioncl trips entering and 29 additional trips exiting during the morning. During the PM peak hour, the development is expected to generate 133 trips entering and 193 trips exiting. This equates to 17 additional vehicles entering and 22 additional vehicles exiting during the afternoon dismissal time. The AM peak hour for the proposed development is likely to coincide with the typical AM peak hour for commuter traffic. Therefore, the AM peak hour is analyzed for all study area intersections. The afternoon peak hour for a school is not consistent with the typical afternoon peak hour for commuter traffic; therefore the worst case scenario is during the AM peak hour. March 2011 Page i GTS 66 Carolina Friends School Traffic Impact Analysis The following is a summary of the capacity analyses included in this Traffic Impact Analysis: Carolina Friends School Level -of- Service Summary (Delay in Seconds) Intersection 2011 Existing 2016 No Build AM AM M(32.7) W. Sinai at # (7.8) # (9.8) Friends School Road B (14.0) NB B (14.9) NB C21.4SB D28.0SB Friends School Road at Carolina Friends School # (11.0) # (14.2) Access C (20.3) EB D (28.1) EB Based on these results, the proposed improvements by the Carolina Friends School will have a minimal impact on the surrounding roadway network. According to NCDOT, the 2009 Average Daily Traffic (ADT) volumes on Mt. Sinai Road and Friends School Road are 1,700 and 650 vehicles per day, respectively. A two -lane road can carry approximately 12,000 vehicles per day, so there is plenty of additional capacity along the surrounding rcadway network to accommodate the additional traffic. Due to the minimal amount of new traffic that will be added to the roadway re work oncl the uvailable udditioi iul cc ipuci y ulong the surrounding roadway network, no additional improvements will be required with the proposed development. March 2011 Page ii (GT 67 Carolina Friends School Traffic Impact Analysis 11. Introduction Carolina Friends School is a private school located on the west side of Friends School Road between Mt. Sinai Road and Murphy School Road in Orange County, North Carolina as illustrated in Figure 1. The school is planning to construct a Performing Arts Center as well as make several smaller improvements to the campus. These improvements will occur over the next five years, with the first phase being the Performing Arts Center (2013 anticipated completion date). There are currently 433 students and 85 staff at Carolina Friends School. Although there are not plans for a large expansion, this project assumes that the school population will be increased to 500 students and 90 staff. The current zoning for this property is Rural Buffer. Rezoning will not be required for the proposed improvements. x schwa �J4'c �h•$' L.fi 4y' -po. r proect LacaWlq AILs '911"PhY �f A a j � I tv4t S "tilt fzti�� a A preliminary concept plan prepared by Civil Consultants Inc. is illustrated in Figure 2. March 2011 Page 1 11W-1 1,1C Carolina Mends School Traffic Impact Analysis d SIN33MOUITI 3XIS USYN SJUVJJn9UO3IIA13 ... .... NV7" '100HOS SGN3193 VNrIOUVO 4,90 _zz 1A 1, a, I b.V 7 jig! H 1 pgg MA iv JR, J Figure 2 - Concept Plan (Prepared by Civil Consultants) .......... --. ....... . . . I., ......... . March 2011 Page 2 LC3--T-s A N-N.-dwwwd W-- .• Carolina Friends School Traffic Impact Analysis The purpose of this report is to evaluate the proposed development in terms of projected traffic conditions, evaluate the ability of the adjacent roadways to accommodate the additional traffic volumes, and to recommend transportation improvements needed to mitigate congestion that may result from the additional site traffic. This report presents trip generation, trip distribution, traffic analyses, and recommendations for transportation improvements needed to meet anticipated traffic demands. The improvements will be built in phases over the next several years. The Performing Arts Center is expected to be complete by 2013. This report assumes that all improvements will be made by 2016. The following study scenarios are studied in this report: 2011 Existing AM Peak Hour Conditions, 2016 AM Peak Hour No Build Conditions, 2016 AM Peak Hour Build Out Conditions A. Study Area The following intersections were analyzed to determine the associated impacts from the proposed development: Mount Sinai Road at Friends School Road A Friends School Road at Carolina Friends School Entrance B. Existing Conditions Mt. Sinai Road _(SR 1718) is a two lane, east -west roadway that connects NC 86 to Erwin Road in Durham. The existing land use is predominantly residential. The 2009 Average Daily Traffic (ADT) as reported by NCDOT on Mt. Sinai Road just west of Friends School Road is approximately 1,7001 vehicles per day (vpd). March 2011 Page 3 L\ 70 Carolina Friends School Traffic Impact Analysis Friends School Road (SR 1719) serves as an north -south connector between Mt. Sinai Road and Murphy School Road. The existing land use is predominantly residential and institutional. The 2009 ADT reported by NCDOT is 6501 vpd near Murphy School Road. The existing lane configurations and traffic control for this area are shown on Figure 3. CaroUna Friends Sohaof ct� d c� UL March 2011 Page 4 r 71 uro:,ira Mends School Traffic Impact Analysis C. Projected Roadway Improvements There are no known transportation projects planned in the immediate vicinity of this development that will be constructed prior to the Build Out year. D. Public Transportation There is no public transportation that covers this part of Orange County. The amount of traffic generated by a new development is a function of the size and type of development. Once the proposed land use data for the site are known, the number of trips generated by the development can be estimated. Trip generation data for this report was determined by utilizing the School Traffic Calculator developed by the NCDOT Municipal and School Traffic Assistance Unite. Trip generation estimates were developed in terms of vehicle trips per average morning and afternoon peak hours for the school. Table 1: AASTA Trip Generation2 j Vahicles AM Veak phi beak Cenci Use Density In Out to Out Existiricg Scho")ol 433 students / G-5 Aare /5.5 32,€ 11 a a I G .171 student drivers I f Future School ®ft students / 90 staff / 60 337 217 133 193 student drivers Additional Total Trips ;-17 •i 22 According to the trip estimates provided by NCDOT, the proposed addition will not add a significant amount of traffic to the surrounding roadway network. Approximately 68 additional vehicles will utilize the school access in the morning and 39 additional vehicles will utilize the school access in the afternoon. March 2011 Page 5 , 72 Carolina Friends School Traffic Impact Analysis V. Traffic Distribution In order to properly determine the impact of the traffic generated by the proposed development, it is necessary to determine the distribution of traffic to and from the development. These percentages are based on the actual counts collected at the site. The following distributions are used for this Traffic Impact Analysis_ > 40% from the east on Mt. Sinai Road A 24% to /from the west on Mt. Sinai Road 35% to /from the north on Murphy School Road ➢ 1 % from the south on Friends School Road These distributions are illustrated on Figure 4. March 2011 Page 6 ~> Directional Movement XX% Traffic Distribution Figure 4: Traffic Distributions QT'S o En M Caroling Friends School 25 0/u?s' {` 75% < a 0 LO to of 0 U pJ M C U- 0 0 o co cat .w �r Mt. Sinai Road Qd � �� � 40% 24% 4 T March 2011 Page 6 ~> Directional Movement XX% Traffic Distribution Figure 4: Traffic Distributions QT'S 73 Carolina Friends School Traffic Impact Analysis VI. Projected Traffic Volumes A. Existing Traffic AM peak hour traffic counts were obtained by GTS staff on February 16, 2011 at the following locations: Mt. Sinai Road at Friends School Road > Frier)ds School Road at Carolina Friends School Entrance Traffic count data for these locations are included in the Appendix. 2011 AM peak hour traffic volumes are illustrated on Figure 5. B. Approved Development Traffic Approved development traffic is generated by specific approved, but not yet constructed, projects within the vicinity of the subject project. There are no known approved development projects that will have a significant impact on this development. C. Historical Traffic Growth Historical growth traffic is the increase in traffic volumes due to usage increases and non- specific growth throughout the area. For this project, non - school volumes were increased by 2% percent per year to reflect anticipated background traffic volumes. These traffic volumes are illustrated on Figure 6 as background traffic volumes. D. Total Traffic To obtain total 2016 Build Out traffic volumes, the distributed additional site traffic was added to the 2016 No Build traffic volumes. The AM peak -hour turning movements for the studied access drive and intersection were then calculated and analyzed for the Build Out year. The Build Out year AM traffic volumes for the study area intersections are illustrated on Figure7. March 2011 Page 7 (G�_T�s AZZEW 74 NIL Sinai Road March 2011 N 52 17-9 141 LL 71 r4c 98, 0 It CO W- =-, 114 O�J 46 0 Ott Carolina Friends School Traffic Impact Analysis amm+ Olrecfl onall Movement ()",Xj 1-3eak HoWPafrdo Volume Figuire- 5; 201111 ExPstibig AN Peak flour 'Irraffic Volumes Page 8 777 �q �a Ca in uL 10t. Sinai Road 71 ,, -�� 103 0 March 2011 0 Cl) to v- a C\I 75 Carolina Friends School Traffic Impact Analysis L--=O Directio,nal lVievernent ()0*") Peak Hour Background Traffic Volume Figure 6:fNIG AM No Build Peak Hour Tvaffiffle- Volumes Page 9 CO J� Carolina Frfends School 52 141 �a Ca in uL 10t. Sinai Road 71 ,, -�� 103 0 March 2011 0 Cl) to v- a C\I 75 Carolina Friends School Traffic Impact Analysis L--=O Directio,nal lVievernent ()0*") Peak Hour Background Traffic Volume Figure 6:fNIG AM No Build Peak Hour Tvaffiffle- Volumes Page 9 76 Mt. Sinai Road 0 A (;71) H g7cl C2. LO C%j a 0 71 (9) [80] i f1 103 0 C;; �v- March 2011 1 r Carolina Friends Schooi Traffic Impact Analysis L- Ai4 Directional Movement xx Peak Hour Background Traffic Volume ()(X) Addittonal Site Traffic 1)0(j —total Build Out Traffic Fig u-Fa't: 20-16,A.Wl BuiOd W eaft How'Fraffic VoWnies Page 10 7 ao U. Carolina Frfends 52 School (7) (59) 141 (22) 11631 =.t, Mt. Sinai Road 0 A (;71) H g7cl C2. LO C%j a 0 71 (9) [80] i f1 103 0 C;; �v- March 2011 1 r Carolina Friends Schooi Traffic Impact Analysis L- Ai4 Directional Movement xx Peak Hour Background Traffic Volume ()(X) Addittonal Site Traffic 1)0(j —total Build Out Traffic Fig u-Fa't: 20-16,A.Wl BuiOd W eaft How'Fraffic VoWnies Page 10 7 77 Carolina Friends Schooi Traffic Impact Analysis Vli, Site Access The Carolina Friends School site plan indicates that there will be two accesses to the facility, the existing one on Friends School Road and a new access on Mt. Sinai Road. The access on Mt. Sinai is primarily for construction access and access to the baseball field as shown on the plan. The drop of and pick up pattern will remain as is it now, with access only from the driveway on Friends School Road. Therefore, since there should very limited usage of the driveway utilizing the Mt. Sinai Road access during the peak hours, the only access included in this study is the primary access on Friends School Road. V101. Traffic Analysis Capacity analyses were performed for the roadway network in the project study area. The traffic analysis program Synchro© Version 7 was used to analyze all intersections according to methods put forth by the Transportation Research Board's Highway Capacity manual (HCM)3. The Highway Capacity Manual defines capacity as "the maximum rate of flow at which persons or vehicles can be reasonably expected to traverse a point or uniform section of a lane or roadway during a specified time period under prevailing roadway, traffic, and control conditions, usually expressed as vehicles, per lane per hour." Level -of- service (LOS) is a term used to describe different traffic conditions and is defined as a "qualitative measure describing operational conditions within a traffic stream, and their perception by motorists/ or passengers." LOS varies from Level A, representing free flow, to Level F where traffic breakdown conditions are evident. Traffic conditions with LOS of E or F are deemed unacceptable and represent significant travel delay, increased accident potential, and inefficient motor vehicle operation. At an unsignalized intersection, the primary traffic on the main roadway is virtually uninterrupted. Therefore, the overall delay for the intersection is usually less than what is calculated for the minor street movements. The overall intersection delay and the delay for the intersection's minor street(s) March 2011 Page 11 OTS 7s Carolina Friends School Traffic Impact Analysis are reported in the summary tables of this report. Generally, LOS D is acceptable for signalized intersections in suburban areas during peak periods. With the current method of reporting LOS for unsignalized intersections, it is not uncommon for some of the minor street movements to be operating at a LOS F during peak hour conditions. Table 2 presents the criteria of each LOS as indicated in the Highway Capacity ManUC113.. Table 2: level -of - Service Criteria3 Unsignalized Intersections Level -of- Service Criteria Unsignalized Intersections Level-of-Service Stopped Delay per Vehicle (sec) A 510.0 B >10.0 and 5 15 C >15 and :5 25 D >25 and :5 35 E >35 and :5 50 >50 Capacity Analyses were performed for the following intersections defined within the study area for 2011 Existing, 2016 No Build and 2016 Build Out conditions. A Mt. Sinai Road at Friends School Road A Friends School Road at Carolina Friends School Entrance The AM peak hour for the proposed development is likely to coincide with the typical AM peak hour for commuter traffic. Consequently, the AM peak hour is analyzed for all study area intersections. All capacity analyses are included in the Appendix and are briefly summarized in the following sub - sections: March 2011 Page 12 79 Carolina Friends School Traffic Impact Analysis A. Mt. Sinai Road at Friends School Road (Unsignalized) Analyses indicate the unsignalized intersection of Mt. Sinai Road at Friends School Road currently operates with minimal overall delays in the AM study period. The stop sign controlled northbound approach operates at LOS B and the stop sign controlled southbound approach operates at LOS C. There is no virtually no delay on Mt. Sinai Road. During the 2016 No Build Scenario, the intersection is expected to continue to operate with minimal overall delays. The northbound and southbound approaches operate at LOS B and D, respectively. Mt. Sinai Road will continue to operate with virtually no delay. During the 2016 Build Out Scenario, the intersection is expected to continue to operate with minimal overall delays. The northbound and southbound approaches operate at LOS C and D, ,respectively. The additional traffic adds 1 second of delay to the northbound movement and 4.4 seconds of delay to the southbound movement. Mt. Sinai Road will continue to operate with virtually no delay. According to the NCDOT, the 2009 average daily traffic volume on Mt. Sinai Road was 1700 vehicles per day. Two lane roadways can theoretically carry over 12,000 vehicles per day. Therefore, there is extra capacity on Mt. Sinai Road to accommodate additional traffic generated by Carolina Friends School. Table 3 summarizes the LOS and average delay per vehicle at the Mt. Sinai Road at Friends School Road intersection. March 2011 Page 13 E Carolina Friends School Traffic Impact Analysis Table 3: Mt. Sinai Road at Friends School Road Level -of- Service elay in Seconds Condition AM Peals LOS (Delay) # (7.8) 2011 Existing Conditions B (14.0) NB C 21.4 SB # (9.8) 2016 No Build B (14.9) NB D 28.0 SB # (11.4) 2016 Build Out C (15.9) NB D 32.4 SB There are no recommendations for improvements at this intersection as a result of the additional traffic generated by the proposed development. March 2011 Page 14 81 Carolina Friends School Traffic Impact Analysis B. Friends School Road at Carolina Friends School Entrance .( Unsignalized) Analyses indicate the unsignalized intersection of Friends School Road at the Carolina Friends School Entrance currently operates with minimal overall delays in the AM study period. The side street operates at LOS C. For the 2016 No Build and Build Out Scenarios, the intersection is expected to continue to operate with minimal overall delays. The side street is expected to operate at LOS D during the No Build and Build Out scenarios. The additional traffic generated by the proposed expansion adds 4.6 seconds of delay to the eastbound approach. According to the NCDOT, the 2009 average daily traffic volume on Friends School Road was 650 vehicles per day. Two lane roadways can theoretically carry over 12,000 vehicles per day. Therefore, there is extra capacity on Friends School Road to accommodate additional traffic generated by Carolina Friends School. Table 4 summarizes the LOS and average delay per vehicle for the Friends School Road at the Carolina Friends School Entrance intersection. Table 4: friends School Road at Carolina Friends School Entrance Lavel- of- Senfice (delay in Seconds) I � oriclition l� M P ealc I !.0S (Delay) # (11.0) 2011 Existing Conditions C 20.3 EB # (14.2) 2016 No Build D 28.1 EB 2016 Build Out 4(16.1) D 32.7 EB There are no recommendations for improvements at this intersection as a result of the additional traffic generated by the proposed development. March 2011 Page 15 rGTS'� 82 Carolina Friends School Traffic Impact Analysis IX. SimTraffic Observations SimTraffic models were run for the Build Out scenario to observe the predicted traffic operations throughout the study area. Minimal queues are predicted throughout the study area. According to SimTraffic, the most significant queue on Friends School Road at Mt. Sinai Road is approximately 4 cars (92 feet) that are expected to queue on Friends School Road. SimTraffic also indicates that the maximum queue exiting the school driveway is approximately 4 car lengths (94 feet). There is sufficient internal storage to accommodate exiting school traffic on -site. Therefore, no significant queues are predicted within the study area. X. Recommendations Due to the minimal additional traffic that will be added to the roadway network and the available additional capacity along the surrounding roadway network, no additional improvements are required as a part of the proposed development. This study shows that traffic generated by the proposed development will not have a significuni impact on surrounding raadwuys and intersections. The SimTraffic results indicate that there will not be any queuing issues in The vicinity of the school. No improvements are required to mitigate the additional traffic generated by the proposed development. March 2011 Page 16 i 83 Carolina Friends School Traffic Impact Analysis X11. References 12009 NCDOT Average Daily Traffic Volumes, Chapell Hill Urban Area Mapping, http: / /www.ncdot.org/ travel /statemapr)ing /trafficvolumemaps /defouIt.htmI (Chapel Hill, Sheet 2 of 3) 2NCDOT MTSA School Trip Calculator, wwv.p dot.orb/ doh /p reconstruct /traffic /... /cm /.../ cbo of Calculator.xis 3Hlghway Capacity Manual, Special Report 209, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 1998. March 2011 Page 17 T I-VI .......... Gr"NEP,,AL, IPPROJEEECT WFID-) F FJC COUINITS, 85 Bill lial Rip GEmERA-jraowq A If ERAGE DL, AdLY 7RAFFRC VOLUMES) E .1 � 2 n � / k k�k adk U2a �kk bR) k�\ \■§ ¥2% 2 � / § k \ \ k LD C .7E �)f I « ® ) / -- �/ .. f7#] i ■• ��a�a f ■a � ^ � \ { ■� / y. K \\ J k) § ■, � ƒI j § k R .7E �)f -- �/ .. f7#] i ■• ��a�a f ■a � j § k � y � A �y d C4 � � � O � 'c1 [[WI W d t..i co O W N - _'a C _ . 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Sinai & Friends School Rd 3/4/2011 Carollina Friends School 2011 AM Existing Synchro 7 - Report Page 1 --* -*� -V 'r °° k- t 1 Move- - Movement - - EBL - -- - EBT -03k-- - - - - WBL. - --- - - WBT' - - -- - WBR -NB-L---- - NBT. - - N6-R - - -- SBL SBT = -- - SB}�v Lane Configurations +T+ 4 4a Volume (veh /h) 71 93 0 0 46 114. 0 2 1 87 1 ' 48 Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop Grade 0% 0 %0 0 % 0 % Peak Hour Factor 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 Hourly flow rate (vph) 129 169 0 0 84 207 0 4 . - 2 158 2 87 Pedestrians Lane Width (ft) Walking Speed (ft/s) Percent Blockage Right turn flare (veh) Median type. None None Median storage veh) Upstream signal (ft) pX, platoon unblocked vC, conflicting volume 291 169 718 169 618 _ 615 •187. vC1, stage 1 conf vol vC2, stage 2 conf vol vCu, unblocked vol 291 169 703 718 169 618 615 187 tC, single (s) 4.1 4.1 7.1 6.5 6.2 7.1 6.5 6.2 tC, 2 stage (s) tF (s) 2.2 2.2 3.5 4.0. 3.3 3.5 4.0 3.3 p0 queue free % 90 100 100 99 100 57 100 90 cM capacity (veh /h) 1282 1421- 293 321 880 369 368 860 pitection, Lane # EB 1 WB 1 NB 1 SB 1 Volume Total 298 291 5 247 Volume Left 129 0 0 158 Volume Right 0 207 2 87 cSH 1282 1421 407 462 Volume to Capacity 0.10 0.00 0.01 0.53 Queue Length 95th (ft) 8 0 1 77 Control Delay (s) 4.0 0.0 1.4.0 21.4 Lane LOS A B C Approach Delay (s) 4.0 0.0 14.0 21.4 Approach LOS B C Intersection Summary Average Delay 7.8 Intersection Capacity Utilization 42.7% ICU Level of Service A Analysis Period (min) . 15 Carollina Friends School 2011 AM Existing Synchro 7 - Report Page 1 bAM HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis 6: Friends School Entrance & Friends School Rd 3/4/2011 ---* --v -N t Sp pp dipp D I� �.dV��� a pGpp il i3��1yy L >`Np� wxw r iA Lane Configurations 4 T+ Volume (veh /h) 52 141 180 12 5 . 104 Sign Control Stop Free Free Grade 0 %. 0% 0% Peak Hour Factor 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 Hourly flow rate (vph) 95 256 327 22 9 18.9 Pedestrians Lane Width (fl) Walking Speed (ft/s) Percent Blockage Right turn flare (veh) Median type None None Median storage veh) Upstream signal (ft) pX, platoon unblocked VC, conflicting volume 780 104 198 vC1, stage 1 conf vol vC2, stage 2 conf vol vCu, unblocked vol 780 104 198 IC, single (s) 6.4 6.2 4.1 tC, 2 stage (s) tF (s) 3.5 3.3 2.2 p0 queue free % 66 73 76 cm capacity (veh/h) 286 957 1386 R�reEtion;Lane�� ,.Ea1.�.�NB1� "Ss�;,,.g.,,� Volume Total 351 349 19.8 Volume Left 95 327 0 Volume Right 256 0 189 cSH 580 1386 1700 Volume to Capacity 0.61 0.24 0.12 Queue Length 95th (ft) 101 23 0 Control Delay (s) 20.3 8.0 0.0 Lane LOS_ C A Approach Delay (s) 20.3 8.0 0.0 Approach LOS C �ntersect��- S�immaN � -7 7 Average Delay 11.0 Intersection Capacity Utilization 35.5% ICU Level of Service - A Analysis Period (min) 15 Carollina Friends School 2011 AM Existing Synchro 7 - Report Page 2 I% 1MOR1 1 :111 , V01110 tLej HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis 4: Mt. Sinai & Friends School Rd 3/4/2011 Mgvement _.,_ EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL _. - - - - PJBT - - -- NBR -- .. SBL SBT SBPv Lane Configurations 96 cSH 1249 1399 4y 421 Volume to Capacity 0.11 0,00 0.01 0.65 Queue Length 95th (ft) Volume (veh/h). 78 103 0 0 51 126 .0 2 1 96 1 53 Sign Control Approach Delay (s) Free 0.0 14.9 Free Approach LOS Stop B D Stop Grade 0% Average Delay 0% 9.8 0% - 0% ICU Level of Service -A Peak Hour Factor 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 Hourly flow rate (vph) 142 187 0 0 93 229 0 4 2 175 2 96 Pedestrians Lane Width (ft) Walking Speed (ft/s) Percent Blockage Right turn flare (veh) Median type None . None Median storage veh) Upstream signal (ft) pX, platoon unblocked vC, conflicting volume 322 187 775 793 187 682 678 207 vC1, stage 1 conf vol vC2, stage 2 conf vol vCu, unblocked vol 322 187 775 793 187 682 678 207 tC, single (s) 4.1 4.1 7.1 6.5 6.2- 7.1 6.5 6.2 IC, 2 stage (s) tF (s) 2.2 2.2 3.5 4.0 3.3 3.5 4.0 3.3 PO queue free % 89 100 100 99 100 47 99 89 cM capacity (veh /h) 1249 1399 255. 287- 860 331 334 - 838 birection, Lane it EB .I WB 1 NB 1 SB 1 Volume Total 329 322 5 273 Volume Left 142 0 0 175 Volume Right 0 229 2 96 cSH 1249 1399 369 421 Volume to Capacity 0.11 0,00 0.01 0.65 Queue Length 95th (ft) 10 0 1 111 Control Delay (s) 4.2 0.0 14.9 28.0 Lane LOS A B D Approach Delay (s) 4.2 0.0 14.9 28.0 Approach LOS B D Intersection Summary - Average Delay 9.8 Intersection Capacity Utilization 45.4% ICU Level of Service -A Analysis Period (min) 15 Carolina Friends School 2016 AM No Build Synchro 7 - Report Page 1 99 HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis 6: Friends School Entrance & Friends School Rd 3/412011 Carolina Friends School 2016 AM No Build Synchro 7 - Report Page 2 t Movement -EBL EBR - NBL NBT SBT SBR Lane Configurations Y 4 TO Volume (veh /h) 57 156 199 13 ° 6 115. Sign Control Stop Free Free Grade 0% 0% 0% Peak Hour Factor 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 Hourly flow rate (vph) 104 284 362 24 11 209 Pedestrians Lane Width (ft) Walking Speed (ft/s) Percent Blockage Right turn flare (veh) Median type None None Median storage veh) Upstream signal (ft) pX, platoon unblocked vC, conflicting volume 863 115 220 vC1, stage 1 conf vol vC2, stage 2 conf vol vCu, unblocked vol 863 115 220 tC, single (s) 6.4 6.2 4.1 tC, 2 stage (s) tF (s) 3.5 3.3 2.2 p0 queue free % 57 70 73 cM capacity (veh/h) 241 942 1361 Direction, Lane'# EB 1 NB 1 SB 1 Volume Total 387 385 220 Volume Left 104 362 0 Volume Right 284 0 209 cSH 529 1361 1700 Volume to Capacity 0.73 0.27 0.13 Queue Length 95th (ft) 152 27 0 Control,Delay (s) 28.1 8.2 0.0 Lane LOS D A Approach Delay (s) 28.1 8.2 0.0 " Approach LOS D Average Delay 14.2 Intersection Capacity Utilization 41.9% ICU Level of Service A Analysis Period (min) 15 Carolina Friends School 2016 AM No Build Synchro 7 - Report Page 2 101 HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis 4: Mt. Sinai & Friends School Rd 3/4/2011 Movement EBL - EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR N BL NBT NBR SBL SBT, SBR Lane Configurations Volume ( veh/h) 80 103 0 : 0 51 _ 130 0 3 1 102 2 55 Sign Control Free Free Stop Stop Grade 0% 0% -0% 0 % Peak Hour Factor 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0_.55 0.55 Hourly flow rate (vph) 145 187 0 0 93 236 0 5 2 185 4 10.0 Pedestrians Lane Width (ft) Walking Speed (ftls) Percent Blockage Right turn flare (veh) Median type None None Median storage veh) Upstream signal (ft) pX, platoon unblocked vC, conflicting volume 329 187 791 807 187 694- 689 211 vC1, stage 1 conf vol vC2, stage 2 conf vol vCu, unblocked vol 329 187 791 807 187 694 689 211 tC, single (s) 4.1 4.1 7.1 6.5 6.2. 7.1 6.5 6.2 IC, 2 stage (s) tF (s) 2.2 2.2 3.5 4.0 3.3 3.5 4.0 3.3 p0 queue free % 88 100 100 98 100 42 99 88 cM capacity (veh/h) 1242 1399 246 280 860 322 328 834 direction, Lane # EB 1 WB 1 -N6 1 SB 1 Volume Total. 333 329 7 289 Volume Leff 145 0 0 185 Volume Right 0 236 2 160 cSH 1242 1399 337 409 Volume to Capacity 0.12 0.00 0.02 0.71 Queue Length 95th (ft) 10 0 2 133 Control Delay (s) 4.2 0.0 15.9 32.4 Lane LOS A C D Approach Delay (s) 4.2 0.0 15.9 32.4 Approach LOS C D jntersedion Sumrnary Average Delay 11.4 Intersection Capacity Utilization 46.3% ICU Level of Service A Analysis Period (min) 15 Carolina Friends School 2016 AM Build Out Synchro 7 - Report Page 1 102 HCM Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis 6: Friends School Entrance & Friends School Rd 3/4/2011 --* 4N t Movements F, i=6L� ,: UR_. NBL 'k.. NBT :; BT, SBR Lane Configurations - Y 4 1� Volume (veh /h) 59 163 205 13 6 118 Sign Control Stop Free Free Grade 06% 0% 00/4 Peak Hour Factor 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 Hourly flow rate (vph) 107 296 373 - 24 ' 11 215 Pedestrians Lane Width (ft) Walking Speed (ft/s) Percent Blockage Right turn flare (veh) Median type None None Median storage veh) Upstream signal (ft) pX, platoon unblocked vC; conflicflng volume 887 118 2.25 vC1, stage 1 conf vol vC2, stage 2 conf vol vCu, unblocked vol 887 118 225 tC, single (s) 6.4 6.2 4.1 tC, 2 stage (s) tF (s) 3.5 3.3 2.2 p0 queue free % 53 68 72 cM capacity (veh /h) 230 939 1355 pitectiar.Lane #; ' E8 N6.1. Volume Total 404 396 225 Volume Left 107 373 0 Volume Right 296 0 215 cSH 516 1355 1700 Volume to Capacity 0.78 0.28 0.13 Queue Length 95th (ft) 179 28 0 Control Delay (s) 32.7 8.3 0:0 Lane LOS D A Approach Delay (s) 32.7 8.3 0.0 Approach LOS D 16 &JM Average Delay 16.1 Intersection Capacity Utilization 43.0% ICU Level of Service A. Analysis Period (min) 15 Carolina Friends School 2016 AM Build Out Synchro 7 - Report Page 2 103 104 Queuing and Blocking Report 2016 AM Build Out 3/4/2011 Intersection: 4: Mt. Sinai & Friends School Rd ovement EB WB NB —S- 1 Directions Served LTR LTR LTR LTR Maximum Queue (ft) 74 22 31 92 Average Queue (ft) 21 1 4 40 95th Queue (ft) 57 7 21 63- Link Distance (ft) 1617 1532 626 1190 Upstream. Blk Time ( %) Queuing Penalty (veh) Storage- Bay Dist (ft) Storage Blk Time ( %) Queuing Penalty (veh) Intersection: 6: Friends School Entrance & Friends School Rd ovement EB NB -S—B" Directions Served LR LT TR Maximum_ Queue (ft) 94 . 98 22 Average Queue (ft) 45 35 1 95th Queue (ft) 70 -73 10 Link Distance (ft) 867 1190 332 Upstream Blk Time ( %) Queuing Penalty (veh) Storage Bay Dist (ft) Storage Blk Time Queuing Penalty (veh) Network Summary Network wide Queuing Penalty: 0 Carolina Friends School SimTraffic Report Page 1 105 106 19920924000180590 PRMIT Bk:RB1033 Pg:15 09/24/1992 12;00:00 RM 1/7 Return: John McGovern, Carolina friends School, 4809-Friends School Rd., Durham, N. C. 27705 NORTH CAROLINA ORANGE COUNTY BOOK1033 FADE is- COUNTY OF ORANGE ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA SPECIAL USE PERMIT KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned property owners, Carolina Friends School, Inc. and Peter and Martha Klopfer, having applied to Orange County for a a Class A Special Use Permit for the use and development of the d ° property hereinafter describedr the same was granted by M M ° Orange County on August 3, 1992, the terms*of which follow. CD °o Carolina Friends School, Inc. and Peter and Martha Klopfer, m Wby their acceptance of the terms and conditions of this w Special Use Permit, acknowledge and ratify the contents of w s `^ their application for this permit and all representations `= z made by their representatives in the application process for Lo N this permit. z 0. W d NAME OF PROJECT: Carolina Friends School H TYPE OF SPECIAL USE: class A Special Use Permit for a f ground absorption system for sewage C3 disposal with a design capacity of '• 4000 gallons per day in the Rural Buffer district NAME OF DEVELOPER: Carolina Friends School, Inc. 4809 Friends School Road Durham, NC 27705 PROPERTY OWNERS: Carolina Friends School, Inc. Peter and Martha Klopfer 19920924000180590 PRMIT Bk:RB1033 Pg:15 09/24/1992 12;00:00 RM 1/7 107 1 1, K 1111nm joe3a 16 217 boad033 ma S i DESCRIPTIONS OF PREMISES S LOCATION; North side of Mount Sinai Road (SR 1718) west of Friends School Road (SR 1719) AREA OF PROPERTY. 32.94 acres or 1,434,866.4 square feet, more or less. DESCRIPTION OF PREMISES: Chapel Hill Township, Tax Map 7, Lots 20A, 20B, 19, 26A and Tax Map 6, Lot 2, and more particularly described in the following deeds recorded at the Orange County Register of Deeds; Deed Book 196, Page 318 Deed Book 198, Page 171 Deed Book 192, Page 310 Deed Book 200, Page 319 Deed Book 200, Page 617 Deed Book 202, Page 203 Deed Book 701, Page 290 Deed Book 243, Page 1960 (TRACT 1) Dead Book 243, Page 1960 (TRACT 2) Deed Book 243, Page 1960 (TRACT 3) Deed Book 250, Page 1483 The Board of Commissioners of Orange County approved a Class A Special Use Permit on August 3, 1992. The property subject to this special Use Permit is described above and is, in part, shown on the site Plan prepared by Philip Post and Associates, dated 8/7/89 and revised 4/4/92. Carolina Friends School intends to build a 9500 square foot Resource Center, four 120 square foot storage sheds, a 200 square foot office addition, handicapped accessible bathrooms with septic system improvements, and to widen the access road and add parking on the site as indicated on the site plan. The terms herein contained are nindiag on Carolina Friends School, Inc. and Peter and Martha Klopfer and their successors in title and in interest until the earlier of the • MI-11 BooK1033 PACE 17 expiration of this permit and any extension of its expiration date, or until such time as this permit is•otherwise changed by governmental action. The conditions of approval of the special use Permit are as follows: 1. The sewage disposal system must at all times be operated and maintained according to the standards and conditions set forth by the NC Division of Environmen- tal Management in Permit WQ0002161 and as may be amended in the future. 2. Maintain screening along the eastern boundary line to screen parking areas and dumpsters to meet the landscape requirements of Article 12.4 of the orange County Zoning ordinance. 3. With applications for building permits, provide documentation of how the proposed constiuction will access the existing sewage disposal-system as well as estimates for any increase in daily flow through the system. Each application which will create additional demand on the system must be accompanied by an approval letter from the Division of Environmental Management. All information will be submitted to the County Engineer for review to determine that the system demand does not exceed 4000 gallons per day. No building • �Il���MNiiaiinnuam RaID33 is 417 permits will be approved for additions /renovations without prior approval from DEM and approval of an amendment to this Special Use.Permit. 4. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for the Resource Center, submit final grading /erosion control plans and storm drainage calculations for review and approval by orange County Erosion Control; 5. Revise the site plan to: a. Remove parallel parking along the east side of the driveway between the basket -ball court and the creek. All proposed parking must be at least 75 feet from the lot boundaries; b. Indicate clearing limits and tree protection fencing for the expansion of the Upper School access, parking and the Resource Center. Provide • detail of the method of tree protection and add • note which states that no storage of construction materials or vehicles is to occur beyond the clearing limits; and c. Show the boundaries of lot 7.6..2. 6. The final site plan and supporting documentation for the project,- incorporating all changes, deletions, and additions through the final approval of the project, H111'] • C, • 110 • • sooxl0� �r� i9 are incorporated herein and made a part of this Planned Development Special Use Permit. copies of the final site plan and supporting documentation are on file in the orange County Planning and Inspections Department. Any applicable permits, upon application, may be issued after approval and recordation of the Special Use Permit. 7. The development shall be built and operated according to the site plan and attachments supplied by the developer and in compliance with the above conditions. Construction must start and proceed at a reasonable rate within twelve (12) months of August 3, 1992. If nc construction has started within twelve months, the permit becomes null and of no effect. 8. If any of the above conditions is field invalid, the Special Use Permit shall become null and void. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Orange county has caused this instrument to be executed in its name as evidence of the issuance of said permit, and the undersigned being all of the property owners of the property above described, have executed this instrument in evidence of their acceptance of said Special Use Permit as'a covenant running with the land. ORANGE UNgTX Jobd M. L nk, Jr. F unty Manager IIII 9I�II�NNII�YB q 1�HN11 RBI 3 ATTEST: Bever y e, lark to the Board of Commissioners ACCEPTED: ATTEST: secretary NORTH CAROLINA ORANGE COUNTY 60MI033 20 { CAROLINA FRIENDS SCHOOL, INC. Owner �ann�d, Developer By: / / /.�� Aq4 ... Martha S. Klopfer President ' [SEAL] i f [SEAL) ETER K P ER � [SEAL] MARTHA ]FER ER I, � 1cc)4 �. aE a Notary Public in and for said County and State do hereby certify that Beverly Blythe, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners, personally came - before me this day and acknowledged that she is Clerk to the Board of Commissioners of Orange County, and that by authority duly given and as the act of orange County the foregoing instrument was signed in its name by John M. Link, Jr., County Manager, and attested by herself as its Clerk. WITNESS my hand and official stamp or seal, this the day of Ay6gSE 1992. N -PUBLIC My Commission Expires: W-NnI-Y 111 11 • 112 BOOK1033 Park 21 NORTH CAROLINA ORANGE COUNTY a Notary ublic.of the County and State MAIM a d certify that personally came before me s day and acknowledge that he /she is the Secretary of Carolina Friends school, Inc, and that by authority duly given r---and as the act of Carolina Friends School, Inc., the :;poregoing instrument was signed in its name by its - " :grdAident, sealed with its official seal attested by himbalf /herself as its Secretary. -1:A ^.;. ..Y7� if SS my hand and official stamp or seal, this the day of Notary Publi.c My commission Expires: NORTH CAROLINA ORANGE COUNTY ..I, ij 0 j, en a y e a Notary Public for said 'f.CI,rftvounty and State. 101b hereby certify that Peter and Martha Klopfer personally appeared before me this day `.�' +1^ f �•? and, acknowledged the due execution of the foregoing instrument. hand and official seal, this the /S` day of 1992. . Notary Public My commission expires: t1 NORTH CAROLINA - ORANGE COUNTY The foregoing certificate(s) of Kathleen C. Baker and Hilda V. Chappell, AXN&VWWW Notaries) public of the designated Governmental units i!f (are) certified to be correct. Filed for registra- tion this the 24th day cf September 19 92 : et 2:21:33 o'clock: P•M• in Record Book 1033 page Is Be 0y Jung Hayes Regis er of eeds ®y: 1R eVGr//L L W Return: Assistant/DeHugr Register of Deeds • aiupii�uhbidain 113 rILED 01 NOV 19367 at 11:38 =33am BooKI523 Fz 153 Book 1523, Page 153 -- 158 Betty June'kayes, Register of Deeds, NORTH CAROLINA orange County, N. C, ORANGE COUNTY COUNTY OF ORANGE ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA SPECIAL USE PERMIT KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned property owners, Carolina Friends School, Inc., having applied to Orange County for a Class A Special Use Permit for the use and development of the property hereinafter described, the same was granted by Orange County on October 1, 1996, the terms of which follow. Carolina Friends School, Inc., by its acceptance of the terns and conditions of thi4 Special Use Permit, acknowledge and ratify the contents of the application for this permit and all representations made by its representatives in the application process for this permit. NAME OF PROJECT: Carolina Friends School TYPE OF SPECIAL USE: Class A Special Use Permit for a package sewage treatement plant with a design capacity of 4000 gallons per day in the Rural Buffer district. NAME OF DEVELOPER: Carolina Friends School, Inc. 4809 Friends School Road Durham, NC 27705 PROPERTY OWNERS: Carolina Friends School, Inc. gg9a 3a- 3toIPa 989a- a� -tp5�y 7.�..a�3 �.`°• a �"i9$4a- 3o -0-7w3 7.-7 •ai,,q 1 114 BOD4523 pxt 154 DESCRIPTION OF PREMISES LOCATION: North side of Mount Sinai Road .(SR 1718) west of Friends School Road (SR 1719) AREA OF PROPERTY: 33.94 acres or 1,478,426 square feet more or less. DESCRIPTION OF PREMISES: Chapel Hill Township, Tax Map 7, Lots 20A, 20B, 26A and Tax Map 6, Lot 2, and more particularly described in the following deeds recorded at the Orange County Register of Deeds: Deed Book I96, Page 318 Deed Book 198, Page 171 Deed Book 192, Page 310 Deed Book 200, Page 319 Deed Book 200, Page 617 Deed Book 202, Page 203 Deed Book 701, Page 290 Deed Book 243, Page 1960 (TRACT 1) Deed Book 243, Page 1960 (TRACT 2) Deed Book 243, Page 1960 (TRACT 3) Deed Book 250, Page 1483 The Board of Commissioners of Orange County approved a Class A Special Use Permit on October 1, 1996. The property subject to this Special Use Permit is described above and is, in part, shown on the Site Plan prepared by Civil Consultants, Inc., dated 711/96 and revised 7/17/96, Carolina Friends School intends to build a 6500 square foot Library /Arts Building, 1200 square foot addition to the Middle School for a multi- purpose room and faculty offices; 1000 square feet of office and storage space at the Early School; and enclose 400 square feet of porch for expanded reception and office area at the Center Building as indicated on the site plan. The terms herein contained are binding on Carolina Friends School, Inc. its successors in title and in interest until the 2 115 80m 1523 pmt 155 earlier of the expiration of this permit and any extension of its expiration date, or until such time as this permit is otherwise changed by governmental action. The conditions of approval of the Special Use Permit are as follows: 1. The sewage disposal system must at all times be operated and maintained according to the standards and conditions set forth by the NC Division of Environmental Management in Permit WQ0002161 and as may be amended in the future. 2. Maintain screening along the eastern boundary line to screen parking areas and dumpsters to meet the landscape requirements of Article 12.4 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance. 3. With applications for building permits, provide documentation of how the proposed construction will access the existing sewage disposal system as well as estimates for any increase in daily flow through the system. Each application which will create additional demand on the system must be accompanied by an approval letter from the Division of Environmental Management. All information will be submitted to the County Engineer for review to determine that the system demand does not exceed 4000 gallons per day. No building permits will be approved for additions/renovations without prior approval from DEM and approval of an amendment to this Special Use Permit. 3 116 Boox I523 P,%456 4. To maintain access for emergency vehicles, the entrance to the school and driveways to each structure are to be kept flee and clear of parked vehicles at all times and shall be clearly identified as fire lanes with reflective signs mounted on posts. The signs shall be installed under the guidance and supervision of the Orange County Fire Marshal's office and shall meet the provisions of Chapter 6 of the North Carolina State Building Code, Volume V, Fire Prevention, 1996 Edition. 5. The final site plan and supporting documentation for the project, incorporating all changes, deletions, and additions through the final approval of the project, are incorporated herein and made a part of this Planned Development Special Use Permit. Copies of the fiinal site plan and supporting documentation are on file in the Orange County Planning and Inspections Department. Any applicable permits, upon application, may be issued after approval and recordation of this Special Use Permit 6. The development shall be built and operated according to the site plan and attachments supplied by the developer and in compliance with the above conditions. Construction must start and proceed at a reasonable- rate within twelve (12) months of October 1., 1996. If no construction has started within twelve months, the permit become null and of no effect. 4 m1523 Pm;457 7. If any of the above conditions is held invalid, this Special Use Permit shall become null and void. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Orange County has caused this instrument to be executed in its name as evidence of the issuance of said permit, the undersigned being all of the property owners of the property above described, have executed this instrument in evidence of their acceptance of said Special Use Permit as a covenant running with the land. t Beverly Bl*ffe,'Clerk to/ the Board of Commissioners ACCEPTED: ATFEST- John S. March, Secret l Carolina Friends Sch.. , Inc. ORANGE COUNTY By: o M.L J. County Manager [SEAL] CAROLINA FRIENDS Owner and Developer 1 NOTARY As— ...v Dhwidq- Stewart,----' President A 1 4 1, AJ —1 10 P4 —14- - [SEAL] en PE 3. A S. 117 118 NORTH CAROLINA Cs)i7.1Vj I P Me_8j_z I wo B=1523 P,;GMS I, ) aA Al- 0 &jsAj a Notary Public in and for said County and State do hereby certify that Beverly Blythe, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners, personally come before me this day and acknowledged that she is Clerk to the Board of Commissioners of Orange County, and that by authority duly given and as the act of Orange County the foregoing instrument was signed in its name by John M.. Link, Jr., County manager, and attested by herself as its Clerk. WITNESS my hand and official stamp or seal, this the �_ day of /V 1996. N TARY PUBLIC U My Commission Expires: /0? Q NORTH CAROLINA �l11". z 10 xtTi J I. C . a Notary Public of the County and State aforesaid certify that Uohn S. March personally came before me this day and acknowledged that he is the Secretary of Carolina Friends School, Inc., and that by authority duly given and as the act of Carolina Friends School, Inc., the foregoing instrument was signed in its name by its President, sealed with its official seal attested by himself as its Secretary. WITNESS my hand and official stamp or seal, this the 3 1 - k day of (d-c , 1996. 4` .v� rn Notary Public My Commission Expires: I I- d i- 9 8 NORTH CAROLINA - ORANGE COUNTY The foregoing certificates) of Kathleen C. Baker and Betty C. Stroupe, Aub]atavl64M Notaries) Public of the designated Governmental unitsiw(are) certified to be correct. Filed for registration this the 1st day of November 49 96 at 11 :38 :33 o'ciock, A.M. In Record Book 1523 Page 153 Return: _ June �Y egister De By Aatelendbepu y Register of Deeds �ur41, 61e4, Al a % el.-,l frIeW Ao �'c ,�c� /uol >>o� r NORTH CAROLINA Boa 880 PAGE 592 ORANGE COUNTY COUNTY OF ORANGE ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA SPECIAL USE PERMIT KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned property owners, Carolina Friends School, Inc. and Peter and Martha Klopfer, having applied to.Orange County for a Class A Special Use Permit for the use and development of the property hereinafter described, the same was granted by Orange County on August 30, 1990, the terms of which follow. Carolina Friends School, Inc. and Peter and Martha Klopfer, by their acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Special Use Permit, acknowledge and ratify the contents of their application for this permit and all representations made by their representatives in the application process for. this permit, c18ga -31 -089 { 1- 1..aoA 989a,30-��O'1Y3 7.7..aG,9 98g�•a1 -&5`t4 `f.l. ao3 34(.a, 989;x•ab -5tp 5.-A -I.`T..a4 98`1 a- 3I•Sa30 7�co,.�F3� NAME OF PROJECT: Carolina Friends School TYPE OF SPECIAL USE: Class A Special Use Permit for a ground absorption system for sewage disposal with a design capacity of 4000 gallons per day in the Rural Buffer district NAME OF DEVELOPER: Carolina Friends School, Inc. 4809 Friends School Road Durham, NC 27705 PROPERTY OWNERS: Carolina Friends School, Inc. Peter and Martha Klopfer 19901015000129520 PRMIT1���1�II�f���IE1���111���ll (IIII��I��I�I�I Bk R,B880 Pg: 592 Ilitll[ t61 I88t0 5(92 itlt1 Il/st 191I!!1 Il'i J o• RI Q M Irl . C7 c;0 The Board of Commissioners of Orange County approved a Class A Special Use Permit on August 30, 1990. The property subject to-this Special Use Permit is described above and is, in part, shown on the Site Plan prepared by Philip Post and Associates, dated 8/7/89 and revised B/31/90. Carolina Friends School intends to build a modular classroom,-a 10' x 12' storage shed, and a 2700 square foot classroom /art -music facility on the site as indicated on the site plan. The terms herein contained are binding on Carolina Friends School, Inc. and Peter and Martha Klopfer and their successors in title and in interest until the earlier of the expiration of this permit and any extension of its expiration date, or until such time as this permit is otherwise changed 880 593 2/6 BOOR 880 rark 593 DESCRIPTION OF PREMISES LOCATION: North side of Mount Sinai Road (SR 1718) west of Friends School Road (SR 1719) AREA OF PROPERTY: 32.94 acres or 1,434,866.4 square feet, ' more or less. — DESCRIPTION OF PREMISES: Chapel Hill Township, Tax Map 7, - - L.ots 20A, 208, 26, 26A and Tax Map � e b, Lots 2 and 43, and more 5 described in the particularly following deeds recorded at the Orange County Register of Deeds: Deed Book 196, Page 318 Deed Book 198, Page 171 Deed Book 192, Page 310 Deed Book 200, Page 319 Deed Book 200, Page 617 Deed Book 202, Page 203 Deed Book 701 Page 290 Deed Book 243, Page 1960 (TRACT 1) - Deed Book 243, Page 1960 (TRACT 2) : +7 Deed Book 243, Page 1960 (TRACT 3) Deed Book 250, Page 1483 ;•�; The Board of Commissioners of Orange County approved a Class A Special Use Permit on August 30, 1990. The property subject to-this Special Use Permit is described above and is, in part, shown on the Site Plan prepared by Philip Post and Associates, dated 8/7/89 and revised B/31/90. Carolina Friends School intends to build a modular classroom,-a 10' x 12' storage shed, and a 2700 square foot classroom /art -music facility on the site as indicated on the site plan. The terms herein contained are binding on Carolina Friends School, Inc. and Peter and Martha Klopfer and their successors in title and in interest until the earlier of the expiration of this permit and any extension of its expiration date, or until such time as this permit is otherwise changed 880 593 2/6 ox by governmental action. &° �$ PAC,Es� �N!!l ���IIIIIII�I lIlIIIINN�lllllllllllllll 880 594 3l8 The modular classroom shall be located in accordance with the site plan dated August 7, 1989 and revised August 31, 1990. The conditions of approval of the Special Use Permit are as follows: 1. The sewage disposal system must at all times be operated and maintained according to the standards and conditions set forth by the NC Division of Environmen- tal Management in Permit WQ0002161 and as may be amended in the future. 2. Provide and maintain screening along the eastern . boundary line to screen parking areas and dumpsters to meet the landscape requirements of Article 12.4 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance. 3. With applications for building permits, provide documentation of how the proposed construction will access the existing sewage disposal system as well as estimates for any increase in daily flow through the system. Each application which will create additional demand on the system must be accompanied by an approval letter from the Division of Environmental Management. All information will be submitted to the County Engineer for review to determine that the system demand does not exceed 4000 gallons per day. No building 122 BOOK 880 Mil W permits will be approved for additions /renovations without prior approval from DEM and approval of an amendment to this Special Use Permit. 4. The final site plan and supporting documentation for the project, incorporating all changes, deletions, and additions through the final approval of the project, are incorporated herein and made a part of this Planned Development Special Use Permit. Copies of the final ' site plan and supporting documentation are on file in the Orange County Planning and Inspections Department. Any applicable permits, upon application, may be issued after approval and recordation of the Special Use Permit. 5. The development shall be built and operated according to the site plan and attachments supplied by the developer and in compliance with the above conditions. 6. if any of the above conditions is held invalid, the Special Use Permit shall become null and void. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Orange County has caused this instrument to be executed in its name as evidence of the issuance of said permit, and the undersigned being all of the-property owners of the property above described, have executed this instrument in evidence of their acceptance of said Special Use-Permit as a covenant running with the land. IIIIIIAIIIINIIIIAAYIIWINI�Itl k'- - Book 880 MACE 596 NORTH CAROLINA ORANGE COUNTY 1, ®p0 �, a Notary Public in and for said Cou ty add State do hereby certify that Beverly Blythe, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners, personally came before me this day and acknowledged that she is Clerk to the Board of Commissioners of Orange County, and that by authority duly given and as the act of Orange County the foregoing instrument was signed in its name by John M. Link, Jr., County Manager, and attested by herself as its Clerk. YIII�tl�IIII�IItlIIINtlIIIBINII�IIb NO The tion in RE 880 596 516 123 1 Retui ORANG COUNTY By: Jo kr J C my Manager ATTEST: "' ;•' [SEAL] u''fu':,, Beverly ythe,oClerk to ,:' the Board of Commissioners ACCEPTED: CAROLINA FRIENDS SCHOOL, INC. ..,• Owner and Developer By. , Martha S. Klopfer President ATTEST: PAnbr A [SEAL] e'�- }. ti.,D •r ?c•e V-i* 4&L. Secretary . ,� .; t,. �� Yy� PETE LOPF [SEAL] ' �. f ✓ [SEAL] MARTHA KLOPFER MAR NORTH CAROLINA ORANGE COUNTY 1, ®p0 �, a Notary Public in and for said Cou ty add State do hereby certify that Beverly Blythe, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners, personally came before me this day and acknowledged that she is Clerk to the Board of Commissioners of Orange County, and that by authority duly given and as the act of Orange County the foregoing instrument was signed in its name by John M. Link, Jr., County Manager, and attested by herself as its Clerk. YIII�tl�IIII�IItlIIINtlIIIBINII�IIb NO The tion in RE 880 596 516 123 1 Retui 124 8401( 880 M, CE 597 WITNESS m hand and official stamp or seal, this the /S ,• dpi �f ^;` [x(' , .1990. oo? N ARY PUBLIC My Commission Expires: NORTH CAROLINA ORANGE COUNTY .�J f�%� I,_7tl, /.�ej U , ' , a Notary Public of t e Ca ty and -State of a aid certify- that personally came before me this day and ac o ledged that he /she is the Secretary of Carolina Friends School, Inc. and that by authority duly given and as the act of Carolina Friends School, Inc., the foregoing instrument was signed in its name by its President, sealed with its official seal attested by •,himself/herself as its Secretary. C?� ".=" WS my hand an o ficial stamp or seal, this the �'• �,: r '- day of lei ►� , 1990. :� y..... Notary Public �P•f `e;� ;l My Commission Expires: NORTH CAROLINA ORANGE COUNTY I, , � � (J- Cg , a Notary Public for said County and State, dd hereby certify that Peter and Martha Klopfer personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the due execution of the foregoing instrument. hand and official seal, this the //1 t� day V.. -.4 NORTH CAROLINA - ORANGE COUNTY .Notary Public My commission expires: 11-- 4 el 9 S° The foregoing certificate(s) of Kathleen C. Baker and Hilda V. Chappell Notaries) Public of the designated Governmental units 1g (are) certified to be correct. Filed for registra- tion this the 18th day of October 19 90 , at 9:38 o'clock a.m. In Record Book 880 Page 592 Return:_ 880-597 616 B June Hayes, 5991ster of Dearig t Assis4eatlDepu� Register of Deeds _ :I 125 Attachment 2 Map of Properties Subject to Carolina Friends School Public Hearing 9892335224 1 9892227252 1 9892323662 'O 9892216594 9892329381 0� 9892211486 " 9892310894 1 9892315318 1 9891291739 19891297800 = Properties Subject to Carolina Friends School PH t inch= 800 feet Feet 0 200 400 Orange County Planning and Inspections Department GIS Map Prepared by Brian Carson. 11/4/2011 126 ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT :olleen M. Bridger, PhD, MPH Health Director Richard E. Whitted Human Services Center 300 West Tryon Street Post office Box 8181 Hillsborough, NC 27278 Phone: (919) 245-2411 Fax: (919) 644 -3007 rvws , co, orange. na uslhealth E7 Finance and Administrative Operations Dental Health Services Environmental Health Services Health Promotion and Education Services Personal Health Services 131 W. Margaret Lane Suite 140 P O Box 8181 Hillsborough, NC 27278 Phone: (919) 245 -2360 FAX: (919) 644-3006 76 a� a3 E 0 U] November 3, 2011 To: Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor Orange County Planning Department From: Alan Clapp, Soil Scientist Orange County Health Department RE: Carolina Friends School SUP Mr. Harvey, The current wastewater system is a spray irrigation system as permitted by the North Carolina Division of Water Quality. Future wastewater needs will consist of a surface drip irrigation system which is also permitted by North Carolina Division of Water Quality. The current water supply is a public well. Any future well sites will have to be approved by North Carolina Division of Environment and Natural Resources - Public Water Supply Section and then subsequently permitted by Orange County Environmental Health. I have reviewed the proposed site plan and find no conflicts at this time. However, I would suggest that any land disturbing activities for any new building or improvement that would result in additional student enrollment should not commence until the Health Department and Planning receive a copy of the issued North Carolina Division of Water Quality septic permit. Let me know if you have any further questions on the well and septic systems. Sincerely, A�11- Alan Clapp Soil Scientist Environmental Hcalth Services 127 128 MEMORANDUM TO: MICHARL IIARVEY, ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT FROM: JEFF SCOUTEN, ORANGE COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SUBJECT: CAROLINA HUENDS SCI TOOL RXPANSION DATE: 1 1/03/2011 Michael: I conducted a site inspection yesterday of the subject Carolina Friends School and observed that contrary to what is shown on the existing conditions plan submitted with the Applicant.'s Special Use application plans, there are only 2 dumpsters and no recycling carts. Of the 2 Republic Services dumpsters, one had wood waste in it and the other was empty so I don't know if it is used for cardboard or MSW. Because the existing school campus and various classroom buildings are so spread out, it is not clear to me how they currently handle their refuse and recycling. Also, given the size and proposed use of the new building(s), it likely that they will need additional capacity for MSW, cardboard, and recycling and as such I ask that the applicant update the plan to show all refuse /recycling facilities as well as a written narrative describing their current practice and how they intend to handle the proposed new building(s). In addition, the applicant should address the following comments: 1. Solid Waste Management Plan —Applicant needs to complete the Solid Waste Management Plan and submit for my review and approval. This can be downloaded from our web -site. 2. The following notes should be added to the cover sheet of all plans including the final construction plans: Construction Waste: • By Orange County Ordinance, clean wood waste, scrap metal and corrugated cardboard, all present in construction waste, must be recycled. • By Orange County Ordinance, all haulers of construction waste must be properly licensed. • Prior to any demolition or construction activity on the site the applicant will hold a pre-demolition/pre - construction conference with the County's Solid Waste staff. This may be the same meeting held with other development officials 3. We recommend that the applicant reserve space for segregated grease rendering/recycling collection and consider providing space for segregated food waste collection near the delivery entrance for any building which currently houses, proposes to include or may at some future date incorporate a cafeteria, or other food service facility at any time. Commercial grease wastes are not allowed disposed with regular wastes. 4. We recommend the collection vehicle access route to any area containing recyclable material collection containers be paved with all - weather, heavy -duty pavement OR the following note be included on the plans and recorded on the plat: "Orange County will not be responsible for any pavement damage that may result from service vehicles." 5. The revised plans must include a separate, to- scale, dimensioned detail of any proposed refuse /recycling collection areas, including pad length, width, and depth, associated screening, overhead clearances, and protective bollards. Bollards must be 6" CID steel, with two bollards centered behind each bulk waste container and placed 1' off the back wall of the enclosure. Dumpster, roll -cart, (and compactor if proposed) details should be provided to scale. Preferable scales for the detail are I" = 10' or 1" = 20'. The revised plans label each bulk waste container for type of material to be collected. Thank you for the opportunity to review this application and let me know if you have any questions or wish to discuss this matter further. 129 Michael Harvey From: Jeff Scouten Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 20114:47 PM To: Michael Harvey Subject: RE: Today's Meeting (Carolina Friends School) Thanks. Jeff Scouten Environmental Enforcement Supervisor Orange County Solid Waste Management P.O. Box 17177 Chapel Hill, NC 27516 -7177 919 -968 -2788 (Office) 919 - 932 -2900 (Facsimile) iscouten _co.oran4e.nc.us From: Michael Harvey Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 20114:41 PM To: Jeff Scouten Subject: RE: Today's Meeting (Carolina Friends School) Thanks Jeff — I will make sure this e-mail gets into the record as well Michael D. Harvey A1CP, CFO, CZO Current Planning Supervisor — Planner III Orange County Planning Department 131 West Margaret Lane PO Box 8181 (919) 245 -2597 (phone) (919) 644 -3002 (fax) From: Jeff Scouten Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 20114:10 PM To: 'jmcgovern @cfsnc.org' Cc: 'Tony Whitaker'; Michael Harvey Subject: Today's Meeting (Carolina Friends School) Importance: High John: Thank you for calling me and inviting me to meet with you this afternoon for a tour of your campus. It is apparent from what you showed me that the Carolina Friends School takes recycling and trash disposal very seriously and I apologize for inadvertently missing seeing your recycling collection receptacles when I went out there yesterday. Since Waste Industries collects your trash and recycled cardboard, and Orange Recycling (private contractor not to be confused with the public Orange Community Recycling) collects all other recyclables (bottles, jars, jugs, paper), I presume that they will also service the proposed performing arts center as well_ As we discussed, it is your belief that the proposed performing arts center not will generate any more solid waste and /or recyclables that can be handled under your current pick -up arrangement with Waste Industries and Orange Recycling. 130 Should that not be the case, then you must either add additional storage capacity (roll- carts/dumpsters) or increase the frequency of collection. Given that, only the following items need to be addressed by your engineer: 1. Provide a Solid Waste Management Plan (can be downloaded from our web -page) 2. On the site plan, provide a written narrative stating that all solid waste, recycled cardboard and household recyclables (paper, bottles, and cans) for all existing and proposed facilities will be collected by a private contractor. If at any time in the future the Carolina Friends School solicits Orange County Solid WastelOrange Community Recycling for recyclable collections, then they must comply with the Orange County Solid Waste regulations in effect at the time of request for such service. 3. Election to forego public recycling: As a condition of approval of the solid waste management plan, the following terms must be stipulated in the approval documents: • "Applicant elects to provide private recycling service to residents of this property in lieu of building a recycling center constructed to the Orange County Solid Waste specifications. The site will not receive public recycling collection now or in the future unless such a recycling center is constructed or contingency for such a center is included on development plans." • "Applicant must require at least the same level of current and future recycling service to its students and administrators as that provided by Orange County Solid Waste Management." • "County fees for recycling and waste management associated with this property will not be waived." 4. Designate on the site plan by notation where all existing and proposed recycling and /or recycling stations are or will be located. 5. Add the following standard notes to the cover of the site plan: Construction Waste: • By Orange County Ordinance, clean wood waste, scrap metal and corrugated cardboard, all present in construction waste, must be recycled. • By Orange County Ordinance, all haulers of construction waste must be properly licensed. • Prior to any demolition or construction activity on the site the applicant will hold a pre- demolition /pre- construction conference with the County's Solid Waste staff. This may be the same meeting held with other development officials I have copied both your engineer, Tony Whitaker and Michael Harvey with the County Planning Department on this e-mail so they will also have a record of our meeting and what we discussed and agreed to. Michael, please consider this as an amendment to the comments I sent you earlier today. Thanks again for meeting with me and please do not hesitate to contact with any questions or to discuss this matter further. Sincerely, Jeff Scouten Environmental Enforcement Supervisor Orange County Solid Waste Management P.O. Box 17177 Chapel Hill, NC 27516 -7177 919 -968 -2788 (Office) 919- 932 -2900 (Facsimile) iscoutena— co.orange.nc.us 131 Michael Harvey From: David Sykes Sent: Thursday, November 03, 20112:42 PM To: Michael Harvey Subject: Carolina Friends School site plan Michael, I have reviewed the site plan for Carolina Friends School. The access roads shown on the plans are 20 foot wide and satisfy the Fire Prevention Code requirements. The roads are shown to be paved and gravel which also meet the requirements. The roads as shown will give adequate access to emergency vehicles when responding to any type of incident at the school. Please contact me if there are any further questions regarding this project. Thank You. David Sykes Assistant Fire Marshal 132 Michael Harvey From: David Sykes Sent: Thursday, November 03, 20111:12 PM To: Michael Harvey Subject: RE: Carolina Friends School Michael, I will send you a memo and I will include the information in the email. I have met with Eno fire dept. and the chief was able to review the site plan. I will send the memo this afternoon. Thanks David Sykes From: Michael Harvey Sent: Thursday, November 03, 20118:51 AM To: David Sykes Subject: RE: Carolina Friends School Thanks David — do you want me to use this e-mail to show the Commissioners or do you want to send me a memo? Also do you and I need to meet with New Hope to show them what is going on? Let me know how you want to proceed Thanks again for all your help Michael D. Harvey AICP, CFO, CZO Current Planning Supervisor — Planner III Orange County Planning Department 131 West Margaret Lane PO Box 8181 (919) 245 -2597 (phone) (919) 644 -3002 (fax) . From: David Sykes Sent: Thursday, November 03, 20118:35 AM To: Michael Harvey Subject: RE: Carolina Friends School Michael, I have reviewed the site plan and I did not see any issues that would create a problem. The new access roads do meet the 20 foot wide requirement according to what is shown on the plans. The access roads which are fisted to be gravel and paved will meet the fire code requirements. Let me know if you need any more information about the project. Thanks. David Sykes From: Michael Harvey Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 10:39 PM To: David Sykes Subject: Carolina Friends School Importance: High 1 133 I need you memo on the school project by Monday November 7, 2011 if at all possible. This is the item (i.e. site plan) we talked about and I sent to you via e-mail. Thanks Michael D. Harvey AICP, CFO, CZO Current Planning Supervisor — Planner III Orange County Planning Department 131 West Margaret Lane PO Box 8181 (919) 245 -2597 (phone) (919) 644 -3002 (fax) 134 Attachment 4 13 5 Legislative i.e. rezoning) Quasi - Judicial i.e. special use permit) Can be: 1. Board of Adjustment, Decision maker Only governing board can make the 2. Planning Board, or decision — other board's may advise Y v 3. Governing Board Only notice to parties involved with the petition is required unless local Ordinance Notice of Hearing Newspaper and mailed notice to adjoining mandates. property owners is required Staff Note: Our Ordinance mandates notification of adjacent property owners. Can reasonable limit the number of Individuals are presenting testimony (i.e. Speakers at Hearings speakers and limit the time they area sworn statements and evidence). The Board allotted to speak. can limit any presentation to relevant evidence that is not repetitious None required. Members are free to Speakers must present and enter substantial, discuss issue outside of hearing and competent, material evidence into the record. Evidence speakers at the hearing are not under oath Witnesses are under oath and subject to cross - or subject to cross - examination examination. No ex -parte communication is allowed. Written findings of fact are required. The Board making the decision must explicitly set None is required, but the board making forth what it determines to be the essential the decision is required to issue a facts that it is basing its decision on statement addressing the proposals The Board making the decision must also Findings consistency with local regulations and make specific findings of fact and provide that the public interests are served in specific detail to inform all parties and a either approving or denying the request. reviewing court as to what induced the decision. A conclusory statement that a standard has, or has not, been met is insufficient A four -fifths (4/5) vote is required to approve the application. In cases where a special or Voting Simple majority is required conditional use permit is issued by a governing board (i.e. BOCC) only a simple majority is required. Allowed subject to mutual agreement between Conditions Not allowed the applicant and governing body agree. 136 The CU process requires a two -step approval process, specifically: 1. A rezoning approval (i.e. legislative process) in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.8 of the UDO and 2. A Class A Special Use Permit (SUP) approval (i.e. quasi-judicial process) in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.7 and 2.9 of the UDO. The review of each application component (i.e. rezoning and SUP) occurs simultaneously as part of the overall project review although the requirements of each component are vastly different in terms of their scope and requirements. The normal cadence of review is as follows: • CU applications are reviewed during one of the four joint Quarterly Public Hearings held by the Planning Board and the BOCC; • All individuals intending to offer comment/testimony on the application shall be sworn by the Clerk to the BOCC, including County staff, prior to speaking; • Individuals speaking for and against the project will provide evidence (i.e. expert opinion) on the validity of the request; • The item will be forward to the Planning Board for a recommendation; • The BOCC will receive the Planning Board recommendation and make a final determination on the merits of the request by: 1. Taking action on the rezoning portion of the application. Approving or denying the rezoning application is considered to be a Legislative Decision meaning that it is based on the BOCC's interpretation of the proposals compliance with the Comprehensive Plan. Normally, conditions cannot be imposed as part of a general use rezoning process, as it is a legislative process. As this is a CU process, conditions are allowed given the nature of the process as defined in Section 2.9 of the UDO. If approved, the BOCC will then move to take action on the SUP component of the application. 2. Taking action on the SUP portion of the application is considered to be a Quasi - judicial Decision and is based on the evidence and sworn testimony offered into the record for and against an application. Conditions can be imposed as part of this approval that address public health, safety, and welfare issues. The Board will have to make specific findings of fact and draw specific conclusions of law with regard to the approval or denial of a SUP. • If approved, the SUP is recorded at the Orange County Registrar of Deeds. This SUP document outlines any conditions regulating the development of the approved use and binds all current and future property owners to abiding by the approval. Attachment 5 137 Neighborhood Information Meeting Carolina Friends School — Proposed Conditional Use and Special Use Permit Expansion of School facilities at 4809 Friends School Road November 3, 2011 There were 3 neighbors in attendance at the meeting. Tony Whitaker, the applicant's consultant, provided an overview of the project including a history of the school, the reason behind the proposed expansion, and explained the site plan outlining locations for new recreational amenities and classroom buildings. Mr. Whitaker informed those in attendance that the purpose of the Carolina Friends School in submitting the application was to: 1. Abandon and relocate an existing septic system currently located within a protected stream buffer, 2. Develop a new performing arts center on the property, 3. Develop additional recreational fields including: a. tennis courts, b. baseball field, c. volley ball court, 4. Develop additions to existing school buildings, and 5. Develop a new access drive via Mt Sinai Road to access the facility. This new driveway would also allow for development of additional parking facilities for the school. Question: Will there be any outdoor sports field lights for any of the proposed athletic fields? Answer.- Mr. Whitaker said there are no outdoor lights proposed for the athletic fields and the school did not anticipate ever installing them due to concerns over how they would impact adjacent property owners. Mr. Whitaker indicated that he and planning staff had discussed the permitting process for athletic field lights and ultimately decided that they would create more problems than they were worth. Mr. Harvey interjected the permitting process detailed within County regulations for outdoor sports field lights. Question: The School would be protecting existing vegetation as denoted on the site plan? Answer.' Mr. Whitaker indicated that a 30 foot wide buffer would be preserved or installed on the property consistent with the submitted site plan. Question: Why was the baseball field being moved? Why not move the tennis courts to the proposed new location for the ball field? Answer. • Mr. Whitaker indicated that the ball field was being relocated in order to ensure that there was sufficient compacted soils to support the proposed new access road and to ensure that the road met the minimum width requirements for access by emergency vehicles. Mr. Whitaker indicated that if the ball field remained where it was currently located, there was a concern that the proposed roadway would not meet established standards. 138 Attachment 5 Question: Would the athletic fields continue to be rented out for use by outside entities? Answer., Yes but primarily during summer months and on weekends as the current use policy dictates. A representative of Carolina Friends School did indicate that if neighbors had recurring issues with the use of the fields in the future, then the school could re- evaluate its current policy of renting them out. It was further stated that the school had no intention of installing or using a public address (PA) system for athletic events. Question: Where would parking for the new performing arts center be? Answer. • Mr. Whitaker indicated that parking for the new facility would be in existing lots and that visitors would make there way to the building through existing footpaths. Mr. Whitaker indicated that this was a conscious decision by the applicant to avoid the need for new parking facilities near identified stream buffers. Question: What will the second driveway off of Mt Sinai be composed of? Answer. • Gravel. Mr. Whitaker explained that the original intent of the driveway was only as a construction entrance but that the School determined additional access would be beneficial for ensuring access for emergency vehicles. Mr. Whitaker reminded all present that the site plan denoted the presence of a security gate restricting access during non - school hours. During ballgames or events at the performing arts center, the gate would be left open to allow for access. Mr. Whitaker reminded all parties that NC DOT would have to review and approve a driveway cut for the roadway before it was developed. With no further questions, the meeting was adjourned. 139 Aliatl%me&+ ce ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director �t4p4t, �•4AA Administration 131 W. Margaret Lane (919) 245 -2575 V 62 . Suite 201 (919) 644 -3002 (FAX) P O Box 8181 www.co.orange.nc.us '�� ¢at•`'�0 Hillsborough, NC 27278 CERTIFICATION OF MAILING ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENT ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA I, Michael D. Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor with Orange County, North Carolina, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.8.7 of the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance I have mailed, or have caused to be mailed, a Notice of Public Hearing to be held regarding the processing of a Conditional Use District application involving, a Zoning Atlas Amendment initiated by Carolina Friends School of 4809 Friends School Road to rezone nine (9) properties totaling approximately 109.71 acres northwest of the intersection of Mt. Sinai and Friends School Road. The owners were identified according to the Tax Records and as required by Section 2.8.7 of the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance. The mailed notice specified the date, time, place and subject of the Public Hearing. WITNESS my hand, this 4th day of November 2011. 1G is ary y, AICP Current Plan ing Supervisor 140 DARRELL W GARRETT DEENA GARRETT HORN STEPHEN BRUNO JOYCE GARRETT GARY L HORN LAURA L FEATHER 4012 GARRETT DR 4028 GARRETT DR 4613 FRIENDS SCHOOL RD DURHAM, NC 27705 DURHAM, NC 27705 -8002 DURHAM, NC 27705 ROBERT E LEE JR NORMAN BUDNITZ ROBERT SEAWELL STACY B LEE 4115 GARRETT DR SHEILA L SEAWELL 3934 ZERO RD DURHAM, NC 27705 3926 ZERO RD DURHAM, NC 27705 -8597 DURHAM, NC 27705 -8597 THOMAS G PEJSA MILDRED GRAVES WILLIAM FLETCHER FAIREY MARLENE L HAUCK 4824 FRIENDS SCHOOL RD 4025 GARRETT DRIVE 4940 MURPHY SCHOOL ROAD DURHAM, NC 277058192 DURHAM, NC 277058003 DURHAM, NC 27705 DUKE UNIVERSITY JAMES R BURROUGHS FRANCK S ROUSSEAU 402 OREGON ST SHIRLEY BURROUGHS JENNIFER L ROUSSEAU DURHAM, NC 27705 4810 FRIENDS SCH RD 730 BLUEBIRD TRAIL DURHAM, NC 277058192 DURHAM, NC 27705 HELEN JOYCE SCHIRA VOGEL DEEP SPRINGS LLC DOYLE G GRAHAM 4730 MURPHY SCHOOL RD 109 MILLSTONE DR AGLAIA N OQUINN DURHAM, NC 277058029 SUITE A 5106 MURPHY SCHOOL RD HILLSBOROUGH, NC 27278 DURHAM, NC 27705 DUKE UNIVERSITY PETER H KLOPFER VERNON RAY TRICE 502 OREGON ST MARTHA S KLOPFER JUDY TRICE DURHAM, NC 27705 4801 FRIENDS SCHOOL RD 4508 MTSINAI RD DURHAM, NC 277058193 DURHAM, NC 277058079 DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THOMAS THURSTON PICKETT STEWART PARKS ALEXANDER III FORESTRY MARY I PICKETT LINDA A ALEXANDER 402 OREGON ST 4215 MOUNT SINAI RD 4001 MTSINAI RD DURHAM, NC 27705 DURHAM, NC 277058074 DURHAM, NC 27705 LEE COTHRAN CAROLINA FRIENDS SCHOOL ROBERT E LEE FELICIA COTHRAN 4809 FRIENDS SCHOOL RD EMMA LEE 4209 MT SINAI RD DURHAM, NC 27705 3933 ZERO RD DURHAM, NC 27705 DURHAM, NC 27705 -8400 ANDREW D KRYSTAL SAMUEL BELL 5215 FRIENDS SCHOOL RD DOROTHY M BELL DURHAM, NC 27705 -8175 4910 PINEY CREEK LANE DURHAM, NC 27705 -7914 141 ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director Current Planning (919) 245 -2575 (919) 644 -3042 (FAX) www.co.orange.nc.us 131 West Margaret Lane P 4 Box 8181 Hillsborough, North Carolina, 27278 November 4, 2011 RE: NOTIFICATION of PUBLIC HEARING to review a CONDITIONAL USE REZONING and CLASS A SPECIAL USE PERMIT for the purpose of expanding existing school operations located at 4809 Friends School Road. Dear Property Owner: This letter is being sent to inform you that the Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Planning Board have scheduled a JOINT PUBLIC HEARING to review a request submitted by the Carolina Friends School. Specifically, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2:7 Special Use Permits; 2.9 Conditional Use; and Section 8.6 of the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), Carolina. Friends School has submitted an application seeking to rezone several parcels of property to a Conditional Use Zoning classification and a Class A Special Use Permit application for the purpose of expanding existing school operations located at 4809 Friends School Road. The request involves the following parcels of property: ® 9892 -21 -1486 ® 9892 -22 -7252 0 9892 -21 -6594 0 9892 -33 -5224 ® 9892 -31 -5318 0 9891 -29 -1739 e 9892 -31 -0894 0 9891 -29 -7800 • 9892 -32 -3662 TT Several of these parcels are currently zoned Planned Development Housing Rural nuuer kru- H-RB) to allow for the operation of the aforementioned school. The remainder are zoned Rural Buffer (RB). The properties subject to this petition are located within the Rural Buffer land use 142 category as denoted on the Land Use Element Map of the Comprehensive Plan and the Rural Designated Area as denoted on the Growth Management System Map (Please see the attached map). Schools are considered a permitted use within the RB zoning district, subject to the issuance of a Class A Special Use Permit by the Board of County Commissioners. This is a voluntary, two step approval process, requiring the County to take action on: 1. A rezoning approval (i.e. legislative process) in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.8 of the UDO to rezone these parcels from RB and PD -H -RB to Rural Buffer Conditional Use (RB -CU); and 2. A Class A Special Use Permit (SUP) approval (i.e. quasi-judicial process) of a site specific development plan denoting the proposed school expansion in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.7 and 2.9 of the UDO. As an adjacent property owner you have the right to address the Board(s) concerning this request. The meeting to review this case is scheduled for Monday, November 21, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Department of Social Services, Hillsborough Commons Shopping Center, 113 Mayo St. Hillsborough, North Carolina. It should be remembered that this process involves not only the review of a rezoning petition but a Class A Special Use Permit. The review of all special use permit applications are carried out in a quasi-judicial format, meaning that decisions relating to the approval or denial of a application are based solely on the sworn testimony of all parties involved with the case, both those for and against an application, as well as the review of competent material and substantial evidence submitted during the public hearing. While County regulations and State law do not require that parties be represented by an attorney, it may be in your best interests to secure legal council to represent your interests. Further the applicant has the burden of establishing, by the submission of competent material and substantial evidence, the existence of facts and conditions that demonstrate the projects compliance with the various requirements and standards detailed within the Zoning Ordinance. Those opposing approval of the application shall have the burden of establishing, also through the submission of competent material and substantial evidence, the specific manner in which the proposal does not satisfy the requirements for approval of the application. If you have any questions concerning this request, please contact staff at (919) 245 -2575. Sincer ly, Mich el D. ary y CP, CFO, CZO Current Planning Supervisor Planner III Orange County Planning 143 USGS Water Feature C7 Parcels Ua zoning "- City limits is Floodway (Effective 02102/07) � Soils Survey Water Feature t; Township rZ- 50D YR Floodplain (Effective 02102107) Ss e OC Updated Water Feature Via,; School System Boundary O ETJ I_] Water Body Contours Conservation Easements ID Buildings i inch = 500 feet -u Held by Others Water and Sewer Boundary .0 125 250 5�0 C> River Basins County Orange County Feet I lnhferellari �..: soils r » » » » »..+H »n coeemenfe 144 ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director Current Planning (919) 245 -2575 (919) 644 -3002 (FAX) www.co.orange.nc.us 131 West Margaret Lane P0 Box 8181 Hillsborough, North Carolina, 27278 October 25, 2011 RE: NOTIFICATION of the scheduling of a Neighborhood Information Meeting to discuss a proposed development project at the Carolina Friends School property at 4809 Friends School Road In accordance with the provisions of the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), Carolina Friends School has submitted an application seeking to rezone several parcels or property to a Conditional Use Zoning classification as well as the approval of a Class A Special Use Permit application seeking to expand existing school operations at 4809 Friends School Road. The request involves the adoption of a master development plan encumbering several properties under the ownership of Carolina Friends School as well as property owned by Peter and Martha Klopfer and Carolina Friends School (please see the attached map for additional detail). In accordance with the provisions of the UDO, the Planning Department and the applicant are holding an information meeting to provide local residents with an opportunity to review the proposal and obtain a better understanding of the County's review process. The meeting will be held within the Lower Level Conference Room 4 of the West Campus Office Building (planning office) located at 131 West Margaret Lane in Hillsborough on November 3, 2011 beginning at 1:30 p.m. For more information on the project or the meeting, please contact staff at (919) 245 -2597. We look forward to seeing you there and discussing the project. Mich el D. Harv*v( FO, CZO Current Planning Supervisor Orange County Planning