HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 11-15-2007-7aORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: November 15, 2007
Action Agenda
Item No. 7'' Q
SUBJECT: West Ten Soccer Center Master Plan
DEPARTMENT: ERCD, R&P PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S):
Adopted Master Plan
Proposed Revisions to Master Plan
Vicinity Map
INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Stancil, 245-2590
Lori Taft, 245-2660
Marabeth Carr, 960-3880
PURPOSE: To review the current adopted master plan for West Ten Soccer Center, and
consider possible future facilities for addition to the master plan.
BACKGROUND: In 2005, Orange County acquired 33.9 acres adjoining the new Gravelly Hill
Middle School for a soccer center. Since the property was acquired as an adjunct to the school
site acquisition, the acquisition and eventual master plan for the soccer center followed a
schedule that mirrored the school construction, as opposed to the standard park master plan
process.
In this case, rather than a master plan created by a citizen committee, the West Ten Soccer
Center master plan was designed by the architecture and engineering firm that was constructing
the school, for economies of scale and coordination purposes. Input on the proposed Master
Plan was solicited and received from the soccer community.
The master plan for the soccer center was completed in July of 2004, and was considered and
adopted by the Board of Commissioners on October 19, 2004. The adopted master plan
features five full-size lighted soccer fields, along with a sixth practice field. A
restroom/concession stand/equipment building and aperimeter- walking track are also part of
the master plan.
Construction of the soccer center began in late 2004 concurrent with the Gravelly Hill Middle
School project. Pre-grading was completed at that time and the current phase of the project is
currently underway. Four of the fields have been irrigated and sprigged, and are projected to be
ready for play in September of 2008. Lighting of these fields is part of the current project.
In the last several months, issues related to the tennis courts at Orange High School led staff,
consultants and the Recreation and Parks Advisory Council (RPAC) to discuss potential
additions to the master plan -namely tennis courts (which could be lighted, if desired) and a
2
playground. The co-location with Gravelly Hill Middle School was designed to provide for shared
access to parking for the two facilities, and this is represented in the approved conditions of the
middle school's special use permit (SUP). This facility sharing would be put in place via cross
access easements in a Joint Use Agreement between the Orange County Schools and the
County that would reflect the SUP conditions.
Addition of these potential future facilities to the master plan also has the effect of expanding the
scope of the West Ten Soccer Center by adding other active recreation facilities. In doing so, it
may be possible to meet a need identified in the 1988 Recreation and Parks Element of the
Comprehensive Plan for a Cheeks District Park. Staff has suggested that the combination of
expanded active recreation facilities (allowing concurrent multi-generational use) at West Ten
Soccer Center -combined with a future Seven-Mile Creek Preserve Public Access Area with
low-impact recreation located nearby -would work in tandem to meet the needs of the Cheeks
District Park, functioning as a split-site park. Designating the two sites as a split-site district park
for the Cheeks District (which also contains the existing Efland-Cheeks Community Park) would
appear to meet the needs in the Plan.
Both the adopted master plan and the proposed revised master plan with the suggested
additions are attached. A vicinity map showing the location of the potential split-site park is also
provided.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no cost associated with revising the master plan. However, the
eventual construction of the unbudgeted additional facilities would cost an estimated $500-
600,000 (in 2007 dollars).
RECOMMEN®ATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board review the master plan,
discuss the potential additions to the master plan, and adopt the revised version, if desired. If
the master plan is revised, it is also recommended that this facility operate in conjunction with
planned future low-impact recreation at Seven-Mile Creek to officially meet the needs of the
proposed Cheeks District Park in the Comprehensive Plan.
West Ten Soccer Center 1Vlaster Plan (Approved 10/19/04)
for Orange County
Mebane, North Carolina
~~ ~~ ~I ~~ ~ ~h-
~r&Ilg'0 COU11t}~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ _ _ - ~
,, ,
Nhadle`~Scho~ol ~`= `~~ ~~ ; ~ ~~ ~ ~ - '
;- , ~,, °, ~~, ~ \ \ p
No 3 Site, ~~ ,, ,~ ,, - , i,
`~ ,
i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~i ,~~~
~. ~~ 1 11
1I ~ ~, ~ ~ ., _ ~ 1 it
~~ ~ _~ ~,
~ :I~ ~~~~ ~~ ~ ~ 1~ ~ 1 '~~ I \~\ ~___~ I \ ]2~x 110' (1~~ ~~
I y~ w N
~, t
~~ 'V `~ ~ ~ i_ ~(-~ 1,n~ ~I ~' cxnnaYioNSi3~a ~~~~~ 1~1 ~ ~ ~ I~~
I .~ ~ ~Q~ , 1. x12J'\ 1
~ ,
I, ~ ~. ~, i ~ ~L_'~ , 1 .~ ~ ~ ~ _'
/ ~ \\
,.~ ~~,
~~ ,~ ~ ~
I , ~~ ~ ~ ~~~ _I~~~
~ - ~+~' ~~ , ~ ' ~ ~~ ~ des X „ea 1
i
~ n~s~~ ~~I I ~
1 y.Yx.ti6p I t
p 1
~~ _. i
nn~
., ~ , ~~ ~
,. `, ,,,,
~~~~ ~, ~~ A ..
'~, I '. ~~'. ' ~ ,~a
.~
1,
% ~1 `~ ~ ~ ~ i ,i'~ ' '~
~~ I ~
~_...~ _ ~ i~ I,-. ~ . ~ ~
\ ,' ,~ ~` i I' ~'I1 `~ 1
,,
,, ;
i I~1~~
~~
~ ~ 9000li ~3L ,1
... ~ , ,. aC SL
S ~ 1 \ \
~ li ' 1 ,~ \' t'1
~'
_ I 1
I ~ ~
>
~ ~ ~ 9
I
~ ~ ~-- ~,
I,'"
i _ _
/
i 1 i >
~ i
~
,~
.._ ~^ ~ ~
.
i
_,_ T. ~
/
_ . i ~.
_ _ ,,
N
1
~__r_ J t / ' l y
~.-r~ , i
_
_
_
~''-_ - ~ ~
'•
•
c
..
`
Wabi-FliN-ROA - -_ _
-lrrrrr
r
~
I I I + ~ c
West Ten Soccer Center "Proposed Master Plan li uture Phasing"
for Orange County `
Mebane, North Carolina
1 ~ ~..~
Orc`l.Il~e.COUnt l;i*PAgIII`~ __` -=_- ~-•~ ~,-n~-11~-11~'1 ~I.. 'i,
1VltddleSchool ~~ ~~ r_~ ~ Fvzu~~ i~ ire-~~,~r~ ~-~+~+~ ~-~i i~-~=~i ~~~ ~ 1,
~. ~' ~ ` _ a ~ 1 pY;AY ~ ~~ ~1 ~' ~~`~ ~~~ ~I1-x-11 ~h~ y~ ~~.y u- ~~ ~" -,,•~ ~
`F_ ~i+i~ ';~~ ~` J'--'`~ AAA ';' 1~
~0 1 ~ ~.,
~n
i t ~ laaut°O 1
r ` x
_ '\ ~
/ `~ ~ t ~ ' ~ ~ ~ ! ~ NSIilY FIEW ~i31-~~ ~ ~' ~~ _
- ~ ~
/ 1` \r ~~ ~ \ ~ 11 \ `~ ~ 1]g4Y~ ~ ~~ CR/+DM1i^~5 x3fi0 ~.,' ~ \ 1 .. ~ 11
~}~c ~ ~~} ~ ~' ``-_ J ~ ~•~ .\ \ 1 1 \,~ 111
VI 1 1
\ I 1 `ti \ '~
1~ ~ ~ ~IV '\ 1 _
,~ ~ _
~~! 1 ~~ ~ ~, _`~ 1~ .~ ~1 ~ iifcTtccl~~~ i~,~ ~. ~1
~i ~ ~ ~ 'li. ~ qE ~~ 1A~ A ,1 r 1 o Lo , 'L--
~ ~ \ I ~~ ~"~ s~ ~ ~ ~ _
~~ C 11,/ ~ ~ __ ~ ~ ~..
ti
A ~ ,~ :111 ~, I~', e., : ~ _ ~ - ~, ~ ~ _ `, 1 ~, ~, r ~~-_
West Ten Soccer Center vicinity Map 5
N
1 inch equals 2,000 feet ERCD 10/29/07 B. Young