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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 02-03-2004-8kORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: February 3, 2004 Action Agenda Item No. SUBJECT: Final Plat Requirements Amendments DEPARTMENT: Planning & Inspections ATTACHMENTS: Proposed Ordinance November 24, 2003 Public Hearing Draft Minutes January 8, 2004 Planning Board Draft Minutes PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Benedict, Director, ext. 2592 Robert P. Davis Planner III, ext. 2580 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough Chapel Hill Durham Mebane 245-2575 968-4501 688-7331 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To receive Planning Board and Administration recommendations, close the Public Hearing and make a decision regarding the proposed new/revised certificates and endorsements that are required to be on recorded plats of major subdivisions, minor subdivisions and subdivisions not subject to subdivision regulations. BACKGROUND: The Public Hearing was held on this item on November 24, 2003. The Subdivision Regulations and State Statutes require that final plats be surveyed and recorded in proper form to protect the general public and ensure a minimum number of disputes concerning property division. The Subdivision Regulations have some terms in the certifications and endorsements that are outdated in form and, in some instances; there are no certificate and endorsement requirements for information that should be shown on a final plat. This amendment addresses the revisions needed to update the regulations. 1. Removing all references to registered land surveyor and replacing with the correct designation of Professional Land Surveyor. [Section V-D] 2. Require parcels under common ownership or a homeowners' association ownership to be labeled as tracts. [Section V-D-4-a] 3. Require plats to also show Extraterritorial Zoning Jurisdiction lines and Parcel Identification Numbers. [Section V-D-4-a] 4. Remove references to documents that have been renamed which require information to be disclosed on the final plat. Items previously requiring disclosure on final plats are now covered through other requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. [Section V-D-4-b] a. The document entitled An Inventory of Sites of Cultural, Historic, Recreational, Biological and Geological Significance in the Unincorporated Portions of Orange County" does not exist. 5. Require setbacks that are greater than the minimum setbacks to be disclosed on the plat. This typically occurs in minor subdivision where the setback is required to be doubled as a part of private road justification approval. [Section V-D-5-a] 6. Add requirement of No Vehicular Access Easement (NVA) to be shown along roadways and other locations where no driveways or streets may be approved and constructed. [Section V-D-5-b] 7. Require maximum impervious surface amounts to be shown on each lot. This is a watershed requirement. [Section V-D-5-d] 8. Require that all land use buffers and locations be shown on the plat. [Section V-D-5-e] 9. Require that both major and minor subdivision final plats be recorded within 90 days of final planning staff approval. Current regulations require minor plats to be recorded within six (6) months and major plats to be recorded within one (1) year. [Section V-D-6- c(1) & (2)] 10. Revise the Environmental Health statements that appear on regulated subdivisions. [Section V-D-6-c(3)] 11. Add a new certification statement with endorsement for subdivisions that are connected to a public water and/or sewage system. [Section V-D-6-c(4)] 12. Revise the certification statement/endorsement for Environmental Health signoff of a recombination of property that includes a vacant lot or an existing dwelling. [Section V- D-6-c(5)(b)] 13. Add a new certification statement with endorsement for the Chair of the School Board to sign certifying compliance with the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance. [Section V-D-6-c(6)] 14. Clarify that either a construction certification or a surety statement is placed on the final plat prior to recordation. [Section V-D-7(1) or (2)] Issues at Planning Board Meeting on January 8. 2004 1) Questioned if surveyors had made comments regarding proposed changes. There was a discussion prior to the public hearing with one of the local surveyors about the changes. The majority of the changes only concern certifications and endorsements revision and additions, an issue that does not substantially affect surveyors' methods of work or operation of their businesses. The Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend approval of the proposed amendments. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Administration recommends APPROVAL of the attached ordinance. Ordinance to Board of County Commissioners February 3, 2004 An Ordinance Amending the Subdivision Regulations of Orange County Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Orange, North Carolina, that the Subdivision Regulations are hereby amended as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- Bold = New Language Strikethmugh = Deleted Language Section 1: Amend Section V-D to read as follows: V-D Final Plat The Final Plat shall be drawn in accordance with the requirements of G.S. 47-30 as amended and to the specifications of this Section. The plat shall be prepared by a registeredland-sup.reyer Professional Land Surveyor or ertgineer at a scale of not less than one hundred (100) feet to the inch nor more than twenty (20) feet to the inch, V-D-1 Plat Preparation All Final Plats shall be prepared in accordance with the Manual of Practice for Land Surveying in North Carolina as prepared by the North Carolina State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. Ordinance to Board of County Commissioners 4 February 3, 2004 V-D-2 Title Block A title block shall be placed on the plat, which shall contain the following information: (a) The name of the subdivision, preceded by the words "Final Plat of which shall not duplicate nor closely approximate, phonetically or in spelling, the name of any other subdivision in Orange County, and, where the plat at hand is only part of a larger subdivision bearing the same name, the unit or section number of other necessary identification; (b) The graphic scale in feet per inch in words or figures and bar graph; a north arrow accurately positioned and designated as magnetic north, true north, North Carolina State Plane Coordinate Grid System North or north referenced to a recorded instrument with the recording reference shown; the date or dates the survey was conducted; and any other pertinent legend data; (c) State, county and township location; tax map, Parent PIN, block and lot number references; and deed book and page number citations for the property being subdivided; and (d) The name and address of the owner(s) of the land being subdivided; the name and address of the subdivider if other than the owner; and the name and address, registration number and seal of the land surveyor responsible for preparation of the plat. Ordinance to Board of County Commissioners February 3, 2004 V-D-3 Vicinity Map A vicinity map showing the general location of the subdivision in relation to the surrounding area shall be placed on the plat, The vicinity map shall be drawn at a sufficient size to show the relationship of the tract to the existing street or highway system and readily recognized Orange County landmarks. The vicinity map shall show the street names in addition to the SR designations. V-D-4 Existing Site Data Information on existing conditions shall be shown as noted below. V-D-4-a Boundary Lines The location, distance and bearings for the boundary line of the tract to be subdivided shall be shown on the plat. Areas not designated as lots that will be under common ownership such as a conservancy, public agency or similar entity or a homeowners' association's ownership shall be appropriately labeled as tracts. Approximate Locations of corporate limits or Extraterritorial Zoning Jurisdiction (ETJ) lines, township boundaries, and county lines shall also be shown on the plat as well as the names of owners and Parcel Identification Numbers (PIN) of adjacent unplatted land. For adjacent land that is platted, the subdivision plat name, plat book and page number, and-peRrneEer--I?? abutting the tract to be subdivided shall also be shown. Ordinance to Board of County Commissioners 6 February 3, 2004 V-D-4-b Other Conditions Streams and rivers-,pends or lakes, s- famps and marshes, and RatUFal features a&-ider4ified in ?An Inventory of Sites of , Iegisal-Sign+#isanGe in the Portion of QFange GountyL' r If any portion of the final plat includes land referenced in the "Inventory of the Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats of Orange County, North Carolina"it shall be shown on the plat. In addition, rnaRmade constructed features including houses, barns, sheds, railroads and overhead utility lines shall be denoted. Cemeteries shall be shown if they are designated either by a prior previously recorded instrument or if they are disclosed to or found by the surveyor during the course of the survey. All street rights-of-way, which adjoin the boundaries of the tract being subdivided, shall be shown with dashed lines and shall denote the right-of-way location and width. V-D-5 Subdivision Layout Data The lot design plan shall be drawn and shall show the following information: V-D-5-a Lot Arrangement and Development Potential The lot lines, Parent Parcel Identification Number, and lot and block numbers of each lot shall be shown on the plat. Blocks shall be consecutively numbered or lettered in alphabetical order and, all lots in each block shall be consecutively numbered. Lot and block numbers provided shall be in substantial compliance with those shown on the approved Preliminary Plat. The location and dimensions of all lot lines, all new easements and any existing easements which are recorded or easements which are visible and apparent reservations, and areas dedicated to public or private use with notes stating their purposes shall be shown on the Final Plat. Lots shown on the Final Plat shall be substantially the same as those shown on the approved Preliminary Plat. The width m Front, rear, and side yard setbacks that are greater than the minimum setback requirements of the district in which the parcel is located shall be designated with dashed lines on the individual lots and labeled as 'Minimum Setback'. Ordinance to Board of County Commissioners 7 February 3, 2004 All lots which are of restricted development potential shall be noted on the Final Plat with reference to a separate recorded instrument which describes the restricted lot(s) by metes and bounds and designates the lot as "Of restricted development potential because of (specify condition), pursuant to Section IV-13-2 of the Orange County Subdivision Regulations". V-D-5-b Streets and Transportation Systems The location, dimensions and classification (public or private) of all streets, new easements or any existing easements which are recorded or which are visible and apparent uses, alleys and other public or private ways shall be shown on the Final Plat, including pedestrian and non-motorized vehicle easements. All streets intended for future extension either within or beyond the boundaries of the subdivision shall clearly be indicated on the Final Plat by the words, "Subject to future extension". A No Vehicular Access Easement (NVA) (aka Negative Access Easement) 10 feet in width shall be designated, with a dashed line, along the right-of-way of all lots and tracts where direct vehicular access to a roadway is not approved. Street names, including State road numbers if applicable, shall be indicated on the Final Plat and shall not duplicate or approximate the name of any other street in Orange County, or an adjacent County if a similar street name is in use in the vicinity, except where a street is the continuation or extension of an existing street. All street names shall be approved through Land Records office. Ordinance to Board of County Commissioners g February 3, 2004 V-D-5-c Utility and Drainage Data Amended 1/6/92 Construction plans shall be submitted to proper authorities, as required, to document any new public or private community water supply system, public or private community sewage disposal system, and storm drainage facilities. Written approval and a set of approved construction plans shall be submitted to the Planning Department prior to approval of the Final Plat. The location and purpose of all new easements for utility systems shall be shown on the Final Plat, including, but not limited to, sanitary sewers, septic tanks and nitrification fields, storm sewer lines, water mains, gas, transmission mains and overhead electric, telephone and CATV transmission mains, and any other above or below ground utility systems which are contained within a designated easement. It is understood that utility distribution systems to individual lots for gas, electric, telephone, and TV cable service are customarily covered by "blanket easements" or "general easements". If these easements have been recorded, the recording data shall be shown on the plat. Otherwise, these easements need not be denoted on the plat. *V-D-5-d Final Plat-Floodway and Watershed Data *Amended 4/2/90 The boundaries of both the floodway and floodway fringe areas shall be designated and labeled on the plat as required by the Orange County Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance. For subdivisions located within a water supply watershed of regional and/or local importance, the following information shall be shown designate4 o: Feferensed-on the Final Plat: (a) The maximum impervious lrnpervietfs-surface data as required by Articles 6.23, 6.24, and/or 6.25 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance shall be shown for each lot. previded in a sepas to desurrtent to b The Deed -Book document -shall be-Reted Gn4he Ping' Plat (b) Stream buffers as required by Sestien-I-V-io ?4s 9fdirtance-ef Articles 6.23, 6.24, and/or 6.25 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance shall be delineated with widths noted on the Final Plat. Development restrictions within the buffer shall be specified in a separate document to be recorded Ordinance to Board of County Commissioners 9 February 3, 2004 concurrently with the Final Plat. The Deed Book and Page reference shall be noted on the Final Plat. (c) Storm water detention and/or retention sites and undisturbed areas for infiltration purposes as required by Section IV-B-9-c of this Ordinance and/or Articles 6,23, 6.24, and/or 6.25 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance shall be delineated and labeled on the Final Plat, Any restrictions or requirements associated with the detention/retention sites shall be specified in a separate document to be recorded concurrently with the Final Plat. The Deed Book and Page reference shall be noted on the Final Plat. V-D-5-e Landscaping and Buffer Data Buffers widths and locations as required by Section IV-B-8-d of this Ordinance or Article 12 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance, whichever is greater, shall be shown on the Final Plat and specified in a separate document to be recorded concurrently with the Final Plat. The Deed Book and Page reference shall be noted on the Final Plat. *V-D-5-f Protection of Natural And Cultural Resources *Amended 9/4/90 Any areas identified in the "Inventory of the Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats of Orange County, North Carolina" shall be shown on the Final Plat. A description of the resource, and the conditions of subdivision approval, which assure its protection shall be included in a document of describing development restriction to be recorded concurrently with the plat, V-D-6 Certificates and Endorsements to appear on Final Plat Ordinance to Board of County Commissioners 10 February 3, 2004 *V-D-6-a Certificates of Dedication and Maintenance *Amended 1/6/92 The Final Plat shall be made by or prepared under the supervision of a registered land surveye Professional Land Surveyor licensed to practice in the State of North Carolina and shall contain a certificate as required by Section 47-30 of the General Statutes and prepared in substantially the following form and acknowledged by a notary public: (1) "I, , certify that this plat was drawn under my supervision from (an actual survey made under my supervision) (deed description recorded in Book , Page etc.) (other); that the ratio of precision is 1 that the boundaries not surveyed are shown as broken lines plotted from information found in Book Page ; that this map was prepared in accordance with G.S. 47-30 as amended. Witness my hand and seal this day of A.D., 19-." (The surveyor shall also certify on the plat as required by G.S. 47-30 (f) (11) as amended,) Seal or Stamp Surveyor Registration Number *V-D-6-b Certificates of Dedication and Maintenance (1) The following certificate shall be printed on the Final Plat and shall be followed by the signature of the owner(s) of the property being subdivided acknowledged by a notary public. "The undersigned owner hereby certifies that the land shown hereon is located within the subdivision-regulation jurisdiction of Orange County and hereby freely dedicates all rights-of- way, easements, streets, recreation areas, open spaces, common areas, utilities and other improvements to public or private common use as noted on this plat, and further assumes full responsibility for the maintenance and control of said improvements until they are accepted for maintenance and control by an appropriate public body or by an incorporated neighborhood or homeowners association or similar legal entity." Owner(s): Date: Ordinance to Board of County Commissioners 1 February 3, 2004 *Amended 10/16/90 (eff.12/3/90) *(2) Where a Final Plat shows a private road, an instrument substantially in the form of the County's Standard Road Maintenance Agreement entitled, "DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIONS AND PROVISIONS FOR PRIVATE ROAD MAINTENANCE", shall be recorded contemporaneously with the recordation of the approved Final Plat which guarantees (a) right of access to any private road in the subdivision by all lots served by the road and by law enforcement and emergency vehicles, (b) right of access for the proposed private road to a State or municipally maintained road by way of direct access or other private roads, (c) perpetual maintenance for any private road serving the subdivision at the standards set for approval, and (d) provide record notice of the probability that future development dependent on the private roads for access will require upgrading of the roads to a higher private road standard or public dedication and upgrading of the road to North Carolina Department of Transportation standards. This instrument shall also note acceptance by the owner of all liability related to the use of the road, and agreement to hold both the County and State harmless from such liability, and acknowledge that some public services may not be provided due to the private nature of the road. The guarantees of right of access and maintenance of the subdivision roads shall run with the land and shall be disclosed to any prospective purchaser of land in the subdivision as provided in North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 136- 102.6. Upon recordation the Deed Book and Page Number of the recorded document shall be referenced on the Final Plat. Owner(s): Date: (3) The following shall be printed on the final plat and shall be followed by the signature of the County Manager: "Orange County hereby accepts, for the use of the general public, without maintenance responsibility, the offer of public dedication of all public rights-of-way, public easements, public streets, public recreation areas, public open space, public utilities and other public improvements shown on this plat." County Manager: Date: Ordinance to Board of County Commissioners 12 February 3, 2004 *V-D-6-c Certificates of Approval *Amended 1/6/92 (1) A Final Plat for a minor subdivision shall show the following form for Planning Department endorsement: " I hereby certify that the subdivision plat shown hereon has been found to comply with the Orange County Subdivision Regulations, provided that this plat shall be recorded within sb4ra) ninety (90) days menths of final approval, approved by the Orange County Planning Department on (Date)." Planning Director or Authorized Agent Date (2) A Final Plat for a major subdivision shall show the following form for Planning Department endorsement: " I hereby certify that the subdivision plat shown hereon has been found to comply with the Orange County Subdivision Regulations. Provided that this plat shall be recorded within 1 year ninety (90) days of final approval, approved by the Orange County Planning Department on (Date)." Planning Director or Authorized Agent Date Ordinance to Board of County Commissioners 13 February 3, 2004 (3) Where sewage disposal within all or a portion of a subdivision is to be accomplished through the installation and use of surface sewage disposal systems, the plat shall show the following form for Orange County Health Department endorsement: "Soil and site evaluations have been conducted by the Orange County Health Department, Environmental Health Division, and unless otherwise noted, an area on each lot has been tentatively designated for septiG systern for any of in +v nr this subd?on. err +rmn i ov An ent prioFte?ny alteration ef-the-let" for the installation and repair of a wastewater system. This certification is not an Improvement Permit or an approval for a septic system on any of the lots. Subsequent changes to the lots may affect the ability to obtain Improvement Permits and/or Construction Authorizations. Environmental Health Specialist Date (4) Where water and/or sewage disposal is to be provided by a public or quasi-public entity the following statement shall be certified by the person authorized to represent the service provider: "I hereby certify that the construction plans for the water system and/or sewer system have been approved for [Name of Proiect]. The utilities have been constructed, or secured via a Letter of Credit, to the [Service Provider] standards. [Authorized Signature] Date jAttest Signature] Date SEAL (5) a) Where a division of property is found to be exempt from the provision of this Ordinance as specified in the definition of "subdivision" in Article 2, the plat shall show the following statements for Planning Department endorsement: Ordinance to Board of County Commissioners 14 February 3, 2004 "I hereby certify that the division of property shown and described hereon is exempt from the Orange County Subdivision Regulations by definition. Planning Director: Date: b) Where a property is recombining property that includes a vacant lot or an existing dwelling the following statement shall be shown on the plat: "The recombination of existing lots has been reviewed by the Orange County Health Department, Environmental Health Division. Based on available information, this proposal does not appear to adversely affect the suitability of the lots for the issuance of an improvement permit, nor the installation, maintenance, or repair of an existing wastewater system. This certification is not an Improvement Permit or an approval for septic system on any of the lots. Subsequent changes to the lots may affect the ability to obtain Improvement Permits and/or Construction Authorizations." (6) Where lots have been approved for recordation by either the Orange County School System or the Chapel Hill/Carrboro School System the following statement and endorsements shall appear on the final plat: I hereby certify that the lots shown on this plat have been approved by the School System for recordation prior to [Insert datel in accordance with the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance. Chair Date Secretary Attest Date SEAL Ordinance to Board of County Commissioners 15 February 3, 2004 V-D-6-f Certificate of Notary Public All certificates and endorsement signatures on the Final Plat except those of the County Manager, Planning Board Chair, Planning Director and Environmental Health Officer shall be notarized by the statement of a Notary Public entered on the Final Plat. The Notary Public statement shall be shown in substantially the following form: "North Carolina County I, a Notary Public of the County and State aforesaid, certify that personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the execution of the foregoing certificate Witness my hand and seal this day of 19 "Seal or Stamp Notary Public My Commission expires de The Deed Beok and Page se of th desumen sl; be Rated on-the-P nal Plat: V-D-7 Certificate of Improvements (1) If the required improvements are completed prior to the submission of the Final Plat, then one of the following certificates shall be reserded shown on the plat and followed by the County Manager's signature: "The County Manager hereby certifies that all improvements required by the Orange County Subdivision Regulations have been installed as specified by the approved Preliminary Plat for Subdivision and that said improvements comply with Orange County specifications." County Manager: Date: Ordinance to Board of County Commissioners 16 February 3, 2004 (2) If the required improvements are not completed prior to the submission of the Final Plat and their completion is not insured by regulations applicable to developments financed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the following certificate shall be recorded followed by the County Manager's signature: "The County Manager hereby certifies that (a) a surety bend-iR the am t of $, (a) cash in the amount of $ , or (s b) an irrevocable letter of credit by an approved institution and as approved by the Orange County Attorney, has been posted with Orange County guaranteeing that all improvements will be installed as specified by the approved Preliminary Plat for Subdivision. All required improvements must be completed within three hundred and sixty-five (365) days hereof." County Manager: Date: Section 2: That this ordinance be placed in the file of published ordinances. Section 3: That this ordinance is effective upon adoption. NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Orange County Commissioners that this Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance Amending the Subdivision Regulations of Orange County" is adopted. Upon motion of Commissioner , seconded by Commissioner the foregoing Ordinance was adopted this the _ day of 2004. I, Donna S, Baker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange, North Carolina, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true copy of so much of the proceedings of said Board at a meeting held on , 2004 as relates in any way to the adoption of the foregoing and that said proceedings are recorded in the minutes of said Board. Ordinance to Board of County Commissioners 17 February 3, 2004 WITNESS my hand and the seal of said County, this day of 2004. Clerk to the Board of Commissioners SEAL I DRAFT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 3.3 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD Joint Public Hearing Agenda November 24, 2003 1s The Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Orange County Planning Board met in joint session for a public hearing on Monday, November 24, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. in the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom in Hillsborough, North Carolina. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Commissioners Moses Carey, Alice M, Gordon, Stephen H. Halkiotis and Barry Jacobs COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Chair Margaret W. Brown, COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: S. Sean Borhanian COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., and Clerk to the Board Donna S, Baker (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Vice-Chair Hunter Schofield and members Noah Ranells, Jay Bryan, Crauford Goodwin, Barry Katz, Sam Lasris, Ted Triebel, Bryan Dobyns, PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Chair Nicole Gooding-Ray, Rachel Preston, Maria Tadd, Renee Price NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE A. Opening Remarks from the Chair-Vice Chair Alice Gordon called the meeting to order, in the absence of Chair Brown, B. Public Charge- Vice Chair Alice Gordon dispensed with the reading of the public charge. Commissioner Gordon said that she will open the meeting and call for the motions of the BOCC and will close the meeting and Vice Chair Hunter Schofield will chair the public hearing items, C. Public Hearing- Planning Board Vice Chair Hunter Schofield 1. Orange County Zoning Atlas Amendment - PD-1-03 State Employees Credit Union a, Request for rezoning of an Economic Development - Limited Office 1 (ED-LO-1) district to a Planned Development Economic Development Linear Office (PD-ED- LNR) district with a Class A Special Use Permit, Vice-Chair Schofield reviewed the procedure for this part of the agenda item: Procedures for Re-Zoning and Special Use Permit- ? The Re-zoning will be legislative 26 DRAFT 1 Craig Benedict said that this applies to Orange Grove Road and they will give it to 2 NCDOT and they will enforce it in the study area and we will enforce it on projects under 3 our review. NCDOT still has the final authority. 4 5 Commissioner Jacobs said this process sounds very time and effort intense and they 6 need to and does this get us any closer---because if they had something like this on old 7 86•,--then how can we make this applicable countywide? 9 Craig Benedict said that if they use generic subdivision standards - it will not have 10 applicability in the other parts of the county; it is difficult to have universal standards and 11 to get them closer to their goal. They can consider it but it will not have to do it. He stated 12 that this Board could direct staff to look at other areas in County at a future time. 13 14 A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Carey to 15 accept the Administration's recommendation to refer the proposed amendment to 16 the Planning Board for a recommendation to be returned to the BOCC no sooner 17 than January 26, 2004. 18 19 Vice-Chair Schofield asked if there were any questions from planning board or public- 20 none. 21 22 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 23 24 b, Amend Section V-D (Final Plat) to update certifications that are outdated, to add a 25 certification and an endorsement for the Schools Adequate Public Facilities 26 Ordinance, and to add statements for water and sewer endorsements; also minor 27 changes related to process and procedure and information to be shown on final 28 plat. 29 30 Craig Benedict stated that this items is to update final plat signoffs and he reviewed 31 changes: 32 33 Vice-Chair Schofield asked if there were any questions, 34 35 Commissioner Gordon referred to number 9 - major and minor - it seems a little 36 restrictive and how many of these changes go beyond what is necessary to implement 37 SAPFO. 38 39 Craig Benedict said that they looked at regulations and he said that if Board of County 40 Commissioners think 90 is to short they can provide alternatives. 41 42 Commissioner Gordon said it might not be too short but it is a change. 43 44 Commissioner Jacobs said if they have to be same length. 45 46 Sean Borhanian said that these certificates are now 90 days in another section of the 47 ordinance and the certifications and statements have not been changed. 48 49 John Link asked if this was just a clean up item? 19 27 DRAFT 20 2 Craig Benedict said that other certificates were not updated on the final plat requirements 3 and needed to be amended for consistency. 4 5 Noah Rannell asked if there was any consideration given to the Lands Legacy properties. 6 7 Craig Benedict said that the plat will show details of the property being platted, not of 8 surrounding tracts. 10 Noah Rannell said - no lands legacy? 11 12 Craig Benedict stated only if it is either a natural area or if Orange County is the owner. 13 He stated that Staff is working with Land Records/GIS section to note conservation 14 easements and other types of restrictions on properties. 15 16 A motion was made by Commissioner Barry Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner 17 Halkiotis to accept the Administration's recommendation to refer the proposed 18 amendments to the Planning Board for a recommendation to be returned to the 19 BOCC no later than February 17, 2004. 20 21 Vice-Chair Schofield asked if there were any final questions-none. 22 23 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 24 13. D. ADJOURNMENT--Vice Chair Alice Gordon 26 27 A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Carey 28 to adjourn the meeting at 10:00 p.m. 29 30 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 31 ai DRAFT MINUTES On Items 8.A.1 8.D.1 &2. ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD THURSDAY, January 8, 2004 Dinner-6:00 - 6:30 Regular Meeting - 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Hunter Schofield, Chair, Cedar Grove Representative; Jay Bryan, Vice- Chair, Chapel Hill at Large; Brian Dobyns, Cheeks, Representative; Theresa Nicole Graysmith, Chapel Hill at Large; Craufurd Goodwin, Hillsborough Representative; Dr. Barry Katz, Chapel Hill at Large; Sam Lasris, Chapel Hill at Large; Renee Price, Chapel Hill at Large; Noah Ranells, Bingham at Large; Theodore W, Triebel, Little River Representative;. MEMBERS ABSENT: Maria Tadd, Bingham Representative STAFF PRESENT: Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Planning Director; Catherine LaSpaluto, Admin Asst II; Robert Davis, Current Planning Supervisor; Tom Altieri, Supervisor Planner III; Gene Bell, Planning Systems Coordinator, Planner III, Eddie Kirk, Planner III 8.D. TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE ORANGE COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS Recommendations of Orange Grove Road Transportation Group Certificates and Endorsements to Appear on Final Plat Hunter suggest motion be made to combine 8.D.1 &2. MOTION on Combining 8,D.1 &1 by Jay Brian - Barry Katz seconds VOTE: All Ayes, Hunter Schofield: We heard these prior to going to the Public Hearing as well as at the Public Hearing and everyone seemed to have a good understanding and no concerns. MOTION to approve by Hunter Schofield - Barry Katz seconds. VOTE: All Ayes.