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August 4, 2008 (Work Session) Page 920 Conservation District requested the Board approve several conservation agreements on county property, one said agreement belonging to Cox Mill Elementary School Campus; the Board of Education and the Parks Commission both endorse the easement; the 100-year Floodplain boundary has been surveyed; this easement is a part of ongoing efforts to protect the state- designated Clarke Creek Heron Rookery Significant Natural Heritage Area (SNHA); there is a goal to create conservation easements around the entire complex of Clarke Creek; etc. Mr. Marshall reported that the majority of this easement is within wooded area and wetlands that are already protected. He also relayed concerns expressed by Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager, regarding conditions that will need to be placed within the easement to ensure the continued use of ball fields that are already located there. Mr. Marshall and Mr. Testerman responded to a variety of questions from the Board. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Privette and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the conservation easement on the 100-year floodplain on Clarke Creek on the Cox Mill Elementary School campus, subject to approval by the County Manager and County Attorney, on the August 18, 2008 Agenda as a Consent item. Susie Morris, Planning and Zoning Manager, presented the following information related to a Reservation of Capacity Certificate for the Coddle Creek Crossing Apartment Project: JR Developers, LLC, (19 Franklin Ave., NW, Concord, NC 28025) is requesting a reservation of capacity for the Coddle Creek Crossing apartment project, which consists of 360 multi-family units on +/- 29.5 acres located at the intersection of Pitts School Road and NC Highway 29 North in Concord, North Carolina. School Capacity Review The Coddle Creek Crossing residential apartment project is expected to produce approximately 54 elementary students, 20 middle school students and 26 high schools students for a total of 100 students. The schools impacted by the project are Pitts School Road Elementary School, J.N. Fries Middle School and Jay M. Robinson High School. The county's capital improvements plan (CIP) includes the following proposed improvements that would create additional capacity for the schools impacted by the project: Ni~ml-~ar of Lrl rli tinn~l Co~~~ i;~....a non Year School 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2019 Elementary Pitts School Road Middle J.N. Fries 700 High Jay M. Robinson 300 500 The following table indicates available and planned school capacity, based on the standards for review established in Chapter 15 of the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance. Current Available Available Capacity Capacity Available Including Including Capacity Students Students Including Current Generated Planned Generated Planned Students Available by Capacity by Capacity Generated School Capacity. Project 2 Yrs Project 5 Yrs by Project Pitts School Road -198 -252 -198 -252 -196 -252 Elementary J.N. Fries Middle -Bl -101 689 669 689 669 School