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555 <br /> <br />required lot size from two acres to one acre in the Agriculture (AG) <br />district. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lentz reviewed the proposed requirement that landscape plans be <br />sealed by a landscape architect or certified by a certified landscape <br />contractor. <br /> <br /> Mr. Steve Christy, local landscape contractor, objected to the <br />landscape certification requirement, stating in his opinion it would limit <br />some new landscape business owners. Also, he stated three additional trees <br />should be included on the "permitted" list. He will submit the names of <br />those trees to staff. <br /> <br /> After discussion, the Board by consensus agreed to remove the landscape <br />certification requirement from the UDO. <br /> <br />Commissioner Barnhart left the meeting at 8:40 p.m. <br /> <br /> Mr. Marshall explained the proposed connectivity ratio to ensure street <br />connectivity both within subdivisions and between subdivisions. He showed <br />plats of existing subdivisions illustrating the connectivity ratio and the <br />placement of cul de sacs within the subdivisions. <br /> <br /> After discussion, the Board generally agreed that the proposed 1.4 <br />ratio was too restrictive. Board members asked Mr. Marshall to come back <br />with a proposal that would vary the connectivity ratio by district and <br />density. <br /> <br /> Mr. David Allen questioned open space standards for subdivisions, <br />specifically in regards to floodplains. <br /> <br /> Mr. Marshall and Mr. Lentz explained the standards as they relate to <br />floodplains and floodways. Staff will better define the term ~inaccessible <br />land" relative to open space standards. <br /> <br /> Board members also discussed the pros and cons of sidewalks, including <br />the need for less restrictive sidewalk regulations in certain areas. Mr. <br />Marshall agreed to draft revised sidewalk regulations based on the road type <br />and number of lots served. <br /> <br /> Mr. Marshall advised that staff would provide a revised draft UDO to <br />the Board prior to the next meeting with the changes highlighted. <br /> <br />Closed Session - Property Acquisition <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Casper, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter <br />with Commissioners Casper, Carpenter and Privette and Chairman Fennel voting <br />for, the Board moved to go into closed session to discuss property <br />acquisition as authorized by North Carolina General Statute 143-318.11(a) (5). <br />The Board invited Mr. Day to join the Board in closed session. <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Casper, seconded by Chairman Fennel with <br />Commissioners Casper, Carpenter and Privette and Chairman Fennel voting for, <br />the Board voted to adjourn the closed session. <br /> <br />No action was reported from the closed session. <br /> <br />Recess of Meeting <br /> <br /> At 9:30 p.m., Chairman Fennel recessed the meeting until 6:30 p.m. on <br />Thursday, November 9, 2000, in the Council Chambers at the Concord Municipal <br />Building. <br /> <br /> Clerk to the Board <br /> <br /> <br />