HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93008_1346 (2)the sewer, of the water, everything else, is regulated, right down the line, and we will adhere to
all those regulations.
44 And I would submit to you that many of the problems which any development, any urbanizing area
has, will be present in this area whether it is develop in accord with our plan or developed in
accord with the basic zoning that is already in effect here. To go back to the sewer aspect of this
project the State is the one that will make the ultimate determination as to whether or not this is
a feasi;le project. I would refer you to the fact that we have attempted the last several months to
prepare and present to you material that would indicate that we have followed the outline of your
ordinance requirements, and unless I am badly mistaken in my interpretation, what you presented to
you last time dealt with the fact that as far as the sewer system is concerned, we only have to
certify that the water system and the sewer system shall be reviewed by the North Carolina Division
of Health Services and the Iredell County Health Department, or other appropriate State agencies,
and that final approval by such agencies is required before building permits may be issued for
PRO's. I will submit to you that irrespective of your decision today, we still have to go through
that final process and get the state to check off and approve it right down the line as far as that
is concerned. And we accept that responsibility.
Some reference was made a moment ago to the Human Resources Department. They have been contac-
ted and they have indicated preliminarily at least that they are not aware of problems with this
project. I would remind you that we are only talking about an increase in density here from two
units per acre under the present ordinance to approximately 2.45 under our proposal. As offset to
that with good land use, we presented to you a whole host of maps, and information to demonstrate
what this project was going to be like quality -wise.
I would submit to you, and I think perhaps we should have said this at the last meeting, that
we consider everything that we gave you last time, maps, statements, descriptions of buffering,
everything that went into that description, we have considered to be binding. We consider that if
you approve what we presented to you, we are bound by you to adhere the requirements of those plans,
and we intend to.
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So I would just like to say in closing that please focus your attention on what is good land
useplanning. We think that we have presented to you a quality plan. We have a certainly a quality
developer who is willing to come and commit to this type of development for the area, and we would
just ask that you please allow this project to set the example which we think we can in terms of
what is good land use development for Iredell County. And, again, we will adhere to every regula-
tion, everything that the State says has to be done as far as final technical approval. If it
cannot be secured, we will not have a project, it's that simple. We think we can adhere to it, and
we will provide the project that you and everyone else in this county will be proud of.
Thank you very much.
POPE: Thank you, Mr. Bryant.
Before we close the public hearing, do any of the commissioners have any questions of anybody?
MURDOCK: 1 have one. Maybe I misunderstood. When you first opened, you said your company
would do all, meet all the requirements that you had presented last time.
BRYANT: That's correct.
MURDOCK: But in closing, you said you would do everything that the State says you must do.
BRYANT: No, I was talking about the technical requirements as it relates to the sewer.
MURDOCK: I wanted to be sure in my mind.
f.. BRYANT: We will meet all the technical requirements that we have to.
MURDOCK: I realize that. But you are also going to do what you first statement
BRYANT: Absolutely. Mr. Lundy has the maps over here, the plans that we presented last time,
which was the site plan, the buffering details, the illustrative indication of what was there, all
of that is binding and will be adhered to.
POPE: Before we close the public hearing, I would remind the commissioners that a number of
the points that Mr. Bryant had indicated that would be adhered to, according to my notes are as
follows:
- The pump station and treatment facility would be fenced with a solid
wooden fence 6' high.
- The area of the proposed PRD in which there are existing natural
hardwood buffers would be maintained for depth at least of 801.
- The area that had no natural buffers would be buffered by berms
which would be planted with vegetation sufficient to screen it
from adjoining property and maintained for a depth of at least
80'.
The treatment plant would have a standby generator.
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