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10-04-2001 Continued MeetingCONTINUED MEETING OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HELD THE. FOURTH DAY OF OCTOBER IN THE .YEAR TWO THOUSAND AND ONE PRESENT: Henry H. Bradby, Chairman Robert C. Claud, Sr., Vice-Chairman Stan D. Clark Richard K. MacManus ABSENT:. Phillip A. Bradshaw Also Attending:. H. Woodrow Crook, Jr., County Attorney W. Douglas Caskey, County Administrator Donald. T. Robertson, Assistant County Administrator/Director of Human Resources Carey H. Mills, Recording Secretary Chairman Bradby called the continued meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. for the purpose of discussing the Founders' Pointe Master Plan. Jonathan W. Hartley, Director of Planning and Zoning, stated staff is currently working on the Master Plan pursuant to the Memorandum of Agreement. of 1974/'75. He stated the Planning Commission, at its. July meeting, recommended approval of the Plan to the Board. He stated a community meeting was held on August 28, 2001 at which time citizens expressed concerns with density and truck traffic on Sugar Hill Road. SupervisorClark requested Mr. Hartley take appropriate action to have the right-of--way flagged so that residents of Sugar Hill Road will have an idea of how much of their property is proposed to be used by the right-of- way improvements. Supervisor Clark requested Mr. Hartley check if the Traffic Impact Assessment took into consideration school buses and was the assessment done before the build-out of Carrollton Meadows. Supervisor MacManus inquired if the entranceway going off of Sugar Hill .Road will have slowdown and turn lanes, such as those leading into the Gatling Pointe communities. 1VIr. Hartley replied "yes." Supervisor MacManus inquired if the roadway from the entranceway towards Route 17 would be 60 feet .with 80 feet right-of--way. Mr: Hartley stated the intention is to widen the existing road to 12 feet travel lanes in each.direction, along with two (2) feet shoulders. 1 eo~~ 2tl r:. -467 .Supervisor MacManus inquired what improvements are intended to be .made to Sugar Hi1LRoad. Dean Vincent stated the pavement section thickness would first. be determined and the traffic projections will be taken from the Traffic Impact Analysis which will increase by 4% over a ten (10) year period. He stated initially the existing ten (10) feet lanes will be widened. to twelve (l2) feet: on either side. Supervisor MacManus asked Mr. Vincent if he intends to continue to maintain the road quality throughout the entire build-out of the project. Mr. Vincent responded the turn lanes in front of the entranceway, as well as the improvements on Route 17, will be done. prior to initiating any home construction and until he level of service drops below a level "C", no improvements will be done on Sugar Hill Road to expand the extra two (2) feet from ten (10) feet to twelve (12) feet. Supervisor Clark expressed a concern with .the type. of vehicles utilizing Sugar Hill Road during .the construction process and suggested that, as a safety factor, improvements should be made first. Mr. Vincent stated he first intends to have the existing road cored which will determine if the pavement can support the traffic. He offered to confer with the County's traffic consultant on this issue. He stated the opportune time may be when the water and force: mains are. being put in to lay the two (2) feet of pavement while construction is being done. Supervisor MacManus inquired if the. intersection will be designed with the necessary culverts to handle heavy run-ofd: Mr. Vincent stated all. pipes will be sized based. on current` VDOT criteria, which is that of a ten (10) year storm event. Supervisor MacManus inquired if the traffic light on Route 17 is anticipated at 90% build-out. Mr. Vincent replied that the County's consultant requested. that the signal be done at 50% .build-out: He stated VDOT policy is that ..the developer would bond the signal, but the. signal would not be installed until .certain warrants are met. Supervisor MacManus noted that lots. 31 and 32 are being set aside for:. possible second access roads into Founder's Pointe. He inquired if these .lots would be under the control of the County or would they be,mantained by the developer. 2 eoo~ 2~) :~: X68 Mr. Vincent stated the lots could be sold, but the houses would be situated with setbacks anticipating that the road .would become right-of-way dedication. Supervisor MacManus asked if the developer would be paying for improvements on any roads that may be built. Mr. Vincent stated if a road is needed, the developer will bring the road up to the edge of the wetlands. Supervisor Claud noted that he is encouraged that the developer is going to look at the improvements to Sugar Hill Road prior to construction. Supervisor MacManus inquired if tracts 31, 34 and 36 may cause the County any problems. with the 1974 agreement. He stated the 1974 contract agreement referred to 29 tracts with 439 acres and the public hearing and minutes referred to 30 tracts with 479+ acres. He further cited the redesign of agricultural use of tract 33 for a school. He stated the minutes imply that the County is bound by the legend of the maps which refers to two (2) units on average per: acre. of 16.7 acres thus 334 homes. He asked the County Attorney if the Board should be concerned with any of these items. County Attorney Crook stated overall the zoning is being met. He .stated regarding the multi-housing versus single-family residences, .the Zoning Ordinance allows single family residences in multi-housing zoning. Supervisor MacManus inquired if BMPs associated with this project will be partnered with the deeds. Mr. Hartley stated. until a Master Plan has been mutually agreed upon, it is difficult to evaluate water quality issues. He stated once the Master Plan is approved, the Water Quality Impact Assessment will come back to the Board and the quest-ons about. storm water or water quality can be addressed at that time and conditions established. Supervisor Clark inquired if there are any cemeteries or gravesites located on the property. William K. Riddick, Attorney, stated there is a gravesite located on the property which contains a number of graves. He stated apetition has been filed with the Circuit Court, but no one has appeared claiming any interest in the graveyard. He stated he intends to engage an archeological firm which must go through a State permitting process. Supervisor development. Clark inquired. if the grave could be left in the 3 1 1 i~ Mr. Vincent stated this is being evaluated at this point, however, plans have been laid out to where the .graves could co-exist under common property ownership. Supervisor Clark requested Mr. Vincent keep him .posted on the decision of whether or not to relocate the graves. He encouraged Mr. Vincent to leave the grave at its original site. Chairman Bradby inquired if the developer ever .considered increasing the lot sizes. Mr. Vincent stated the economics would not allow the reduction in lots. .Supervisor Clark requested Mr. Vincent provide him with a copy of the document listing archeological and historical sites. Supervisor Clark stated the Board would be ready to further discuss the matter after the County Attorney has had an opportunity to meet with Tom Finderson and Pat .Clark and after the right-of--way on Sugar. Hill Road is flagged. // At 2:00 p.m., .Supervisor Clark moved the Board adjourn.. The motion was adopted unanimously (4-0). ~-Ienry H. adby, Chairman W. Dougl key, Clerk 4