Begin the design adjustment committee meeting.

Um, before I get started, I have to read an introduction.

The design adjustment committee's purpose is to establish clear and measurable review criteria for the consideration of major deviations from the city's technical standards and specifications manual.

The DAC does not consider housing type, cost of the proposed unit, occupants, building material, unit size, number of bedrooms, or the architectural design of the structures.

These hearings are quasi-judicial evidentiary hearings.

That means it's like a court hearing, and the committee's decisions are constrained by the standards and the ordinance and based upon the facts presented.

All variance requests require four-fifths vote of the committee.

Appeals of the design adjustment committee are to superior court.

The parties to these cases are entitled to an impartial board.

If a board member has a fixed opinion on a matter, a financial interest in the outcome, a close relationship with an affected person, or has had any ex parte communication about the matter, please disclose that information to determine if a recusal is necessary.

City staff will introduce the proposed project to the committee, and committee members may ask questions.

Okay.

So that moves to the April meeting.

Item number two is the River Lights Project Luminescence.

And I'm gonna swear everyone in.

If y'all could just uh stand up, raise your right hand.

Do you swear that the evidence you're about to present today is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

Thank you.

Good afternoon.

Uh Friday number two, this subject property is currently zoned MXL C D.

It's a mixed use legacy district conditional district located in the MX3 portion of River Lights.

The applicant has submitted plans for 121 unit senior living facility and 34,500 square foot assisted living facility with 60 beds.

Um the the site plan is showed up on the screen and it shows you the extent of the request that are being made today.

Um proposed plan includes two driveway connections on Arnold Drive, and the applicant is requesting relief from the maximum length of a private driveway.

Um they're prepared to make a presentation as well.

I'd be happy to answer any questions you have at this time.

Any questions for Brian?

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Chairman, members of the board.

Um we have a PowerPoint want to wait to get pulled up here.

Thank you.

Oh, yes, uh, my name's Brad Schuler.

I'm a planner with Paramount Engineering.

I'm also here with Andrew Richards and Tim Cleekscales, they are engineers with Paramount Engineering.

Um we did provide uh or prepare a few slides uh that will hopefully explain the request.

Uh shown here is aerial photography of the uh the site highlighted uh in red as the uh subject property.

Uh the property is located in the uh southern portion of the river lights community.

It is accessed by Arnold Road, which is a recently developed public rideway that extends from River Road to the uh Arrowhead subdivision to the north.

Uh southeast of the site is uh Mott Creek and the village of Mott's Landing subdivision, uh which is located in the unincorporated portion of the county.

Uh shown here is the master plan for the uh IlMX 3 section of River Lights.

Uh the subject site is a portion of parcel five, uh, which is highlighted here on the master plan.

Uh parcel four to the north is uh the area where the river lights elementary school is planned to be constructed.

Uh to the east is area uh designated as open space, uh which abuts along Mott's Creek and does contain some wetlands, and to the south is the residual portion of parcel five, uh which is designated for commercial purposes in the master plan.

Um I do want to note that this portion of River Road within the River Lights community uh has been designed to restrict driveway uh cuts along the road.

Uh is my understanding any new driveway uh cut would be prohibited outside of the existing intersections that have been uh constructed along that road.

Uh shown here is the uh site plan again.

It uh is split into two components.

Uh on the uh plan left here, it uh consists of 120 unit independent living facility, and on the uh right side of the plan is a 60 bed assisted living facility.

Uh the property itself is ranges from about 700 to 825 feet in length, and uh because of that the driveways would need to be uh extended past the 500 foot uh restriction in order to provide the needed access to uh serve those facilities.

Uh the fire code does require uh that a fire apparatus road be located within 200 feet of all portions of the building.

Uh we are meeting and exceeding uh that standard with this design, which uh to me is a good standard due to uh the nature of this facility serving uh an elderly population.

Um lastly, I just want to point it's not uncommon for retirement communities to be located on larger properties uh with a campus style design containing many uh amenities that is aimed for uh that population to stay on the site.

Um also they have much larger buildings which would require larger driveways uh or longer driveways to provide uh the needed access to them.

Uh so just a couple examples.

We have the Davis community and plantation village and Porter's Neck.

Uh this is Trinity Landing on Mason Borough Loop Road, which extends about 2400 feet.

Uh we have uh Brightmore here, uh which is a more compacted uh example of a retirement community, but it too extends uh about 800 feet off of uh 41st Street, and then a uh smaller facility, New Hanover House, which is uh one building uh two has a uh a 600 foot, approximately a 600 foot driveway, and that doesn't include the little extension of the parking to the north.

Uh so overall uh we appreciate your uh consideration in this request.