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15 The Planning Staff recommends approval of the Concept Plan for Woodgreen Subdivision under the Flexible Development Conservation Option with public roads built to NCDOT standards subject to three conditions: 1. Access to all lots shall be limited to the new subdivision roads; 2. On the Preliminary Plan, include a 40 -foot buffer along Mooreiields Road as part of the open space protected by restrictive covenants or a conservation easement Provide additional landscaping for screening on lot 27 between the building site and roads; and, I With the Preliminary Plan, submit draft forms of the homeowners association documents and restrictive covenants or conservation easement which contain use and maintenance provisions for the open space and buffers. The restrictive covenants or conservation easement shall designate a back -up grantee, in the event the homeowners association is eliminated. Barrows asked for.clarification of the minimum lot size in the protected watershed area. Cameron responded 40,000 square feet. Barrows continued asking if the open space in the lots along the perimeter is included in the minimum lot size and the response was yes. Cameron continued that in some cases the open space could be usable area when it is included as part of the lot Barrows expressed concern that this subdivision had small lots and did not seem a good representation of open space. Brooks expressed concern, using lot 1 as an example which is .97 acres, that less than 1/2 acre is buildable area. Does the Health Department feel that there is enough area for a septic field and repair area Cameron responded that the Health Department has only done a preliminary soils analysis. She clarified that with average slopes and soils, a septic field and repair area for a three bedroom home requires about 10, 500 square feet. Thus, the possibility is that, once the Health Department does further analysis, there will not be sufficient area to accommodate 27 lots. Chris Lamb, property owner at 2411 Dimmocks Mill Road, expressed concerns with the proposed subdivision. �A letter from Mr. Lamb is also an attachment to these minutes on page ) One concern was with the portion of the application that indicated there were no identified natural areas, habitats, and wildlife corridors. He felt this was very much underestimated. Cameron responded that the purpose of that section of the application is to compare the impacts of conventional and flexible developmem. In 1988, the County joined with Triangle Land Conservancy in identifying wildlife corridors as well as significant natural areas for plants and animals. The wildlife corridor mapped by the biological consultant in the inventory is defined as 100 meters from each side of the stream. Using a map, Cameron demonstrated that the mapped wildlife corridor did not extend to the property in question. W. Lamb continued, reiterating the concerns expressed in his letter (his property is directly across from the proposed project) and e:tpresaed concern with the enforcement of restrictions. He also felt this was not the type of plan envisioned by the County as an. open space plan.