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Minutes ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD JUNE 3, 2009 REGULAR MEETING Attachment 4 MEMBERS PRESENT: Bflan Crawford, Eno Township At-Large (Chair); Mary Bobbitt-Cooke, Cheek Township Representative; Peter Hallenbeck, Cheeks Township At-Large; Mark Marcoplos, Bingham Township At-Large; Earl McKee, Little River Township Representative; Jeffrey Schmitt, Cedar Grove Township; Judith Wegner, Bingham Township; Larry Wright, Cedar Grove Township At-Large; Rachel Phelps Hawkins, Hillsborough Representative; Tommy McNeill, Eno Township Representative MEMBERS ABSENT: Samantha Cabe, Chapel Hill Township At-Large; Vacant, At-Large STAFF PRESENT: Craig Benedict, Planning Director; Perdita Holtz, Planning Systems Coordinator; Robert Davis, Planner III; Michael Harvey, Zoning Enforcement Officer; Eddie Kirk, Planner II; Tina Love, Administrative Assistant II; OTHERS PRESENT: Kimberly Lewis; Margaret Lewis; Alvon Lewis; Lucy Fearrington; Joseph Fearrington; Noah Harris; Ola Harris; Kirstin Frescoln; Louis Kingsland; Ucky Hendel; Walter Whitlock; David Holdaway; Kent Wiles; Tom Holt; Andrew Nobel; Lee Lambert; Steve Prakken; Sheyko & Nichole Sergey; Ann Waller; Greg Forest; Jay Harris; Derek Harris; Jon, Cheryl, Katlyn & Kegan Edwards; Clementine Self; Johanne Gisledth AGENDA ITEM 7: SUBDIVISION CONCEPT PLAN-ALPENGLOW TRACE To consider staff's recommendation on the submitted conventional and flexible subdivision plans forAlpenglow Trace located in Chapel Hill Township in the vicinity of Booth Road and Damascus Church Road. This item was tabled at the May 6 2009 Planning Board Meeting; Presenter: Robert Davis, Planner III Robert Davis: My name is Robert Davis. 1 am the subdivision administrator for the County. I handed each of you a single sheet of paper from the county attorney that came in this afternoon, which does change our recommendation on this subdivision. Just a brief history, this is a subdivision that is located in the southern part of the County at the end of Booth Road. It also has access along Damascus Church Road. This is a submittal for a twelve (12)-lot subdivision. There were two (2) separate plans submitted, a conventional plan, which showed no open space, and a flexible development plan, which showed 34% open space. The flexible development plan had access through Booth Road and the conventional plan showed dual access off Damascus Church Road and Booth Road. Reviewed PowerPoint slides for the subdivision. Robert Davis: This is in a rural growth management area, it's in a rural designated area so therefore it follows the normal process, that is less than twenty (20) lots, it follows the concept plan submittal, the preliminary plan comes next, and then the final plat which would be staff reviewed based on the conditions that the Commissioners place on it at the preliminary stage. The Planning Board at its May meeting requested a third option to be submitted which you have which shows no connection to Booth Road and a long cut-de-sac coming down into this tract from Damascus Church Road. This is a conventional plan and has roughly 33% open space close to what the flexible development plan would require. Reviewed PowerPoint slides representing fire department routes to the site. Mark Marcoplos: This is a little misleading because by 15-501 it is four lanes through there so it is a lot faster to come up the four lane road and then turn into Booth Road just to be clear on that. Robert Davis: This one is 3.3 miles and going this way was one tenth of a mite difference. Mary Bobbitt-Cooke: It is not the miles but the time, the response time. Mark Marcoplos: The condition of the roads, the directness of the route and the number of lanes, they would clearly go down 15-501 down a four lane road, you could get up to start point real quick and get in there. Larry Wright: Have the fire departments been contacted? Robert Davis: The Fire Marshall gave his recommendation, which vas to require both connections. I have information here that eliminates one of those options based on the county attorney's opinion and what has happened recently. After your meeting last month, there is a state statute that allows right-of-way that is dedicated for a public purpose, to be withdrawn after 15 years if the road has not been built and maintained for public use. That cut-de-sac was never constructed or bonded. Two days after the last Planning Board meeting, Orange Partners filed a withdrawal of the dedication of the Booth Road stub, which effectively removed that from consideration for the extension of Booth Road. That was something that was done in the 80s. As long as I have been here, the County does not accept dedications of a right-a- 16