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"One dwelling unit per five acres and lots of record existing on October 2, 1989 may 6 contain up to, but no more than, five lots with a density of one du/two acres. Contiguous lots of record existing on October 2, 1989 may be combined [As they were for The Lodges at Chapel Hill.]. The number of two-acre lots and the total number of lots in the combined parcel cannot exceed the sum of the number of lots which could be created from each lot of record." The proposed development presently contains two (2) lots. The northern parcel has eleven (11) acres and could yield up to five (5) lots. The thirty-two (32) acre southern parcel could yield up to nine (9) lots. Combining the two lots of record could yield up to fourteen (14) lots. The applicant is proposing only twelve (12) single family lots. General Comments: Section III-D-1-c of the Subdivision Regulations enables the Planning Board to select which category of Concept Plan will apply to the subdivision in review, Flexible Development or Conventional Subdivision. Options. The applicant provided three (3) options for consideration: a flexible design, a conventional subdivision, and a conventional design with open space. The Planning Board selected the conventional design with open space with the condition that there be no direct extension of Booth Road to the north. Conventional subdivision design does not require an open space dedication; however, the applicant voluntarily elected to provide open space at the same ratio as would have been required for a flexible design option. Road Connectivity. As documented in the attached June 2009 Planning Board minutes and the Neighborhood Information meeting, the extension of Booth Road to the north was the main topic of discussion. The physical road extension is not a part of this preliminary plat design. However, a pedestrian link is retained and emergency access is still a possibility. Planning Board approval for the Concept Plan involved eight (8) conditions (listed under the second action). All conditions of approval have been addressed in the preliminary plat. The subdivision access road must cross the floodplain of a tributary stream of East Price Creek. Such a crossing is a permitted activity in both the special flood hazard area and the required stream buffer so long as the crossing is minimal and the base flood elevation is not raised more than one (1) foot in vertical elevation. The applicant will have to submit a "No-rise" analysis to the North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program for review and approval and a Floodplain Development Permit from the Orange County Planning Department before any work on the subdivision access road can begin. COUNTY AGENCY REVIEWS: Recreation: Public Recreation Space: • The property is located within the R8 -Chapel Hill District Park (as detailed on the Recreation Service Area Boundaries Map last updated in October 2004). • No physical dedication of recreation space is warranted in this case as neither the County Recreation and Parks Advisory Council nor the Environment and Resource Conservation Department (ERCD) have identified recreation or conservation sites within the subdivision. • The County Recreation and Parks Advisory Council met on February 3, 2010 and voted to concur with the proposed open space and to recommend the County accept a payment in-lieu option in the amount of $5,460 (12 lots times $455 per lot).