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11 <br />Development Housing designation for 19.534 acres of land located north of the <br />existing Heartwood at Blackwood Mountain development off Mill House Road. <br />The proposed addition would contain 9 lots and receive access through the <br />existing development by the extension of Heartwood Drive and Pathway Court. <br />It is known as lot 26E, of Tax Map 19 in Chapel Hill Township. The present <br />zoning. of the property is RB (Rural Buffer). The proposed zoning is PD-H-RB <br />(Planned.Development-Housing-Rural Buffer). The applicant is proposing to <br />use the existing community well system for water and have .individual septic <br />tanks for sewage disposal. The property is located in the Rural Buffer area <br />as designated in the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan. The <br />proposed addition constitutes a major modification to the Special Use Permit <br />issued in 1986. Article 8.7.3 of the Zoning Ordinance required that such a <br />change be considered by the Board of Commissioners following a public <br />hearing. The proposed addition of the 9 lots complies with all the findings <br />required by the Zoning Ordinance. Conditions have been included in the <br />Planning Staff's recommendations to insure compliance with all state and <br />local regulations. <br />QUESTIQNS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND PLANNING BOARD. <br />In response to a question from Commissioner Carey, Mr. Kirk indicated the <br />exact location of the common area. <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS_ <br />BILL SELVIDGE President of the Heartwood Land Owners Association. <br />voiced his concerns about this project. The neighbors would like to have <br />these easements for the common areas removed from the plan. Regarding the <br />maintenance of septic easements on common property, they request that the <br />easements include specific language which require the owners of the property <br />served by the system to provide for and finance the maintenance of those <br />systems. Their third concern .involves the extension of Heartwood Drive and <br />Partway Court. The owners request that the extension be built to the <br />standards previously required and that the maintenance of that extension be <br />divided on a prorated basis. <br />LINDA POWERS, a resident of Heartwood indicated that her concerns are <br />about the common areas,not the additional home sites. It appears that the <br />Home Owners Association would be responsible for the maintenance of the <br />common area, however, that area would actually be a septic field for specific <br />homes. She also indicated that allowing non-residents to have access to the <br />common lands is not appropriate. <br />ROCH WILL indicated that he welcomed the Phase III development of <br />Heartwood with the exception of several fundamental potential problems. <br />Those problems are trail easements, septic systems and road construction. <br />His main concern is that an undue burden will be placed upon current <br />residents and that their quality of life will be jeopardized. <br />SPENCE DICRINSON, developer of Heartwood, indicated that several <br />existing lots already have septic easements and those home owners are aware <br />that they are responsible for their septic maintenance. He indicated that <br />