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c <br />2 <br />Booth Road runs into US 15 -501 in the Starpoint Community, just south of the Orange <br />County Line near the Smith Level Road intersection. To the north, Booth Road ends in <br />the Orange County subdivision of Oak Crest adjacent to Price Creek Estates. <br />Surrounding land uses are residential. The adopted Land Use Element of the <br />Comprehensive Plan designates the area as Rural Buffer, and the current zoning is <br />RB(UNIV -PW)—Rural Buffer (University Lake Protected Watershed). Flexible <br />Development regulations do not apply in the Rural Buffer. <br />Much of the acreage slopes to the west draining into the East Branch of Price Creek <br />which flows into University Lake approximately one mile north. The lots will be <br />served by individual wells and septic systems. Given that Chatham and Orange <br />Counties are in different DOT districts, letters from NCDOT are included in the <br />attachments to explain how construction of the proposed road and future maintenance <br />will be reviewed and implemented. <br />The calculated stream buffer width for lot 12 adjacent to East Branch of Price Creek <br />ranges from 50 to 100 feet beyond the 100 -year flood line, depending on types of <br />vegetative cover and percent -of -slope calculations. Including the floodplain, the stream <br />buffer line lies 160 -180 feet from the creek. <br />The Orange County Fire Marshal and EMS indicate that the subdivision can be served <br />adequately by their respective agencies. <br />The Planning Board approved the Preliminary Plan for Price Creek Estates per the <br />attached Resolution of Approval. The vote was unanimous. <br />RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Board recommends approval of the Price Creek Estates <br />Preliminary Plan. <br />rY- <br />v <br />