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as part of the lots and will preserve two ponds, drainage ways, a stream buffer, as well as landscaped buffers along subdivision roads, boundaries and between lots. Wildwood West is located in Hillsborough Township south of Interstate 85, on the south side of the Southern Railroad, adjacent to the Hillsborough corporate limits. The Concept Plan for the proposed 32.83 -acre subdivision follows the cluster option of flexible development, with (61) new residential lots that average approximately one - quarter acre in size. The proposal includes 14.83 acres (45.2 %) of protected open space, to protect a stream, the adjacent steep slopes and mature hardwood forest, as well as a buffer between the railroad and the subdivision. Wildwood West represents the fourth section of the Wildwood Development approved in the mid- 1980's. The Wildwood West Concept Plan was denied by the Planning Board due to issues involving traffic impacts and site drainage. The Lawrence Road Subdivision is located in Eno Township on the east side of Lawrence Road (SR 1709) between Interstate 85 and US Highway 70A. The western half of the property is cultivated as a hay field, while the eastern half is wooded with a mixture of mature pines and hardwoods including some scattered Shagbark hickory. The understory is typical for this type of forest except for several scattered, mature mountain laurel specimens. There are three intermittent streams on the tract, which is not located within a protected watershed. Two of the streams join and flow north approximately 2.5 miles into the Eno River. The third stream flows south into Stoney Creek. View of south side of intermittent stream corridor from hayfield. Two Concept Plans were submitted for the Lawrence Road Subdivision prior to application for rezoning to a Planned Development R -3 district. One plan illustrates a Planned Development, and the second follows the cluster option of flexible development. The Cluster Concept Plan proposes a residential development (243 lots on 87 acres). The protected open space will focus on preserving wooded buffers on the western, southern, and eastern boundaries and pedestrian- oriented, improved open spaces among the clustered lots. Village of the Oaks, Section V was the final major subdivision application submitted under Flexible Development during the reporting period. The 20 -acre site proposed for development is currently cultivated as cropland. There are no primary conservation areas on the property. Secondary Conservation Areas include farmland and scenic views associated with the open farmland along Mebane Oaks Road, which was identified as a scenic road corridor by the Transportation Advisory Subcommittee of the Planning Board in 1995. The applicant presented two Concept Plans, as required when submitting a conventional subdivision design. The conventional plan features 5 lots on a single cul -de -sac. The alternate Flexible Development Annual Report #2 July 1998 Page 4