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utility to operate the system. He said that the purpose of the community well system was not so that more lots could be put into the subdivision. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Brown to approve the Preliminary Plan for North Field at Creek Wood, in accordance with the Resolution of Approval, which is incorporated herein by reference. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Commissioner Halkiotis asked that Ron Holdway do another presentation on the shallow trench conventional pumps. ~, Section Two - Beaver Valley - Preliminary Plan The Board considered a preliminary plan for Beaver Valley Subdivision located west of Mace Road and Beaver Valley Section One in Cheeks Township. The subdivision consists of 22 residential lots on a 39.79-acre tract. The property is zoned rural residential, or R1. Craig Benedict said that the original concept plan was approved in June 1996 by the Planning Board. A conventional plan was presented to the staff at that time that had 22.3 percent open space. The average lot size is 1.24 acres. There is a 150-foot open space buffer on both sides of the stream. The staff is recommending payment-in-lieu of $455.00 per lot, which would result in $10,010.00. The administration recommends approval of this preliminary plan. Commissioner Jacobs said that in other subdivisions, access points have been added to the open space area so that people do not have to walk on the road. He suggested putting some access points between lots 47 and 48, between lots 42, 43, and 44, and between lots 59 and 60. Craig Benedict said that an easement would fit between lots 44 and 45. Several questions of the Commissioners were answered satisfactorily by Craig Benedict. Chair Carey verified that there was open space associated with this area from the previous phases. This is the last phase of the subdivision. Commissioner Brown commented that there was less than $50,000 of payment-in-lieu for the entire subdivision. She said that she feels that a subdivision of this size should have a recreation area. She asked if this was the fault of zoning amendments. Craig Benedict said that a mini master plan could be developed for the project to include a neighborhood private park. He has had discussions with the ERC Director David Stancil about the County's recreation site dedication language. There are provisions for public land dedications and there are some ratios that should be included for private recreation in the absence of a land dedication. Information will be brought back to the Commissioners about this issue. Commissioner Halkiotis made reference to Beckets Ridge and noted that there was a toddler's play area included in that subdivision. He said that the County should look at this type of recreation very closely because it does not consume a lot of land. Chair Carey verified that a homeowners association would be required for this type of recreation in a subdivision. There is a large amount of liability with playground equipment. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve the Preliminary Plan for Beaver Valley Section Two, in accordance with the Resolution of Approval, which is incorporated herein by reference, with an additional condition that requires two access easements to the common area -one between lots 44 and 45 and one south of, but not immediately parallel to, Beaver Valley Drive. VOTE: UNANIMOUS h. Amendments to Orange County Private Road Standards The Board considered proposed amendments to the Orange County Subdivision Ordinance regarding private roads. Craig Benedict said that it had been suggested a year ago that the number of lots on private, unpaved roads exceeded the desirable amount. It was suggested that restricting the number of lots on private roads would be an amendment to the Orange County Private Road Standards. A public hearing was held on February 28, 2000. The Planning Board came up with four issues for amending the private road standards as follows: