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Existing Site Conditions Zoning • Rural Residential (R -1); Back Creek Protected Watershed (12% impervious surface) • Minimum zoning lot size: 40,b00 square feet • Adjacent Land Uses: Single- family residential, agriculture and undeveloped lots. Physical Description • Gently rolling • Predominately wooded • Perennial stream /pond and unregulated wetlands along eastern boundary. Proposed Site Conditions Roads: • The subdivision will be accessed from Mill Creek Road (SR 1343). • All roads shall be public and built to North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) standards and in accordance with County requirements. Open Space • Primary open space tracts 05 and 07 protect existing stream and pond and provide for wildlife and water resource protection., • Primary open space tract 03 consists primarily of existing hardwood and evergreen forest and connects to large open space tract previously approved in Section One. • Secondary open space tract 08 provides 1.66 acres to be dedicated to the Homeowners' Association for future development of active recreation area. • Proposed Section Two provides 40.82 acres of open space (41.5 %) • Orange County Subdivision Regulations do not specify a minimum open space requirement for conventional subdivision. • Previously approved Section One provided 15.95 acres of open space (37.1%). • Total open space for both phases is 56.77 acres (40.5 %). • Homeowners' Association required to maintain open space and land use buffers • Protection of the intermittent stream (on entire tract) with stream buffer to be provided on the final plat Water — Sewer • Individual wells and septic tanks provided for each lot Recreation & Parks • Recreation dedication required: 2.751 acres (98.26 acres x.028) • No recreational resources found on site; payment in lieu reasonable alternative to dedication. [42 lots x $455 = $19,110] Development Process, Schedule and Action • First Action: Concept Plan approved by the Planning Board (by unanimous vote) November 2, 2000, with concerns raised about adequate ground water resources to support additional houses without adversely affecting existing wells. • The USGS Water Resources Report has been received.