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Staff is satisfied that the 8" line will accommodate the proposed development. Please refer to Attachment 5 for additional detail. B. Water line flow rates. Planning Board members requested the applicant, at a minimum, install a water line supplying no less than 1,000 gallons of water per minute and maintain a static water pressure of no less than 80 pounds per square inch. Applicant Response: i. According to the applicant and OAWS, neither an 8" nor a 12" line will supply the 1,000 gallons of water per minute desired. ii. The proposed 8" line will be able to supply 750 gallons of water per minute, which is the State of North Carolina's Department of Environmental Health's minimum requirement, with a residual pressure of 20 pounds per square inch. iii. The proposed 8" line should maintain the desired 80 pounds per square inch static pressure for the system according to OAWS and the applicant. Please refer to Attachment 5 for additional detail. C. Staff has recommended a condition that the water system be tied into an existing water main in Alice Miller Court within the Richmond Hills Subdivision to provide a looped water system. Applicant Response: The applicant has agreed to loop the system as requested. D. Payment of connection fees for existing customers connecting to new utility line(s). A question was raised during the May 23, 2011 Quarterly Public Hearing over who would pay the costs associated with existing customers tapping into the proposed new utility lines. Applicant Response: OAWS has indicated that there will be no re-connection fee for existing utility customers to tie into the proposed 8" line. E. Development of sidewalks. Questions were raised over the installation and maintenance of sidewalks. Applicant Response: i. The applicant has indicated support for the development of sidewalks for this project. ii. The applicant has expressed concern over the proposed local Homeowners Association assuming perpetual maintenance costs. iii. The applicant has suggested the sidewalk be located within the proposed public right-of--way through the granting of a two party encroachment agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NC DOT). iv. The various questions raised by the applicant include: 1. Who is paying to install the sidewalks, 2. When should they be installed, 3. Who should maintain. The Planning Board has recommended a condition that sidewalks should be an integral part of the project if agreements as to their location (i.e. public right-of--way) and installation/maintenance costs can be resolved. The Board reiterated its position that the applicant should not be required to pay for the installation or perpetual maintenance of the sidewalks.