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7 <br /> AGENDA ITEM #10: MATTERS HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING (May 29, 2001) <br /> c. Amend Section 11 and 111-C <br /> (Approval Procedure for Minor Subdivisions) <br /> Karen Lincoln made this presentation. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Orange County Board of County Commissioners and the Orange <br /> County Planning Board, at a public hearing on May 29, 2001, received comments on proposed <br /> amendments to the Orange County Subdivision Regulations. Proposed amendments will: <br /> 1. Clarify that resultant lots created in a manner exempt from subdivision regulations must <br /> meet minimum lot sizes required for private road justification if served by a private road or <br /> an access easement; and <br /> 2. Provide a one-year extension,after expiration of a one-year time-period allowed for the <br /> applicant to submit the mylar original of the Final Plat for endorsement by the Planning <br /> Department after approval of a minor subdivision Final Plat. Lots created in a manner defined <br /> by N.C. General Statutes as an exception to the definition of subdivision are exempt from local <br /> subdivision regulations; however, resultant lots must equal or exceed the regulations of the <br /> county as shown in its subdivision regulations. The proposed amendment to the definition of <br /> "Subdivision" in Section 11 Definitions will reinforce private road justification given in Section <br /> IV-B-3d-1 as part of Orange County's subdivision standards. The intent of the amendment is to <br /> eliminate the possibility that parcels may be recombined in such a manner that would create lots <br /> at less than the minimum area required in the private road justification section of the Subdivision <br /> Regulations. <br /> The proposed amendment to Section lil-C Approval Procedures for Minor Subdivisions will set a <br /> one-year time limit for the applicant to submit the mylar original of the final plat and provide, <br /> upon the applicants request, an additional one-year extension from the original expiration date. <br /> The proposed amendment will set a time limit for recordation of minor subdivision final plats <br /> consistent with the time limits set on major subdivision approvals by the BOCC. <br /> Comments regarding Section 111-C follow: <br /> 1) Change "may" to "shall" in the second sentence of the first paragraph of Section 111-C-4 <br /> Action Subsequent to Approval. Staff has incorporated this comment in the proposed . <br /> amendments. <br /> 2) Send notices apprising all applicants, who have received minor subdivision approval but <br /> have not submitted a final plat to the Planning Department for recordation, that they have <br /> one year in which to submit the final plat, and that they may request in writing a one-year <br /> extension. Staff will send notice when the amendment is adopted. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no immediate financial impact associated with this <br /> decision item. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): Planning staff recommends that the Planning Board recommends <br /> adoption of the proposed amendments to the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> MOTION: Selkirk moved to accept the proposed amendments to the Orange County <br /> Subdivision Regulations Section 11 Definitions and Section 111-C, <br /> Approval Procedures for Minor Subdivisions. Seconded by Strayhorn. <br /> VOTE: Unanimous <br />