Agenda - 02-18-1997 - 8e - Laserfiche WebLink

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The proposed lot is located adjacent to an existing 2.0 acre parcel which was created in 1990. The subdivision of that parcel required Brooks Road Spur, which at that time ended at the southern boundary of the larger tract,be extended to provide access for the new lot. Public dedication and construction was not required for the 890-foot extension of Brooks Road Spur to serve the new lot due to the limited extent of development. NCDOT requires a density of 2 houses per 1110 mile in order to accept maintenance of a road built to its standards. The 890-foot extension of Brooks Road Spur to serve the previously recorded lot would not have qualified for state maintenance even if it had been constructed to NCDOT standards. The housing density which would result after development of the proposed lot(2 houses per 116 mile)remains too low to satisfy NCDOT's density standards with the creation of the proposed lot. The creation of additional lots along Brooks Road Spur could ultimately result in sufficient density to require construction to NCDOT standards. Because the existing private portion of Brooks Road Spur is an extension of a public road, and because there is the potential for continued development of the larger tract,public dedication is recommended. A requirement for construction to public road standards is not recommended because the housing density remains below the minimum standards required for acceptance by NCDOT. At its December 4, 1996 meeting,the Planning Board recommended public dedication of the private portion of the 890-foot extension of Brooks Road Spur with construction to Class C private road standards. The vote was unanimous. RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends approval of the Preliminary Plan for Elsie K. Wade as recommended by the Planning Board,per the attached Resolution of Approval.