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3 • THIRD ACTION — The Planning Board shall review and make a recommendation on the Concept Plan Application making a decision on whether the proposed development should proceed as a `conventional' or `flexible' development. STAFF COMMENT- At its November 7, 2012 regular meeting, the Planning Board voted unanimously to approve the flexible development option for the project. Agenda materials for this meeting can be viewed utilizing the following link: http://oranecountync. ov/planning/documents/ ovP Packet.pdf. Minutes from the meeting are contained within Attachment 6. • FOURTH ACTION — Once a concept plan option is approved, the Planning Board reviews and makes a recommendation on the approval of the Preliminary Plat application. STAFF COMMENT: At its March 6, 2013 regular meeting, the Board voted 9 to 1 to recommend approval of the Preliminary Plat application. Agenda materials for this meeting can be viewed utilizing the following link: http://orangecountync.gov/planning/documents/3. .13P Packet.pdf. Minutes from the meeting are contained within Attachment 7. • FIFTH ACTION — The BOCC receives the Planning Board recommendation and takes action on the Preliminary Plat application. STAFF COMMENT: The BOCC is pursuing this action during this April 23, 2013 regular meeting. • SIXTH ACTION — If approved, and once all construction activities have been completed or appropriate financial assurances have been approved, staff will approve and sign a Final Plat, which will be recorded in the Orange County Registrar of Deeds Office. Proposal: The applicant has submitted a Preliminary Plat application for a single-family residential subdivision consistent with the approved Concept Plan proposing 11 lots, each at least two acres in area, with an overall proposed density of one dwelling unit per every 3.31 acres of land area with 12.16 acres of open space. Roads: Two roads shall serve the project, each constructed to North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) public road standards. The applicant intends to turn these roads over to NCDOT for maintenance. Specifically, the proposal calls for: • Construction of two cul-de-sac roadways. The first, identified as Dumfries Lane, will provide access to lots 8 through 11. The second, identified as Lochwood Court, will provide access to lots 1 through 7. STAFF COMMENT: In reviewing the matter with NCDOT, staff has been informed there are no concerns with accepting the roads for maintenance as long as they are constructed to NCDOT standards. Please refer to Attachment 3 for additional information. • Roads shall be located within a fifty-foot right-of-way and involve a 27-foot improved travel way and a 37-foot cul-de-sac radius that will include curb and gutter. These dimensions comply with NCDOT standards for residential subdivisions. STAFF COMMENT: At the November 7, 2012 Planning Board meeting, a board member suggested the applicant consider a 40-foot improved radius rather that the depicted 35- foot radius denoted on the Concept Plan for the proposed cul-de-sacs. The applicant revised the plans denoting a 37-foot radius in the cul-de-sacs.