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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 3, 1996 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item <br /> SUBJECT: THE CLEARINGS AT TOM'S CREEK-PRELIMINARY PLAN <br /> ACTION BY: July 18, 1996 <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning & Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: Yes_X—No <br /> BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes_X No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Cameron <br /> Resolution of Approval Extension 2580 <br /> Application <br /> Vicinity Map <br /> Preliminary Plan TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Fiscal Impact Analysis Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Private Road Justification Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Staff Evaluation Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> 5/20/96 Draft Planning Board Minutes Chapel Hill - 967-9251 <br /> PURPOSE: Consideration of the Preliminary Plan for The Clearings at Tom's Creek. <br /> BACKGROUND: The property is located in the northwest corner of Bingham Township on the east <br /> side of Mebane Oaks Road(SR 1007)near the intersection of Jones Road(SR <br /> 1123) and the Alamance County line. The tract is zoned Agricultural Residential <br /> and Cane Creek Protected Watershed. In the Land Use Element of the <br /> Comprehensive Plan, it is designated as Agricultural Residential and Water <br /> Supply Watershed. <br /> The total acreage of the tract is 137.5 acres. Adjacent land uses are residential and <br /> agriculture. The southern boundary is shared with a 150-foot Duke Power right- <br /> of-way. The site contains remnants of a former dairy farm operation, including <br /> barns, silos, and a 4.3-acre pond. A tributary of Tom's Creek flows south through <br /> the middle of the tract. Average slopes are eight percent, although some slopes <br /> approach fifteen percent. <br />