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2 Twenty-five(25)new residential lots are proposed which average 4.6 acres in size. The lots will be served by individual wells and septic systems. Common open space is proposed totaling 18.2 acres or 13 percent. The common area includes land around the abandoned farm structures, adjacent to the pond and the creek, as well as a ten-foot pedestrian corridor around most of the subdivision boundary. A 50-foot land use buffer is required adjacent to the transmission line right-of-way. On Mebane Oaks Road, five feet of additional right-of-way and a 30-foot buffer are required. The subdivision is proposed in two (2) phases. The first phase will include the lots and road construction sixty (60) feet past Tom's Creek Court. All of the road rights-of-way and the common area will be dedicated with Phase One. Lots 5-17 will be developed in Phase Two. Access will be provided by one divided entrance on Mebane Oaks Road and two (2) new private roads, each ending in a cul de sac.Dairy Ridge Road is proposed as a Class A private road and will function as the main entrance road. Tom's Creek Court will be a Class B private road serving lots 18 through 22. The applicant's private road justification and the Planning Staff's evaluation are included in the attachments. Private roads are justified through the subdivision's location in a rural area of a protected watershed, larger lots, larger setbacks, and open space protection. On May 20,the Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend approval of the Preliminary Plan for The Clearings at Tom's Creek with private roads subject to the requirements stated in the Resolution of Approval. RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends approval of the Preliminary Plan for The Clearings at Tom's Creek with Class A and Class B private roads as per the attached Resolution of Approval.