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8/7/96 Planning Board Minutes 17 Brooks reported that the seminar she attended seemed to be more geared to professional planners than to planning advisory board members. While she did learn some things,she felt it would have been more beneficial if more emphasis was placed on volunteer board members and their function. Jobsis asked if the Institute of Government would provide someone to come to Orange County and present training and information tailored to Planning Board members. Staff indicated they could contact the Institute for information on such training. By consensus,the Board agreed they would be in favor of training sessions. AGENDA ITEM#8: SUBDMSION APPLICATIONS a. Appeal 1)Maxine Yates Pope Presentation by Jane Garrett. This item is for consideration of the Concept Plan for the subdivision of the Maxine Yates Pope property. The applicantlowner is appealing a determination made by the Planning Staff. The property is located in Eno Township beyond the end of Yates Road(SR 1563) on Yates Road Extension(south side). The property is zoned Agricultural Residential,and located within the Lower Eno Protected Watershed. The total acreage of the tract is 5.0 acres.The applicant/owner has proposed to divide this tract into two lots. Both lots are to be served by a proposed private Class C road via Yates Road Extension(private). In 1991 a relative of Ms.Pope(Luther I.Yates,Jr.)submitted a proposal to create three lots at the end of Yates Road(Eno Township,Tax Map 20 Lots 25D,25H,and 25J). Initially,this proposal was denied based on Section IV-B-3-d-1(2)of the Orange County Subdivision Regulations which states that..."Public roads are generally required in all subdivisions and will be required where it is found that...the subdivision roads extend existing roads which are public'. However,an exception was made(by the Planning Director)to allow that portion of Yates Road Extension to be classified as private because the area consisted of less than 150 feet and on the condition that any future development on Yates Road Extension would require public dedication and construction to state standards(copy of letter an attachment to these minutes). On July 2, 1996,the Planning Staff reviewed the proposal submitted by Ms.Pope and determined that the entire portion of Yates Road Extension must be dedicated as public and constructed to state standards from the end of state maintenance into the said property where the proposed Class C road begins. This requirement is pursuant to Section IV-B-3-d-1(2)of the Subdivision Regulations as well as a condition of approval for the Luther Yates Minor Subdivision. The Planning Staff recommends that the entire length of Yates Road Extension be publicly dedicated and constructed to NCDOT standards from the end of state maintenance into said property where the proposed Class C road begins.