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14 (Wooded open space will be protected because house and driveway locations are restricted to the sites shown on the plat.) 4. Significantly larger than required stream buffers and lot sizes,and/or other design features are proposed as part of a subdivision to be located in a Protected Watershed as designated on the Orange County Comprehensive Plan to reduce the amount of impervious surface and cause infiltration of storm water runoff to prevent the pollution of water supply reservoirs. (This subdivision is located in the University Lake protected watershed.No streams that require protection are located on the property. House and driveway locations have been selected to minimize grading and impervious surface.A public road would create more disturbance[8888 sgft.]and more impervious surface[6600 sq;ft.] than a private road.) 5. Topographic and environmerital features,such as streams,steep slopes,or watersheds,that would be adversely affected by the use of roads constructed to State standards because of factors such as significant amounts of earthwork(cut and fill)that would contribute to increased runoff of stormwater and siltation. (The subdivision contains slopes in the 15-20 percent range. Building the roads to State standards would require clearing and grading significantly more area than with the proposed private road.A public road must be a minimum of 18 feet wide instead of 12 feet wide.A proposed public right-of-way must be cleared entirely of all trees and underbrush. Trees and natural understory may remain in a private right-of-way,provided there is adequate clearance for larger vehicles) 6. The site is already developed to 100%of the capacity which could be achieved after approval of the subdivision and some or all of the non-conforming aspects of existing development on the site will be made more conforming as a result of the proposed subdivision,and all conforming aspects of the development will remain conforming. (Not applicable.) 7. There is only one subdivision road proposed. Its length does not exceed 350 feet. It serves no more than five lots. Its grade does not exceed nine percent. The land being subdivided is not connected to or is part of another subdivision required to be served by public roads. In addition,the average lot size within the subdivision is at least 40,000 square feet. (Not applicable.) EVALUATION SUMMARY: The proposed private road is justfied because the subdivision is located in the University Lake protected watershed, contains steep slopes,and would not be visible from the State Road In addition, it may not qual ijy for State maintenance if a public right-of-way is not available between the applicant's property and Old School Road. Planning Staff recommends that the proposed road be approved as a Class B private road