Agenda - 12-07-2015 - 7-a - Major Subdivision Preliminary Plat Application

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4 Subdivision Type Number of Average Lot Area in Open Space Open Space Lots Size Percentage Flexible Development 19 1.22 acres 21.5 acres 44.9% Plan The lots within the subdivision range in size from 1.0 acre (smallest)to 1.68 acres (largest) in area. Staff has determined the Preliminary Plat application is consistent with the Concept Plan approved by the Planning Board at its June 3, 2015 regular meeting. Please refer to Attachment 4 for the minutes from this meeting. STAFF COMMENT. The proposal is in accordance with the anticipated densities and minimum lots sizes for parcels located within: • The Rural Buffer land use category as defined within the adopted Comprehensive Plan, • Rural Designated areas of the County as denoted on the Growth Management Systems Map, and • The Rural Buffer— Rural Residential Area land use category as defined within the Joint Planning Land Use Plan. It should be remembered the clustering of lots is permitted in accordance with the provisions of the UDO as well as in Section 6, Future Land Use — Joint Planning Area of the Joint Planning Land Use Plan, which can be viewed utilizing the following link: hp://oranecountync. ov/planning/documents/JPALUP ocument.pdf Roads: The proposal involves the creation of three (3) new public roads (to be named "Martin Madden Way, Henderson Woods Lane and Shakori Trail") to service the subdivision. Each public road will constructed to NC Department of Transportation (DOT) standards. A five-foot (5) wide concrete sidewalk shall be constructed within and outside of identified road rights-of-way. Specifically, the proposal calls for • A single access road to be name Henderson Woods Lane will serve as the subdivision's main vehicular ingress/egress via Whitfield Road. • Construction of two cul-de-sac roadways to be named "Martin Madden Way and Shakori Trail" will also be constructed within fifty-foot rights-of-way with 27-foot back-to back cross sections. The Preliminary Plat indicates there will be two 20-foot wide shared driveway/truck turn areas within each cul-de-sac to accommodate the turn radius of larger vehicles. These dimensions comply with NCDOT and Orange County Solid Waste Management standards for residential subdivisions. STAFF COMMENT. As previously indicated there is an existing private road running through the property called Shakori Trail serving existing properties to the north of the subdivision. A portion of this existing right-of-way will be converted into a public street terminating in a cul-de-sac along the eastern property.