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42 <br /> Attachment 5 <br /> Excerpt of Minutes Approved 7/1/2015 <br /> 1 MINUTES <br /> 2 PLANNING BOARD <br /> 3 JUNE 3,2015 <br /> 4 REGULAR MEETING <br /> 5 <br /> 6 MEMBERS PRESENT: Peter Hallenbeck (Chair), Cheeks Township Representative; Lydia Wegman-At-Large Chapel <br /> 7 Hill Township (Vice Chair); Tony Blake, Bingham Township Representative; Paul Guthrie, At-Large Chapel Hill <br /> 8 Township; Buddy Hartley, Little River Township Representative; Bryant Warren, Hillsborough Township <br /> 9 Representative; Laura Nicholson, Eno Township Representative; Lisa Stuckey, Chapel Hill Township Representative; <br /> 10 Maxecine Mitchell, At-Large Bingham Township; Herman Staats, At-Large, Cedar Grove Township; James Lea, <br /> 11 Cedar Grove Township Representative;Andrea Rohrbacher,At-Large Chapel Hill Township; <br /> 12 <br /> 13 MEMBERS ABSENT: None <br /> 14 <br /> 15 STAFF PRESENT: Craig Benedict, Planning Director; Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor; Ashley Moncado, <br /> 16 Special Projects Planner; Rachel McCook, Planning Technician; Erica Gray Administrative Assistant II; <br /> 17 <br /> 18 AGENDA ITEM 7: MAJOR SUBDIVISION CONCEPT PLAN: To review and make a decision on a Major <br /> 19 Subdivision Concept Plan (using the Flexible Design Option) application <br /> 20 (Henderson Woods)seeking to subdivide a 48 acre parcel of property into 19 <br /> 21 single family residential lots with 21.2 acres (44%of the site) held in common open <br /> 22 space. The proposed subdivision is located at the intersection on Erwin Road and <br /> 23 Whitefield Road in Chapel Hill Township. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Presenter: Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Michael Harvey: Reviewed abstract. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Craig Benedict: To conceptionalize the difference between a conventional subdivision and this flexible <br /> 30 conservation cluster. The conventional would give you 19 2.5 acre lots. The flexible with give you 19 1.2 <br /> 31 acre lots and 21 acres of open space. Everyone living within the project would have a share of this <br /> 32 common open space. This is the tendency over the last 10 years for people to have a smaller lot to have <br /> 33 the extra space for common open space. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Tom Heffner: My name is Tom Heffner and I am the developer of Henderson Woods. I have done a <br /> 36 number of subdivisions in the area, Creekwood, Northfield, etc. I felt it was more desirable to have open <br /> 37 space rather than larger lots. We came in with a plan, got comments from staff and made modifications, <br /> 38 had the neighborhood information meeting, listened to their comments and input, made revisions to the <br /> 39 proposal based on those comments. Talked to NCDOT and made their modifications. We believe this <br /> 40 proposal captures most concerns and represents a reasonable project for the area. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Pete Hallenbeck: The existing road that comes through and Michael said you can't get rid of the right of <br /> 43 way but it would be limited to the occupants of technically the people in this subdivision couldn't use that <br /> 44 road to get out onto Erwin. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Tom Heffner: NCDOT has been explicit in saying they didn't want that to become a secondary entrance <br /> 47 because that road is so close to a signalized intersection. We would pave that road and put a gate on it so <br /> 48 the folks who have a right to use it could open the gate to use it. <br /> 49 <br /> 50 Andrea Rohrbacher: What about delivery trucks? <br /> 1 <br />