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......._ <br /> -ro <br /> / 5_,:u soLn <br /> • e• ea 19i <br /> 0, ,- . -_-.-..4e,;,..4\s'. <br /> 4 <br /> MEMORANDUM . <br /> TO:. Planning Board <br /> FROM: Roger Waldon, Planning Director . <br /> SUBJECT: Lacy Burch Subdivision, Phase Two - Joint Planning Area <br /> Application for Preliminary Plan Approval (SD-24-p/ó45) <br /> DATE: August 20,1985 <br /> APPLICATION: For approval of a preliminary plan for the <br /> subdivision of 3.17 acres of land into 3 residential building lots. <br /> The site is located on the north side of Link Road, a private . <br /> street extending eastward from Seawell School Road opposite the <br /> Chapel Hill High School site. Attached is the applicant's <br /> • <br /> preliminary plan. <br /> . . <br /> BACKGROUND: At its July 25, 1985 meeting, the Board tabled review <br /> of this application until "more adequate maps and the Orange County <br /> Subdivision Ordinance are available. " The maps submitted to the <br /> Board at that meeting meet Orange County's application <br /> requirements. The applicant is not required to submit additional . <br /> information. Enclosed is a copy of Orange County's development <br /> regulations, including its subdivision ordinance. Confusion arose <br /> at the July 25 meeting regarding whether the subdivision site <br /> included the remainder of the Lacy Burch Estate property. The• <br /> 3.17-acre site was recently subdivided off from the 24-acre Lacy <br /> Burch Estate property through the County's minor subdivision <br /> process. Therefore this application is concerned only with the <br /> 3.17-acre site. <br /> • EVALUATION: Town and County staff have jointly reviewed the <br /> • the application for compliance with the standards of the Orange <br /> County- Subdivision Ordinance and the intent of the Joint Planning <br /> Agreement and have identified the following deficiencies and <br /> • concerns: <br /> • <br /> Section IV-B-3-d of the County Subdivision Ordinance provides for <br /> the approval of a private road if the following two findings are <br /> made: <br /> 1) The nature and location of the subdivision, including such <br /> considerations as topography, the surrounding area, the present and <br /> future road plans, and access by public safety vehicles, are such <br /> that a private road is justified; and <br /> 2) As many as possible of the following conditions are met: <br /> A) The subdivision consists of less than 10 lots; <br /> • B) The subdivision preserves a natural area through deed <br /> restrictions and special design features; <br /> C) the subdivision, does not embrace or abut any part of a <br />