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h. Wolfe Property _� [1\ <br /> 078 (Preliminary Plat - Bingham Property) <br /> Presentation by Eddie Kirk . <br /> The proposal is to divide a 36.8 acre tract into <br /> seven lots with a community open space area of <br /> 7.9 acres, which includes the wastewater <br /> treatment area. The average lot size is 3.9 <br /> acres. St. Michael 's Pond Drive is a proposed <br /> private "Class B" road off Dodson 's Crossroads <br /> South (SR 1102) . All lots but. one are zoned . R-1 <br /> Residential and designated as Rural Residential <br /> on the Land Use Plan . The remaining lot is <br /> located in University Lake Watershed in the Rural <br /> Buffer. <br /> All applicable agencies have reviewed and <br /> approved the application except the N.C. Division <br /> of Environmental Management. A spray irrigation <br /> system is proposed for sewage disposal , and the <br /> agency has indicated that they will not provide <br /> any form of approval until final detailed <br /> engineering drawings are submitted. <br /> The Planning Staff recommends approval subject to <br /> the following conditions: <br /> 1 . The N.C. Department of Environmental <br /> Management must give final approval of the <br /> sewage treatment system before the final plat <br /> is submitted. <br /> 2. A homeowners association must be set up to <br /> insure maintenance of the proposed sewage <br /> system. <br /> 3. Lot 7 must have impervious surface denoted and <br /> a payment- in-lieu of recreation space will be <br /> required. The payment would be $84 ( 1/35 x <br /> $2945/acre) . <br /> 4. Setback lines must be shown on the final plat. <br /> Best asked the cost of installing such a system. <br /> Tony • Whitaker of Philip Post and Associates <br /> responded the cost would approximately $5,000 .00 <br /> per lot. Best continued asking about maintenance <br /> of the system. Mr. Whitaker indicated that a <br /> General Contractor with a license from DEM or a <br /> public utility could be hired as the primary <br /> maintenance would be making sure chlorination <br /> tablets were in place which would involve a check <br /> of the system bi-weekly as well as checking the <br /> pumps. <br /> Yuhasz asked about the time frame involved In a <br /> breakdown. Mr. Whitaker responded by explaining <br /> the alarm and backup systems. <br />