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169 2 All agencies have reviewed Dal -Rae Forest. The Director of Orange County Recreation and Parks recommends payment- in- lieu of dedication of recreation/open space in the amount of $113. 00. The Town of Carrboro responded that their comments on the first preliminary of Dal -Rae Forest were still valid and that a 50-foot buffer would be required on either side of the intermittent stream. Since the stream is not perennial and is not in a protected watershed, a stream buffer is not required. However, a 30- foot drainage easement has been provided. Orange Water and Sewer Authority recommends that a dual alternating absorption field system should be installed and that an additional back-up field area should also be required. OWASA also suggested that primary and back-up septic tank sites approved by the Health Department should be clearly designated on the plat and required to remain undisturbed. In addition, OWASA recommends that property owners in the Watershed or Rural Buffer should be required to provide a 30-foot wide public utility easement in a low- lying area in the event extension of public water and sewer service is determined necessary and desirable in the future. The County is restricted to the requirements of the Health Department and the N. C. Division of Environmental Management insofar as septic tank fields are concerned. There are no provisions in either the Zoning Ordinance or Subdivision Regulations which would permit the inclusion of OWASA' s comments as conditions of approval . With regard to the reservation of utility easements, current County policy limits the extension of public water and sewer service into the Rural Buffer. Should this policy be amended, Orange County may then pursue reserving utility easements during the subdivision process. At its December 21 , 1987 meeting, the Planning Board recommended approval of the preliminary plan for Dal -Rae Forest with the following conditions: 1 . Include in Lot /1 the area south of the creek designated for septic tank disposal . 2. Submit payment- in- lieu of dedication of recreation/ open space in the amount of $113. 00. 3. Restrict the access of lots 1 and 2 to the existing private road. RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends approval of the preliminary plan for Dal -Rae Forest as recommended by the Planning Board.