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061. 2 The subdivision is the fifth occuring along Cheyenne Drive in the past two years. The NC Department of Transportation has indicated that Cheyenne Drive could be accepted for maintenance if upgraded to the State specifications for unpaved roads. Orange Water and Sewer Authority provided standard comments regarding individual septic tanks and sedimentation and erosion control as follows: 1. A dual absorption field system should be required to be installed at the time each lot is developed (alternat- ing use between the two fields on a regular basis) , with an additional back-up field area also being required. Supporting information on this approach is enclosed for your consideration. OWASA staff recog- nizes that this will result in increased construction costs and greater initial clearing for the system installation; however. the long-term benefits to water quality. public health and future owners of the property should offset these costs. 2. The primary and back septic tank system sites identi- fied and approved by the Orange County Health Depart- ment should be clearly designated on the plats and deed/survey for each lot. These sites must be required to remain undisturbed and reserved by present and future owners for such use. OWASA has been informed of one reported case where a reserve site identified by the Health Department was rendered unusable due to construction of improvements after the initial resi- dence had been completed. OWASA also requested that easements be reserved for the extension of public sewer lines, if that is determined to be 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 the Subdivision Regulations which would permit the inclusion of OWASA' s recommendation for dual absorption fields as a condition of approval. County policy regarding the extension of public water and sewer into the Rural Buffer and Protected Watershed areas also prevents reservation and/or dedication of utility easements for that purpose. The Planning Board recommended approval of the preliminary plan for the subdivision of the James Mark Vine property with the following conditions: (1) Upgrade Cheyenne Drive to meet NCDOT construction specifications for unpaved roads and petition the State for acceptance of Cheyenne Drive into its maintenance system. (2) Indicate the location of primary and backup septic tank