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Rationale For a Private Road at Setter Run Subdivision 082 The Setter Run Subdivision off Harmony Church Road in western Orange County has been planned to be a small residential community in keeping with the surrounding rural area. We the owners, David and Janice Brown, plan to live in the subdivision and wish to preserve as much of the natural environment as possible. Setter Run is designed as an equestrian community with land set aside for common bridle trails. With this in mind and in an effort to maintain the rural character of the area we feel that this subdivision is best suited for a gravel road. Although the portion of Harmony Church Road adjoining our land is paved it becomes a gravel road within three-tenths of a mile from our property line. In planning Setter Run we will prepare and record Restrictive Covenants on the lots which address the issue of further subdivision. Under these covenants only one single family dwelling per lot is permitted. Setbacks, minimum square footage and easements for utilities and drainage facilities are also provided for. Lots will be restricted against further subdivision. In justifying a private road we have reviewed the conditions of the Orange County Subdivision Regulations Section IV-B-3-d and have planned Setter Run to meet the following conditions: A) S tter Run will consist of ten lots ranging in size from 4.0 acres to with setbacks of 75 feet in the front and 50 feet in the rear of each lot. Trees on all boundry lines and a dividing row of trees up the middle of the tract will screen the view of the subdivision from the public road and individual lots from each other. All lots are designed so that the dwelling could be placed against or in a group of trees with pasture in front thus preserving the beauty of the open farmland surrounded by wooded areas. B) Setter Run is designed with a private road to preserve as much of the natural environment as possible. It is located in the protected Upper Eno watershed and a portion of each lot will be restricted use according to the impervious surface in this watershed. The private dirt and gravel road will serve to also preserve this watershed. Conversely, a paved road would require 48,600 feet (1.11 acres) of pavement which is not consistent with restrictions on the impervious surface in the Upper Eno watershed. Even if constructed to State standards the Setter Run Road would not be accepted by the State for maintenance due to State density requirements. C) This subdivision does not embrace or abut any part of a thorough- fare plan or a municipality's thoroughfare plan within the county and does not lie within a designated transition area.