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S ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date September 6, 1988 Action Agenda Item # G-4 SUBJECT: THOMAS JEFFERSON - PRELIMINARY ACTION BY: October 12, 1988 DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Crudup Application Vicinity Map Preliminary Plan Preliminary Plan Certification TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Private Road Justification Hillsborough - 732-8181 Agency Comments Durham - 688-7331 Draft Planning Board Minutes 8/15/88 Mebane - 227-2031 Chapel Hill - 967-9251/968-4501 411 PURPOSE: Consideration of the preliminary plan for the Thomas Jefferson Subdivision. BACKGROUND: The property is located in Chapel Hill Township on the corner of Sunny Ridge Drive and Mount Sinai Road (SR 1718) . The total acreage of the tract is 10 . 16 acres . The applicant proposes to create two lots, 5 . 17 and 4. 74 acres in size. The property is zoned Rural Buffer. The Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan designa- tion is Rural Residential. In 1986, Mt. Sinai Road had a traffic count of 600 trips per day. Lot 1 has an existing residence, septic tank, and well, and has access to the state road. Lot 2 will have access to Sunny Ridge Road, an existing private road. The private road currently meets Class A standards, serves three lots, and is covered by a recorded Road Maintenance Agreement. The applicant has submitted a private road justifica- tion which is included in the attachments. In addition to the justification, the Staff has noted that the lots being created are larger than the minimum • required, and an exceptional view is maintained by the rural character of the road and surrounding lots. Mary Anne Black, Recreation and Parks Director, recommends payment in lieu of dedication of recreation/open space in the amount of $360 .