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O R A N G E C O U N T Y <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 118 <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date _aeRtemlzar_$L_128Z_ <br /> Action g nda <br /> Item L __ <br /> SUBJECT: TURTLEDOVE SUBDIVISION - PRELIMINARY <br /> ACTION BY: October 14, 1987 <br /> DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING ____Yes _X__ No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Eddie Kirk <br /> Checklist <br /> Vicinity Map <br /> Preliminary Plan Certification <br /> Agency Letters <br /> Preliminary Plan <br /> Private Road Evaluation <br /> 8-17-87 Planning Board Minutes <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> PURPOSE : Consideration of the Preliminary Plan for Turtledove Sub- <br /> division. <br /> BACKGROUND: The property is located in Chapel Hill Township on Old <br /> Greensboro Highway (SR 1005) . It is a 13.85 acre tract with <br /> 5 lots proposed. The average lot size is 2.31 acres <br /> excluding the right-of-way. The developer is proposing a <br /> private Class B road (Turtledove Lane) . The property is <br /> zoned Rural Buffer and designated PW- lI in the Land Use <br /> Plan. <br /> All applicable agencies have reviewed and commented on the <br /> application. <br /> Carrboro's comments are based on an earlier submission; <br /> i .e. , a cluster subdivision of six (6) lots. The Planning <br /> Department found the proposal unsuitable and recommended a <br /> reduction in the number of lots. The developer deleted one <br /> ( 1 ) lot and submitted a conventional subdivision for <br /> approval . Even though the subdivision is not being <br /> considered as a cluster development, the required minimum <br /> open space (for greenway ) is being dedicated along Phil 's <br /> Creek. Orange County 's buffer requirements have been met. <br /> Based on the NCDOT standard of two (2 ) houses per 1/10th of <br /> a mile (528 feet) , the existence of five (5 ) houses on <br />