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MOTION : <br /> u134 Lewis moved approval . Seconded by Eddleman. <br /> Best expressed the concern that the Board should be <br /> consistent and require a public road. <br /> Best noted that access should be <br /> road was to be a private, unpaved road. Heed if the <br /> to be concerned with the possible future development <br /> of the 112 acre tract. <br /> VOTE : 5 in favor. <br /> 3 opposed (Kramer - until specific standards are in <br /> place, the spirit of the attorney ' s recommendation <br /> should be followed, Best and Jacobs - both felt the <br /> road should be a public road ) . <br /> Yuhasz noted that he felt the economc and <br /> question should be addressed in publiiciforum. political <br /> d. Blackwood Forest - Final <br /> ( Chapel Hill Township ) <br /> Presentation by Emily Crudup. <br /> This agenda item is for consideration of the Final <br /> Plat for Blackwood Forest Subdivision . <br /> The property is located in Chapel Hill Townshi on t <br /> north side of Mt. Sinai Road (SR 1718) a p p by <br /> 1/4 mile east of N. C. 86. The tract is borderedeon <br /> the north by the Southern Railroad. <br /> proposed out of 30. 75 There are 13 lots <br /> proposed <br /> ed out acres. The average lot size is <br /> The property is located in the Joint <br /> Planning Area and is designated Rural Buffer on the <br /> Land Use Plan and Zoning Atlas. <br /> The subdivision will be served by Hathaway Lane, a <br /> proposed public road. <br /> All applicable agencies have reviewed and commented on <br /> the application . The Town of Chapel Hill has raised <br /> concerns regarding a stub-out to the eastern <br /> line and additional right-of-way for Mt. Sinai Road. <br /> The Orange County Planning Department addressed these <br /> concerns during development review as follows : <br /> ( 1 ) Service to the property east of Blackwood Forest <br /> would best be provided by a road paralleling the <br /> long axis of the tract. <br /> perpendicular to the common A s, would <br /> not efficiently serve all of the would <br /> (2) Mt. Sinai Road (existing 60-foot right-of-way ) is <br /> presently classified as a collector road (70-foot <br /> right-of-way standard ) . <br /> provided one-half (5 The applicant has <br /> right-of-way ( 10 feet) needed. °f the additional <br /> The Recreation and Parks Department has recommended a <br />