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3 Use Plan designation is Rural Residential. The Planning Board recommended that the preliminary plan of Dal-Rae Forest be denied and that the plan be resubmitted with Dal-Rae Forest Road designated as a public road and designed according to State standards. The Administration recommends denial of the application and resubmission as recommended by the Planning Board. Szymik explained that one of the main reasons for the road to be public is the potential for further development to the south which is currently landlocked. Alois Callemyn, surveyor, indicated that when the sketch plan was approved that anything less than nine lots did not have to be paved and he was told by the Planning Staff that a Class B road should be submitted on the preliminary plan. The developer does not want a through road and plans to control this with a restrictive covenant. Chair Marshall stated that Mr. Gledhill had correctly pointed out that the policy of the County as adopted was for public roads -- perhaps it has been changeover in staff that has identified the criteria so that private roads are taken as a right -- we have not changed the criteria but have moved back to their intended meaning. Motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve the recommendation for denial. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. 2 . RAM'S WOODS - PRELIMINARY PLAN Greg Szymik presented for consideration the preliminary plan for Ram's Woods, a proposed cluster subdivision. The tract is 15 acres and located at the end of Crossroads Church Cemetery Road. The property is zoned Residential-1 and designated as Rural Residential on the Land Use Plan. Seven lots are proposed surrounded by 6.94 acres of common open space. The Planning Board recommended approval subject to five condi- tions: (1) Dedicate Ram's Way as a public road to be constructed to State standards. (2) Provide restrictive covenants for review by the County Attorney. (3) Revise the vicinity map to show the location of the sub- division and the road names. (4) Provide a separate plan which indicates all the required recreation improvements (0.42 acre) . (5) Increase lot #7 in size to provide 0.92 acres (40,000 sq. ft. ) , since it will be dependent upon its own onsite wastewater disposal system. The Administration recommends approval with the amendment of condition No. 1 as follows: Dedicate Ram's Way as a public road designed and constructed to State standards. Discussion ensued on private versus public roads. The applicant James Collins asked that a private road be approved. He stated that the subdivision is at the very end of an unpaved State road with a cemetery on one side, a power right-of-way on one side, a small subdivision on one side and undeveloped land on the fourth side. A road maintenance agreement would require that the property owners be respon- sible for maintaining the road. Motion was made by Commissioner Hartwell to approve the prelimi- nary plan for Ram's Woods with conditions 2, 3, 4, and 5 as stated above. MOTION DIED FOR A LACK OF A SECOND. Motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commis- sioner Carey to approve the preliminary plan for Ram's Woods with condition No. 1 as amended by the Administration and Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 5 as listed above.