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2 Courtesy Review: • Tract is partially within the Joint Planning Area. • Chapel Hill had no comment (see attached 12/29/06 agency review). • Durham County approved the subdivision at the Development Review Board meeting on January 26, 2007. Adjacent Land Use: • Property to the east is part of a recently approved subdivision. • Property to the north includes a single-family residential lot and a large residential tract. • Property to the south includes a single-family residential lot and a recently approved 86 lot subdivision. • Property to the west includes a large undeveloped tract across Kerley Road. • Subdivision pattern on the Orange County side includes lots averaging from .74 acres in Montvale to 2.26 acres in Kerlington and undeveloped land on the west side of Kerley Road. Proposed: Roads: • Access is from Kerley Road (SR 1717), an existing paved public road in Chapel Hill Township. • The proposed main road leading into the subdivision is Carramore Lane. • Approximately 30 feet of Carramore Lane is located in Orange County. The remainder of Carramore Lane, and all of the proposed subdivision lots, are located in Durham County. • Eight (8) lots are proposed in Durham County. Each lot has access to Kerley Road via Carramore Lane with a proposed stub out to the southern property line in Durham County to allow'for future connectivity. • Minimum lot size in Durham County is 1 acre when served by septic systems. • All roads are to be public. The Carramore Lane design drawings and construction plans shall be approved by NCDOT. Final construction shall be approved, or. secured by a Letter of Credit, by NCDOT prior to planning signatures on the final plat. . This condition has been added, to the Resolution of Approval. • A right-of-way stub out in Durham County will provide for future interconnectivity with an adjacent tract to the south (Quail Ridge). Transportation Issues: • Orange County asked for a traffic study and the applicant submitted a study prepared by The Prescott Company. This study along with NCDOT comments and staff review, indicate that no turn lanes are warranted on Kerley Road. • On page 16 of the agenda packet Karen Lincoln, the Orange County Transportation Planner, indicates that based on the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization's Long Range Transportation Plan, Kerley Road is considered to have sufficient capacity for anticipated traffic in the year 2030, having a volume to capacity ratio of 0.32. The Triangle Regional Model projections indicate 3,985 vehicles per day in 2030. Capacity at level of service D is 12,500 vehicles per day. - Open Space/Buffers: • 9,321 sq. ft. (100%) of common area open space proposed in Orange County. • Homeowners Association will maintain open space and buffers. Water-Sewer: • Individual wells and septic tanks. No water or sewer lines may be connected to homes within Orange County per Joint Planning Agreement. Recreation: • No recreation dedication is required in Orange County because there are no lots.