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,,- <br /> 1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date May j 1989 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item # <br /> SUBJECT: SYKES GLEN, PHASE 3 - PRELIMINARY PLAN <br /> ACTION BY: June 6, 1989 <br /> DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING: Yes _j_No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Crudup <br /> Application Extension 574 <br /> Vicinity Map <br /> Preliminary Plan <br /> Preliminary Plan Certification TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Agency Comments Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> 4/17/89 Draft Planning Board Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Minutes Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 967-9251/968-4501 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider the preliminary plan for Sykes Glen, <br /> Phase 3. <br /> BACKGROUND: The property is located in Bingham Township on the <br /> east side of Oak Grove Church Road (SR 1117) 0.3 mile <br /> north of the intersection with Vernon Road (SR 1118) . <br /> The total acreage of the tract is 74.03 acres. It is <br /> zoned Agricultural Residential with the same designa- <br /> tion in the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive <br /> Plan. The proposed subdivision is also located in the <br /> Protected Watershed of Cane Creek. 1987 traffic counts <br /> on Oak Grove Church Road ranged from 100 to 600 trips <br /> per day. Adjacent land uses are agricultural and <br /> residential. <br /> Twenty-two (22) lots are proposed to be served by new <br /> public roads, and by individual wells and septic <br /> tanks. Lot sizes range from 2.1 acres to 5.1 acres. <br /> Review comments from all applicable agencies are <br /> included in the agenda. The NC Department of <br /> Transportation requires that the entrance road be re- <br /> aligned to provide a 90 degree intersection with <br /> SR 1117 in order to increase the sight distance. DOT <br /> also requires the dedication of 10' x 70' sight <br /> triangles at all intersections. <br /> Orange Soil and Water Conservation Staff has reported <br /> soils with severe limitations for septic tank <br />