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O R A N G E C O U N T Y <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 4, 1990 <br />SUBJECT: FOUR BIRCHES - AMENDED PHASING PLAN <br />DEPARTMENT: PLANNING <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Vicinity Map <br />Requested Amendment <br />8/10/90 Staff Memorandum <br />Preliminary Plan <br />8/20/90 Draft Planning <br />Board Minutes <br />PUBLIC HEARING <br />Action A en <br />Item #— -A <br />Yes —x—No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: Eddie Kirk <br />Extension 2582 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough - 732 -8181 <br />Durham - 688 -7331 <br />Mebane - 227 -2031 <br />Chapel Hill - 967 -9251 <br />PURPOSE: Consideration of an amended phasing plan for Four <br />Birches Subdivision. <br />BACKGROUND: The preliminary plan for Four Birches was approved by <br />the Board of Commissioners on August 1, 1989. The <br />plan was for a subdivision containing 16 lots ranging <br />in size from 1.3 acres to 5.1 acres. The subdivision <br />was proposed with 13 lots being served by two private <br />roads and the remaining 3 lots having frontage on <br />existing state roads. The preliminary plan indicated <br />the subdivision was to be developed in one phase. <br />The property is located at the northeast intersection <br />of Hopkins Road (SR 1537) and Bill Poole Road (SR <br />1536) in Little River Township. The property is not <br />zoned and the Land Use Plan designation is <br />Agricultural Residential. <br />On July 25, 1990, the applicant submitted an <br />application for Final Plat approval. The application <br />was considered incomplete since the required <br />improvements (roads, landscaping) had not been <br />installed and security was not provided for their <br />completion. On August 1, 1990 the Preliminary Plan <br />approval expired, since 12 months had elapsed without <br />Final Plat approval. <br />On January 8, 1990 the Subdivision Regulations were <br />amended to allow revisions to the phasing plans of <br />major subdivisions. The amendment provides a remedy <br />for development plans for which the 12 -month time <br />