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M M I ff V =s the Comprehensive Plan. Adjacent land uses are residential. In 1988, a plan for Falling Cedars was submitted for nine (9) lots. However, the Health Department approved the Preliminary for only eight (8) lots. The Final Plat was approved with eight lots served by a Class B private road and individual wells and septic tanks. Two lots (1 & 7) had easements on other lots for sewage disposal. Following recordation of the Final Plat, the owner acquired the services of a soil scientist who was able to identify a ninth location for sewage disposal that was subsequently approved by Environmental Health. The applicant has submitted a revised Preliminary Plat to create the ninth lot in Falling Cedars. The total acreage of the tract is 20.53 acres. The average lot size is 2.01 acres. The new design has the same rod alignment and basically the same lot layout. The septic easements formerly located on lots 2 and 6 have been removed. The sewage disposal areas for lots 7 and 8 will be on a separate lot owned in common by the owners of lots 7 & 8. The Class B private road was constructed and approved last year. The applicant's revised private road justification and the staff's evaluation of the request are attachments to these minutes on pages The factors used to justify the private road are: 1. Larger lots than the minimum required; 2. Larger stream buffer; 3. Restrictive covenants to provide tree protection and prohibit further subdivision; 4. The subdivision will not be visible from the State Road; and 5. Other subdivisions in the area are served by private roads. The Planning Staff recommends approval of the Preliminary Plan for Falling Cedars Sub- division with a Class B private road based on the findings contained in section Iv- B -3 -d -1 of the Subdivision Regulations and according