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14 <br />(All of the lots are more than two times the minimum lot area. Proposed <br />building setback lines will be larger than required by the ordinance. Front <br />setbacks will vary from 40 to 80 feet. Rear setbacks vary from 20 to 40 feet.) <br />b. The retention and /or provision of landscaping and use of <br />clustering of dwelling units to screen the view of the subdivision <br />from public roads and /or maintain a wooded or forested <br />character, maintain scenic views, or preserve wildlife, botanical, <br />historic, archaeological and /or recreation sites; <br />(The site is mostly wooded. Additional landscaping should not be required to <br />meet the Subdivision Regulations standards. No clustering of units is <br />proposed.) <br />2. The number, location and /or size of lots to be located in the subdivision <br />are such that, even if constructed to State standards, the streets would <br />not be accepted by the State for maintenance due to density or other <br />State requirements; <br />(Upon buildout, the subdivision will meet NCDOT density requirements.) <br />3. Recreation and /or open space areas, including lands containing <br />significant botanical, wildlife, historic and /or archaeological sites, are <br />to be dedicated and /or preserved through restrictive covenants in <br />amounts greater than required by standards for recreation /open space <br />dedication; and /or <br />(There are no common or recreation areas proposed.) <br />4. Significantly larger than required stream buffers and lot sizes, and /or <br />other design features are proposed as part of a subdivision to be located <br />in a Protected Watershed as designated on the Orange County <br />Comprehensive Plan to reduce the amount of impervious surface and <br />cause infiltration of storm water runoff to prevent the pollution of water <br />supply reservoirs. <br />('There is a 30 -foot drainage easement proposed. Lot sizes are also <br />significantly larger than required which will reduce the amount of impervious <br />surface.) <br />5. Topographic and environmental features, such as streams, steep slopes, <br />or watersheds, that would be adversely affected by the use of roads <br />constructed to State standards because of factors such as significant <br />amounts of earthwork (cut and fill) that would contribute to increased <br />3 <br />T <br />