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• Third Action: The County Board of Commissioners considers approval of the preliminary plat to allow the applicant to begin work on the required public improvements. COMMENTS FROM THE MAY 3, 2006 PLANNING BOARD MEETING (Staff response in italics) • The yield analysis is different when the original lots of record are not considered, Why has not Planning staff applied the required open space percentage (33%) to the lots of record, rather than just the proposed subdivided parcels? Open space is calculated on the actual subdivision acreage, not on acreage outside of the plan, Are the fire suppression recommendations aCounty requirement? • This falls under the general category of `insuring the public health, safety and welfare ; which is a valid subdivision issue, • What authority does the Planning Board have regarding the use of groundwater resulting from subdivided lots and what are the appropriate thresholds? • The Planning Board and staff determine basic subdivision density and impervious cover using zoning district minimum lot sizes and watershed density formulas. In lieu of more specific groundwater usage standards, these density regulations indirectly address groundwater usage rates, There is no county agency with explicit authority to regulate groundwater usage. • The issues of swapping impervious cover on lots within a platted subdivision. • Impervious surface is calculated for the entire gross acreage and maybe allocated, within the subdivision, on a lot-by-fot basis, This figure is disclosed on the final plat and also in the Declarations of Development Restrictions and Requirements. FISCAL IMPACT: The Fiscal Impact Analysis is included as an attachment. STAFF FINDINGS: 1. The proposed development is compatible with the use and densities suggested in the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan. 2, The proposed development complies with the Subdivision standards relating to open space percentage and acres, the type of open space and roadway design. 3, The proposed development complies with the Zoning Ordinance regarding minimum lot size, impervious cover, and density. 4. Aright turn deceleration lane is appropriate far the entrance into Jones Ferry Road. RECOMMENDATIONS: Administration recommends Approval of the Preliminary Plan in accordance with the attached Resolution of Approval. Planning Board recommends Approval of the Preliminary Plan in accordance with the attached Resolution of Approval.