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3 • The closest water and sewer is in Rangewood subdivision, which is approximately 1,000 feet north of this subdivision. • Extension of water and sewer is prohibited in the Rural Buffer except for a public purpose or to address a health situation. Recreation: • Chapel Hill District Park • The Orange County Environment and Resource Conservation Department is recommending a portion of the open space property be dedicated to Orange County for recreation and open space, The proposed dedication is a 200-foot-wide strip located parallel to a 770 foot segment of property boundary formed by Phil's Creek and a 200-foot-wide strip located parallel to a 150 foot section of Phil's Creek that helps to form the southwestern property boundary (memo and map attached), Payment in lieu would require 1/20th of an acre per lot which would be approximately 41,382 square feet. This dedication of 4.5 acres would replace the payment-in-lieu option,. Development Process Schedule and Action Planning Board: First Action: Concept Plan approved by the Planning Board December 7, 2005 with the following conditions; 1. The intersection and road alignments on the Preliminary Plan shall meet NCDOT collector standards with a 60 foot right-of-way and 34 foot B-B pavement. The sidewalk is to be outside of the right-of-way,(NCDOT Recommendation) 2. Homeowners Association documents that provide for maintenance of the Open Space shall be submitted with the preliminary plan. Provisions shall be included in the Homeowners Association documents that would prohibit tree cutting in the Open Space except for maintenance purposes. 3, The cul-de-sac at the end of Westhampton Way shall be increased to a minimum of 95 feet in diameter, Turning radii at all corners shall have a 32 foot minimum, 4_ Show proposed dedication of an additional 5 feet of right-of-way, or 35 feet from C/L of existing R/VV, whichever is greater, along Hatch Road on the Preliminary Plan, 5. Weston Lane must have 4 lots accessing it to meet NCDOT requirements, 6. Show five-foot utility easements along both sides of all rights-of-way. 7. ERCD has recommended that a portion of the open space be dedicated (deeded) to Orange County for recreation and open space, The dedication is a 200-foot-wide strip located parallel to a 770 foot segment of property boundary farmed by Phil's Creek. This will meet the requirement for recreation and reduce or eliminate the amount of the recreation payment-in-lieu. 8. Shaw location of subdivision sign on Preliminary Plan. 9. Any lighting shall meet Orange County Outdoor Lighting Standards, 10, A minimum 50 foot wide Pedestrian Open Space Area (POSA) shall be provided between lots 7 and 8. Preliminary Plan: Addresses the conditions of approval of the Concept Plan. The applicant has submitted responses to Staff comments and responses to Planning Board comments from the December 7, 2005 meeting. Subdivision streets are designed, as required by NCDOT, to "local subdivision road" minimum design standards for rolling terrain. Items of concern to the Planning Staff are dedication of open space to Orange County along Phil's Creek and Pedestrian Open Space Areas (POSA) needed between lots 3 & 4 and between lots 9, 10 & 11. Additional conditions have been added to the Resolution of Approval to meet these concerns. Several neighbors in the .June 7, 2006 Planning Board meeting indicated they had not encountered problems but were concerned with water quality (see attached minutes),