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~~ v L <br />V V A:J~ A ll.l'LL"11.~ Ji V'~ <br />Hatch Road (SR 1944) <br />Orange County, North Carolina <br />lE~es~onse to ~>taff Co;<nanen'ts <br />at ~'once~~ Flan ~2evgew <br />The following compilation of suggestions and/or recommendations was submitted by the <br />Orange County Planning Department staff at the Westhampton Concept Plan Review on <br />December 7, 2005 and was adopted by the Planning Boazd as Conditions of Approval for <br />the Westhampton Concept Plan. We hereby provide our response to each recommended <br />Condition of Approval below. <br />1. The intersection and road alignments on the Preliminary Plan shall meet <br />NCDOT collector standards with a 60-foot right-of--way and 34-foot B-B <br />pavement, The sidewallt is to he outside of the right-of--way. <br />Applicant's .Response: We have met with NCDOT to discuss whether or not <br />Westhampton Way should be classified and constructed as a collector street, After <br />revisiting this issue and meeting with the developer at the site, the NCDOT District <br />Engineer has agreed that Westhampton Way should not be classified as a collector <br />street. Accordingly, NCDOT has indicated to us that a 27-foot back-of=curb to back- <br />of-curb street (which is their standard street width), located in a 50-foot wide right-of- <br />way, would be the appropriate design cross-section for Westhampton Way and all <br />other Westhampton streets. <br />2. Fomeowners Association documents that provide for maintenance of the Open <br />Space shaII be submitted with the preliminary plan, Provisions shall he included <br />in the Homeowners Association documents that would prohibit tree cutting in <br />the Open Space except for maintenance purposes. <br />Applicant's Response: We have included the proposed "Declaration of Covenants, <br />Conditions and Restrictions of Westhampton" with our Major Subdivision <br />Preliminary Plat submittal. Please note that Article X (Use Restrictions), Section 16 <br />(Open Space Maintenance) includes appropriate language stating that tree cutting in <br />the open space areas shall be prohibited except for maintenance purposes. <br />ii~esthampmn -Response to Staff Connnenlr <br />RTarch ZZ, Z006 <br />Page ! of a <br />