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the date of Concept Plan approval, to prepare and file an application for Preliminary Plat approval. • FOURTH ACTION – Once a concept plan option is approved, the Planning Board reviews and makes a recommendation on the approval of the Preliminary Plat for the project. STAFF COMMENT: The Planning Board will review the Preliminary Plat application at its March regular meeting. • FIFTH ACTION – The BOCC reviews and takes action on the Preliminary Plat application. • SIXTH ACTION – If approved, and once all construction activities have been completed or appropriate financial assurances have been approved, staff will sign off on a Final Plat, which will be recorded in the Orange County Registrar of Deeds Office. Proposal: The applicant has submitted a Preliminary Plat application for a subdivision consistent with the Planning Board’s action on the aforementioned Concept Plan proposing 11 single-family residential lots, each at least two acres in area, with an overall proposed density of one dwelling unit per every 3.31 acres of land area for the project. Roads: The applicant proposes the creation of two roads to serve the project, each constructed to NC Department of Transportation (DOT) public road standards. The applicant intends to turn these roads over to NC DOT for maintenance at a future date. Specifically, the proposal calls for: • Construction of two cul-de-sac roadways. The first, tentatively identified as Dumfries Lane, will provide access to lots 8 through 11. The second, tentatively identified as Lochwood Court, will provide access to lots 1 through 7. STAFF COMMENT: In reviewing the matter with NC DOT, staff has been informed there are no concerns over accepting the roads for maintenance so long as they are constructed to DOT standards. Please refer to Attachment 3 for additional information. • Roads shall be located within a fifty-foot right-of-way and involve a 27-foot improved travel way and a 37-foot cul-de-sac radius that will include curb and gutter. These dimensions comply with NCDOT standards for residential subdivisions. STAFF COMMENT: At the November 7, 2012 Planning Board meeting, a board member suggested the applicant consider a 40 foot diameter rather that the depicted 35 foot diameter denoted on the Concept Plan for the proposed cul-de-sacs. The applicant revised the plans proposing a 37 foot diameter in the cul-de-sacs. • Access to Lot 7 will require a stream crossing. Both Planning and NC DOT staff discussed the viability of having a driveway off Whitfield Road to serve this lot and avoid a stream crossing. Unfortunately, it was determined direct access off Whitfield Road would create other issues and was not viable. STAFF COMMENT: The proposed crossing appears to be consistent with the provisions of Section 6.13 Stream Buffers of the UDO. Utilities – Water and Sewer: The applicant is proposing to serve the project with individual wells and septic systems on each lot. Sheet C3.0 of the preliminary plat denotes anticipated locations for well and septic sites for the lots. 16