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ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br />Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Current Planning <br />(919) 245-2575 <br />131 W. Margaret Lane <br />Suite 201 <br />(919) 644-3002 (FAX) P. O. Box 8181 <br />www.orangecountync.gov Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> <br />DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (DAC) OFFICIAL MINUTES <br /> <br />September 19, 2013 – 9:30 a.m. <br />Planning Department Main Conference Room <br />131 West Margaret Lane <br /> <br />Attendees: Jennifer Leaf, Michael Kelly, Jennifer Phillips, Alan Clapp, Rich Shaw, <br />Jeff Scouten, James Bryan & D’Angelo Jones. <br /> <br />Agenda Item <br /> <br />I. Approval of September 5, 2013 DAC Minutes - Approved <br /> <br />II. Major Subdivision Concept Plan Approval <br />Applicant: Michael A. Neal & Associates, PLLC <br />PIN: 9850910030 <br />Zoning: Rural Buffer (RB) and University Lake Protected W/S <br />Total Acreage: 104.05 acres <br />Legal Description: Recombination of Lot 1 of Donn Ann Acres, Inc. and located in Plat Book 94, <br />Page 99 of the Orange County Register of Deeds. <br />Proposal: Applicant is proposing a 20 lot major subdivision (Triple Crown Farms) in Orange <br />County with 36.25 acres devoted towards Open Space. Applicant submitted Major Subdivision <br />Concept Plan to Current Planning staff for review on September 4, 2013. <br />Triple Crown Farms –Title Page; Triple Crown Farms – Site Analysis, Triple Crown Farms – Site <br />Plan <br />Current Planning Staff Assigned: Jennifer Leaf, Michael Kelly, & Michael Harvey. <br /> <br />Discussion: Triple Crown Farm Rd. will be switching from a private road to a NC DOT state- <br />maintained road. Current Planning staff expressed concern with Lots 1 and 9 (the proposed <br />subdivision’s smallest lots) due to both lots containing large proposed septic field locations. <br />Likewise, Lot 10 will need to have a joint driveway with adjacent Lot 11. <br />Determination: NC DOT will need to further study the impacts of adding Triple Crown Rd. to the <br />state-maintained road system. One pertinent issue is the line of sight drivers will need to be <br />aware of, as Triple Crown Drive is a collector roadway. Also, Triple Crown Farm HOA will need to <br />37