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e. School District: The project is split between the Chapel <br />Hill/Carrboro County Schools and Orange County Schools. <br />Please refer to Attachment 2 for additional information. <br />f. Future Land Use Map Designation: Rural Buffer <br />g. Growth Management System Designation: Rural <br />h. Joint Land Use Plan Designation: Rural Buffer – University <br />Lake category <br />i. Existing Conditions/Physical Features: Varying topography <br />with heavy vegetation, primarily mixed hardwoods, throughout. <br />There are streams running through the property with varying <br />slopes. Stream corridor width varies from 120 feet to 250 feet. <br />The property is encumbered by floodplain along Dairyland Road. <br />j. Roads: Vehicular access to the parcel is through Dairyland <br />Road, a state-maintained road and Triple Crown Drive, a private <br />road that is in the process of being accepted by NCDOT for <br />addition to the State maintained system. <br />k. Water and Sewer Service: The property is not located within a <br />primary public utility service area according to the Water and <br />Sewer Management Planning Boundary Agreement <br />(WASMPBA). <br />Proposed lots are to be served by individual well and septic <br />systems. <br />Surrounding Land Uses: a. NORTH: Single family residences Zoned RB <br />b. SOUTH: Single-family residences zoned RB <br />c. EAST : Single-family residences zoned RB <br />d. WEST: Single-family residence zoned RB <br /> <br />Development Process, Schedule, and Action: The typical cadence for the review of a major <br />subdivision is as follows: <br />• First Action – Planning staff schedules a Neighborhood Information Meeting (NIM). <br /> Staff Comment – DONE. This meeting was held on October 3, 2013. <br />• Second Action – The Planning Board reviews and takes action on the Concept <br />Plan application approving either the ‘conventional’ or ‘flexible development’ layout. <br /> Staff Comment – DONE. The Concept Plan application package was approved <br />at the November 6, 2013 Planning Board meeting with a ‘flexible development’ <br />layout. Agenda materials for this meeting can be viewed at: <br /> http://www.co.orange.nc.us/planning/documents/PBAgendaNov2013-web.pdf. <br /> Minutes from this meeting are contained in Attachment 5. <br />• Third Action – Once a concept plan is approved, the Planning Board reviews and <br />makes a recommendation on the approval of the Preliminary Plat for the project. <br />22