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h. Joint Land Use Plan Designation: Rural Buffer – Rural <br />Residential Area. <br />i. Existing Conditions/Physical Features: Varying topography <br />with a pond, meadows and heavy vegetation, primarily mixed <br />hardwoods, throughout. <br />There are jurisdictional and non-jurisdictional streams running <br />through the property. <br />The property is not encumbered by floodplain. <br />The property has been evaluated for jurisdictional wetlands. <br />Potential areas have been flagged and are pending final <br />determination by the US Army Corps of Engineers. <br />j. Roads: Vehicular access to the parcel is proposed via Whitfield <br />Road. <br />There is an existing private road through the property called <br />Shakori Trail serving existing properties to the north. A portion <br />of this existing right-of-way will be converted into a public street <br />terminating in a cul-de-sac along the eastern property. There <br />will be a gated access off of the cul-de-sac for those property <br />owners to the north who desire to continue to use this as their <br />access. <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 /> <br />Surrounding Land Uses: a. NORTH: Single-family residences on lots ranging in size from 4 to <br />10 acres; property owned by Duke Forest approximately 232 acres <br />in size all zoned RB. <br />b. SOUTH: Whitfield Road; single-family residences on property <br />ranging in size from 1.5 to 5 acres all zoned RB. <br />c. EAST : Erwin Road; single-family residences on lots ranging in size <br />from 0.7 to 5 acres all zoned RB. Note, some of these smaller lots <br />were created prior to County zoning. <br />d. WEST: Single-family residences on lots ranging in size from 2.4 to <br />10 acres all 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 April 7, 2015. Please refer to <br />Attachment 3 for a synopsis of the NIM. <br />6