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ORANGE COUNTY <br />PLANNING BOARD <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: March 7, 2018 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 7 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Major Subdivision Preliminary Plat Application – Morgan Ridge Subdivision <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1. Application Package <br />2. Site Assessment <br />Patrick Mallett, Planner II (919) 245-2577 <br />Michael D. Harvey, Planner III (919) 245-2597 <br />3. Staff Correspondence <br />4. Morgan Ridge Plan <br />Craig Benedict, Director (919) 245-2575 <br />5. NIM Materials <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To review and make a recommendation on a Major Subdivision Preliminary Plat <br />application proposing a residential development called Morgan Ridge. The proposal involves 0.65 <br />acres adjacent to a 52-acre 16-lot single-family development located in Chatham County. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: The applicant is requesting approval of a public road extension and right-of-way <br />dedication to connect to a planned public road (tentatively called Morgan Ridge Way). This area lies <br />within Orange County and contains the only frontage and feasible access onto a public road (Jones <br />Ferry Road SR 1942). The Orange County portion of this project would extend a 20 foot wide paved <br />road within a 50 foot wide right-of-way from the county line approximately 89 linear feet to connect to <br />Jones Ferry Road. Per Section 7.2 of the UDO, any dedication or improvement of a new public <br />street other than widening is classified as a Major Subdivision, and therefore must follow the Major <br />Subdivision process as outlined in Section 2.15 of the UDO. The basic facts concerning the <br />application are as follows: <br /> <br />Note: This request only involves the 0.65 acre portion of property within Orange County’s <br />jurisdiction. The remainder of the project lies within Chatham County’s Planning jurisdiction. <br />Subdivision elements involving this area are for contextual purposes only. <br /> <br />Applicant(s)/Owners: Jones Ferry Properties, LLC <br /> 227 Opus Way <br /> Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br /> <br />Agent(s): Warren Mitchell, PE <br /> 104 Amber Wood Run <br /> Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br /> <br />Location: Jones Ferry Road (SR 1942) at the Chatham/Orange county line. <br />Please refer to Attachment 2 for a Site Assessment and Vicinity Map of <br />the parcel. <br /> <br /> 12