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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 3, 2018 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 6 -a <br />SUBJECT: Maior Subdivision Preliminary Plat Application — Triple Crown Farms <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />1. Application Package <br />2. Site Assessment <br />3. Property Map with School Districts <br />4. Staff Correspondence and Comments <br />5. Original Triple Crown Preliminary Plat <br />(Approved by BOCC June 17, 2014) <br />6. Revised Triple Crown Farms Plat <br />7. NIM Materials <br />8. Excerpt of Draft March 7, 2018 Planning <br />Board Minutes <br />9. Resolution of Approval <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Patrick Mallett, Planner II, (919) 245 -2577 <br />Michael D. Harvey, Planner III, (919) 245 -2597 <br />Craig Benedict, Director, (919) 245 -2575 <br />PURPOSE: To review and take action on a request to modify a previously approved Major <br />Subdivision Preliminary Plat application. <br />The request seeks to modify conditions associated with roadway construction within the Triple Crown <br />Farms subdivision, originally approved as a 20 lot single - family residential subdivision. <br />Specifically the applicant is seeking to modify the County's original approval requiring internal <br />roadways to be constructed to NC Department of Transportation ( NCDOT) public road standards <br />allowing same to be constructed to Class A private road standards as detailed in Section 7.8.5 of the <br />Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). Roadway construction had commenced when issues <br />associated with complying with NCDOT standards were identified, necessitating this request. <br />If approved, the roadways will be completed consistent with applicable County private road standard. <br />Once the roadways, and other required improvements, are completed the Final Plat can be recorded <br />within the Orange County Register of Deeds Office allowing for the creation of the individual lots, <br />allowing for the eventual development of single - family residences. Please note at this time no <br />development, other than installation of required infrastructure, is occurring on the property. <br />BACKGROUND: Triple Crown Farms Major Subdivision was approved by the by the BOCC on <br />June 6, 2014. The request includes changing the requirement for public roads built to NCDOT <br />standards to private roads built to Orange County private road standards. <br />The basic facts concerning the current application are as follows: <br />