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Excerpt of Draft Minutes <br />Attachment 6 <br />Minutes <br />Orange County Planning Board <br />March 7, 2018 <br />Regular Meeting <br />115 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Tony Blake (Vice- Chair), Bingham Township Representative; Patricia Roberts, Cheeks <br />Township Representative; Paul Guthrie, At -Large Chapel Hill Township; Kim Piracci, At- Large; Township; Alexander <br />Gregory, Chapel Hill Township Representative; David Blankfard, Hillsborough Township Representative; Randy <br />Marshall, At- Large; Adam Beeman, Cedar Grove Township; Hunter Spitzer, At- Large; Buddy Hartley, Little River <br />Township Representative; Laura Nicholson, Eno Township Representative; <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Lydia Wegman (Chair), At -Large Chapel Hill Township Representative; <br />STAFF PRESENT: Craig Benedict, Planning Director; Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor; Patrick Mallett, <br />Planner II; Meredith Kern, Administrative Assistant; <br />OTHERS PRESENT: Warren Mitchell; Wesley Boyd; Peter Bellantoni; Danny Jones; Rebecca Ryan <br />AGENDA ITEM 7: MAJOR SUBDIVISION — MORGAN RIDGE -To review an application involving a major subdivision <br />located in Bingham Township on the Chatham /Orange county line. The only activity within Orange County is <br />dedication of public right of way for a public road. <br />PRESENTER: Patrick Mallett, Planner II. <br />Patrick Mallett presented the item, which involved 0.65 acres. He reviewed the vicinity map, plan overview, and site <br />photographs. The subdivision includes 16 lots, all within Chatham County. The average lot size is close to 3 acres. <br />He reviewed there is an old barn on the property that will be dismantled. This item is scheduled to go before the <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners next month and the Chatham County Board of Commissioners the following <br />month. <br />Paul Guthrie said he grew up near this property and has reviewed the topography. He wondered whether the <br />developers thought there would be any problem getting well water in that location. He wondered whether there is <br />going to be a problem maintaining stream flow into Lake Jordan by the time the developers draw down the wells. He <br />acknowledged that his questions were outside the purview of this board for this development. <br />Patrick Mallett noted Orange County does not have jurisdiction over those aspects of the project. As a general <br />statement, he added that Chatham County has a similar process of approving subdivisions and similar permits. He <br />noted Warren Mitchell is the site civil engineer and the developer. <br />Warren Mitchell, project engineer and one of the developers, introduced himself to the board and introduced Wesley <br />Lloyd, sitting in the audience with him, as the other developer on the project. Warren Mitchell said the streams have <br />been evaluated by the Army Core of Engineers. Regarding the wells, others nearby have not had a problem getting <br />water from their wells. He did not anticipate a problem. <br />MOTION by Adam Beeman moved to recommend that the Orange County Board of Commissioners approve the <br />dedication of the public right of way and continuation of that public road, provided that Chatham County approves. <br />Seconded by Paul Guthrie. <br />VOTE: Unanimous <br />