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19 <br />property. See attachment # 9. The adjacent property owned by Mr. Barrett and others is <br />residential and has a non- conforming use that allows events to be held on the property <br />several times a year along with a conditional use permit for a welding shop. <br />Technical Review Committee: The TRC met on January 24th to review the First Plat <br />submittal. The applicant/developer was present. Items of discussion included that Chief <br />John Strowd, North Chatham Fire Department, had met on -site with the developer and <br />determined that the pond size and depth would make it unsuitable for a water point; that <br />the Corps of Engineers had completed the on -site jurisdictional determination and made a <br />determination that the existing pond was non - jurisdictional; that the applicant will meet <br />with Environmental Quality staff to discuss buffer authorization requirements; that the <br />interconnecting roadway to the adjacent property was not to be constructed at this time, <br />but shown only as a right -of -way dedication; that stream buffers, but not the feature, had <br />been counted in useable lot area; that NCDOT District 8 will review the road plans and <br />construction of the road; that the applicant had submitted the required information to <br />Orange County to begin the process for approval of the entrance. <br />Septic: A soils report and map, attachment 11, was submitted to Thomas Boyce, <br />Chatham County Environmental Health, LSS, REHS, Chatham County Environmental <br />Health, for review. Mr. Boyce stated that the report and map were adequate for a First <br />Plat review. Several of the lots will have off -site septic and repair areas which will be <br />considered a non - contiguous part of the lot. See attachment # 11. <br />Water: County water is not available. Each lot will have an individual well. <br />Road Name: The road name Morgan Ridge Way has been approved by Chatham <br />County Emergency Operations Office as acceptable for submittal to the Board of <br />Commissioners for approval. <br />Water Features: A riparian buffer report, dated 8/9116, for parcel #1443 was prepared <br />and submitted by David Gainey, Soil Scientist with Soil and Environmental Consultants, <br />PA, along with a riparian buffer map, dated 6/22/16 to Drew Blake, Chatham County <br />Environmental Quality Inspector for review. See attachment # 13. Mr. Blake and Mr. <br />Gainey completed an on -site riparian buffer review on December 9, 2016 to verify the <br />consultant's findings. Mr. Blake issued a confirmation letter of his findings dated <br />December 12, 2016. <br />On December 20, 2017, Mr. Blake was provided a copy of the Approved Jurisdictional <br />Determination dated July 21, 2017. Stream F, shown on the buffer map dated 6122/16, as <br />an ephemeral, was upgraded to an intermittent by the approved JD. Based on that <br />information Mr. Blake revised his original confirmation letter and reissued the letter on <br />December 22, 2017. The December 22, 2017 letter states that there are five (5) <br />intermittent streams, one (1) perennial stream, and ten (10) wetlands. See attachment <br />#14. Buffer authorizations and 404/401 permits will be obtained prior to Construction Plan <br />submittal. The First Plat shows slight encroachments of the septic areas into the stream <br />buffers on Lots 5 and 7. The developer has stated that the encroachments will be <br />Page 4 of 6 <br />