Agenda - 04-03-2018 6-a - Major Subdivision Preliminary Plat Application

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PathokR.P�nUdt Subject: RE: Triple Crown Farms, Orange County NC Final Plat Approval I believe your summation is accurate. | feel it necessary, however, tm summarize how vve got here from the information [ have available tome: l. Pennoni submitted construction drawings to NC DOT for review to build the approved roadways, which per the County approved subdivision application were to be constructed to public road standards. Said standards which are interpreted and enforced bx the local NC DOT engineering division; 2. Pennoni also submitted required permit amdication(s) to: Orange County Erosion Control, US Army Corps of Engineering, and Current Planning for authorization to commence earth disturbing activities. From my perspective all approvals were given bvtheCuuntyvviththeunderstandinQnoadvvorkvvmu|dnmtconnnnenceunti|opprophateD0T permits had been issued given the fact they were originally proposed, by the applicant as part of the subdivision submittal, tobe built tn the applicable public road standard; 3. 'There are conflicting viewpoints from the various involved parties (Le. Pennoni and DOT staff) on what happened next. All that is clear to me is that roadwork improvements were initiated without required DOT approval, without required DOTpermits, and without required DOT inspections; 4. There are also, apparently based on what staff has heard from the various parties, conflicting view points of what should and should not be allowed bymC DOT with respect to these roadways; 5. According to Pennoni and the applicant, addressing the issues created by the commencement of roadway construction absent DOT approval and permitting would create an extreme impact to local waterways. Further i1 has been suggested incorporating DOT required modifications to the roads at this point would negatively impact the previously issued Army Corps. Permit; MMEMONUM