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STAFF COMMENT: The developer has indicated compliance with NCDOT standards <br />associated with stream crossings will require further US Army Corps of Engineers <br />(USACE) and NC Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) review/approval as <br />well as mandate additional land disturbance/grading, thereby creating additional <br />negative impacts on existing waterways. <br /> <br />Unfortunately, the developer and the engineering firm working on this project, <br />specifically Pennoni, were unable to provide any specific details on these purported <br />impacts at the BOCC’s April 3, 2018 regular meeting other than a cell phone picture <br />purportedly depicting the crossing. <br /> <br />2. Reduce proposed roadway widths from 20 feet to 18 feet consistent with the County’s Class <br />A Roadway private road standard(s); <br /> <br />STAFF COMMENT: Staff would support the reduction in road width because it will <br />reduce the overall impervious cover for the project and match the roadway width of <br />Whirlaway Lane (the public road serving Triple Crown Estates) to the north of this <br />request. <br /> <br />3. Reduce the total number of lots for the development from 20 to 19; <br /> <br />STAFF COMMENT: Lots 9 and 10, as approved on the original preliminary plat, were <br />recombined and recorded via an Exempt Subdivision within Plat Book 118 Page 21 <br />with the Orange County Register of Deeds and assigned PIN 9860-01-0141. <br /> <br />4. Eliminate a proposed fire pond. <br /> <br />STAFF COMMENT: Fire suppression shall be achieved via a nearby OWASA owned <br />water line and hydrant, which has been tentatively reviewed and approved by the <br />Orange County Fire Marshal, thereby negating the need for the previously approved <br />fire pond. <br /> <br />All other aspects of the project (i.e. road alignment, lot size, open space, etc.) shall be consistent with <br />the previously approved Preliminary Plat. <br /> <br />At the April 3, 2018 BOCC meeting, the following questions/observations were made: <br />a. What did the developer propose, with respect to the roads, as part of the original application <br />reviewed and acted on at the June 17, 2014 meeting? <br />STAFF COMMENT: The developer proposed to develop all roadways to the <br />applicable NCDOT public road standard(s). Please refer to Attachment 1 for additional <br />detail. <br /> <br />b. Did the staff indicate that private roads would be allowed within the development? <br />STAFF COMMENT: Staff has stated that the roadways have to be <br />designed/constructed to applicable NCDOT public road standards consistent with the <br />action of the BOCC (refer to Attachment 1) regardless of who ultimately maintains said <br />roadways (i.e. maintained privately by the local property owners or maintained as part <br />of the public road system by NCDOT). <br />3