Draft report - Vision Committee 1995

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ATTACHMENT 1 M E M O R A N D U M TO: Gene Bell, Planner III Comprehensive FROM: Mary Willis, Planner III Current DATE: September 8, 1995 SUBJECT: Soil Suitability in Stoney Creek Area On August 17, 1995, I presented a report on subdivision activity to the Stoney Creek Basin Work Group. Specifically discussed were seven Concept Plans which have been approved by the Planning Board, covering an area of about 850 acres in the vicinity of the former University Station proposal. A total of 493 dwelling units are proposed in the Concept Plans. The Work Group asked for additional information concerning the suitability, of soils for septic systems in order to develop a more realistic estimate of the number of lots which may be created if Preliminary Plans are submitted and approved. Since the Work Group's August meeting, a Preliminary Plan for University Manor (formerly Stoney Creek Farms Phase I) has been submitted. The Concept Plan proposed 60 residential lots. The Preliminary Plan, containing approximately 95 acres, includes 47 residential lots and about 21 acres of open space. The minimum residential lot size is 40,000 square feet (.92 acre) and the average size is 61,586 square feet (1.4 acres). According to the Soil Survey of North Carolina, most of the soils in the project area are similar to those found on the University Manor site, and a comparable lot yield is expected —One _exception is the area north of the Southern Railroad, where soil limitations are greater due to steep slopes. In all areas, however, the actual number of lots which could be created will not be known until soils analyses for each proposed lot are conducted.