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11 <br /> 1 • Orange County Subdivision Regulations do not specify a minimum open space requirement for conventional <br /> 2 subdivision. <br /> 3 • Homeowners Association required to maintain open space and land use buffers. <br /> 4 • Protection of the intermittent stream(on entire tract)with stream buffer to be provided on the final plat. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Water—Sewer <br /> 7 • Individual wells and septic tanks provided for each lot. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 Recreation &Parks <br /> 10 • Recreation dedication required: 1.20 acres(42.99 acres x.028) <br /> 11 • No recreational resources found on site;payment in lieu reasonable alternative to dedication. [12 lots x$455 = <br /> 12 $5460] <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Development Process,Schedule,and Action <br /> 15 <br /> 16 • First Action: Planning Board to consider Concept Plan <br /> 17 The Planning Board approved the conventional concept plan for Mill Creek H on November 2,2000 with the <br /> 18 following conditions: <br /> 19 <br /> 20 1. All roads shall be public and proposed to be built to NCDOT standards with additional five(5)foot utility <br /> 21 easements on each side. The right-of-way at street intersections shall be improved to NCDOT standards. Sight <br /> 22 distance triangles(10' x 70') shall be delineated on the plat for each street at intersections,as appropriate. <br /> 23 2. Driveway access points shall be a minimum of 50 feet from the intersection of street rights-of-way. <br /> 24 3. If an entrance sign is anticipated and will not be placed within the 100-foot building buffer,maintained by the <br /> 25 Homeowners Association,a sign easement must be reserved within one of the residential lots. <br /> 26 4. All common areas(stream buffers,building buffers,landscape buffers)must be clearly identified on the <br /> 27 preliminary and final plats and maintained by the Homeowners Association. The common areas cannot be <br /> 28 subdivided or recombined with adjacent lots. Draft forms of the Homeowners Association documents, <br /> 29 including restrictive covenants and conservation easements,that contain use and maintenance provisions for the <br /> 30 open space and buffers must be submitted for review by the County Attorney as part of the preliminary plat <br /> 31 approval process. The restrictive covenants or conservation agreement shall designate a backup grantee in the <br /> 32 event that the Homeowners Association is eliminated. <br /> 33 5. The location of drainage ways,stream buffers and floodplains shall be delineated on the preliminary and final <br /> 34 plats,along with appropriate information regarding restrictions. <br /> 35 6. The preliminary plat shall indicate areas for on-site infiltration of storm water that demonstrates compliance <br /> 36 with Article 6.23.3a of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance. <br /> 37 7. The preliminary plat shall show the location of tree protection fencing and contain a note requiring the <br /> 38 installation of tree protection fencing prior to any grading to ensure the protection of vegetation within all <br /> 39 buffers and open space. <br /> 40 8. All street names to be reserved with GIS section of Planning Department prior to submittal of preliminary plat <br /> 41 subdivision request. <br /> 42 9. Non vehicular access easements shall be shown on Preliminary Plan. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 • Second Action: Planning Board to consider Preliminary Plat <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Options: 1. Action(recommend approval,approval with conditions, or denial)within two <br /> 47 regularly scheduled meetings or; <br /> 48 2. Within such further time consented to in writing by the applicant. <br /> 49 3. If the Planning Board renders at tie vote, or fails to act within the specified period, approval of <br /> 50 the Preliminary Plat is directed to the Board of County Commissioners with the Planning <br /> 51 Board's minutes and the Planning Department staff s recommendations. <br /> 52 <br /> 53 FINIANCIAL IMPACT: A Fiscal Impact Analysis is attached. <br /> 54 <br />