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} 2 Physical Description • Gently rolling • Predominately wooded. (Mix of evergreens and hardwoods) Proposed Site Conditions Roads: • The subdivision will be accessed from Mill Creek Road (SR 1343). • All roads shall be public and built to NCDOT standards and in accordance with County requirements. • Proposed Pintail Drive will serve as a major local road with a Type A Land Use Buffer. • Stub out to the eastern property line for future connectivity is provided. • Access along Pintail Drive limited to six (6) lots with joint driveways required except for Lot P10. Open Space • Open space areas in this phase are comprised primarily of evergreen forest. • 15.95 acres (37.1% by this phase) • Orange County Subdivision Regulations do not specify a minimum open space requirement for conventional subdivision. Homeowners Association required to maintain open space and land use buffers. • Protection of the intermittent stream (on entire tract)with stream buffer to be provided on the final plat. • Connectivity exists between open space provided for Mill Creek 11 and High Rock Farms Subdivision. Water— Sewer • Individual wells and septic tanks provided for each lot. Recreation & Parks • Cheeks District Parks • No public recreational resources found on site • Payment in lieu reasonable alternative to dedication. [12 lots x $455 = $5460] Development Process. Schedule. and Action • First Action: Concept Plan approved by the Planning Board (by unanimous vote) November 2, 2000, with concerns raised about adequate ground water resources to support additional houses without adversely affecting existing wells. • The USGS Water Resources Report has been received. • Planning Board asked that a disclosure be provided on the Final Plat that Pintail Drive is subject to future extension. (Condition B. Roads 11 addresses this concern and will also require disclosure on the development restrictions recorded along with the Final Plat) • Interconnectivity of open space was discussed. A question regarding Lot P10 intruding into the open space area was raised. • Second Action: Planning Board unanimously recommended Preliminary Plan Approval. January 9, 2002 with concerns raised that additional condition be included on Resolution of Approval that Final Plat include a statement the Pintail Drive has potential to connect to adjacent development in future and will become a major local road. Applicant was agreeable to this condition.