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12-6-DO DRAFT PLANNING BDARD MINUTES <br />1 MOTION: <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 VOTE: <br />36 <br />Gooding-Ray moved approval of the Conservation Cluster Flexible Concept <br />Plan for Gold Mine Property as recommended by the staff with the change <br />in the fifth condition as stated above. Seconded by Selkirk. <br />Unanimous <br />6 b. Preliminary Plans <br />~ {1) High Rock Farms Phase I <br />8 (Cheeks Township 17 Lots Flexible Development) <br />9 <br />10 Kirk made the presentation. <br />11 <br />PURPOSE: <br />Consideration of the Preliminary Plan for High Rock Farms Phase One Subdivision. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Re uest - Prelimina Plan <br />Applicant: Roger James Construction <br />• Seventeen (17) residential lots proposed on a 36.07-acre tract. <br />• Minimum lot size is 40,000 sq. ft. <br />• Average lot size -- 41,120 sq. ft. (95,083 sq. ft. gross lot size) <br />• Minimum to actual lot ratio (MTAR) is 1.02. <br />Location <br />South side of High Rock Road in Cheeks Township between Ira Road and Mill Creek Road. <br />Existin nd Pro osed Conditions <br />Existing: <br />• .Current zoning is Rural Residential (R1) (min. lot size = 40,000 sq. ft.) <br />• .Located in Back Creek Protected Watershed. (Ivlaximum Impervious Surface = 12%) <br />Physical Features: - <br />• There is one designated stream on the property. <br />• The site is entirely wooded with mixed hardwoods and pines. <br />Adjacent Land Use: <br />• Properties to the west, east and south are medium to large acreage single family residential lots. <br />• Aberdeen Downs and Wagon Farm Trails are one-acre lot subdivisions to the north across High Rock Road. <br />Proposed: <br />Roads: <br />• Access is from High Rock Farm Drive, a new public road to be constructed to state standards. <br />• - One cul-de-sac will extend east from High Rock Farm Drive (High Ground Court). <br />• All roads are to be constructed to NCDOT standards. <br />Open Space/I3uffers: <br />• 21 acres (58°l°) open space proposed. Open space is property designed for connectivity and buffering <br />• Type A 30-foot buffer required along High Rock Road. <br />• 100-foot building setback required under flexible development is provided. <br />Water-Sewer: <br />• Orange-Alamance Water system. <br />• Private septic systems. <br />Recreation: <br />• Cheeks District Park <br />• Pocket Park proposed with swing set and 2 park benches in the open space. <br />• Payment in Lieu = $7,735.00 (l7 lots x $455) <br />• No dedication is warranted because no county recreation area or conservation area has been identified at this <br />