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DRAFT JULY 11, 2001 PLANNING BOARD MINUTES <br />1 RECOMMENDATION(S): Planning Staff recommends APPROVAL of the attached <br />2 ordinance. <br />3 <br />4 This text amendment clarifies that the best management practices in the zoning ordinance cannot by used to <br />5 increase impervious surface. Davis explained the different types of best management practices. <br />7 MOTION: Katz moved to approve the ordinance as stated on pages 182-186 in the agenda <br />8 packet, which is incorporated herein by reference. Seconded by Selkirk. <br />9 <br />10 VOTE: Unanimous <br />11 <br />12 AGENDA ITEM #11: SUBDIVISIONS <br />13 a. Preliminary Plans <br />14 (1) Gold Mine Property <br />l5 (9 Lots -Bingham Township) <br />16 <br />17 Eddie Kirk made this presentation. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Re uest - Prelimina Plan <br />Applicant: Dr. Eric Schopler <br />Location <br />In Bingham Township on the west side of Gold Mine Road, an existing state maintained gravel road. <br />Subdivision follows the Conservation-Cluster Option of Flexible Development. <br />• Minimum lot size is 40,000 square feet. <br />• Total acreage is 41.90 acres. <br />Lots ~ Average Lot Size ~ % Open Space Acres <br />12 <br />Existin and Pro osed Conditions <br />Existing: <br />• Zoned Agricultural Residential (AR) (min. density = 40,000 sq. ft./ dwelling) <br />• The property is not in a designated protected watershed. <br />• Physical Features: <br />• There is one designated USGS intermittent stream on the west side of the tract. <br />• The site is wooded with a mixture of pines and hardwoods. <br />Adjacent Land Use: <br />• Properties to the west have been subdivided previously. <br />• Properties to the north, south and west are undeveloped. <br />Proposed: <br />Roads: <br />• The Planning Board approved the Concept Plan with two private roads on December 6, 2000. <br />• A private subdivision road (Cane Valley Lane) is proposed to extend west off Gold Mine Road. <br />Open Space/Suffers: <br />• 14.12 acres (33.7%) of common area open space proposed. <br />• 2.16 acres of in-lot open space. MTAR 3.35 on the Flexible Plan. <br />• Homeowners Association will maintain open space and buffers. <br />Water-Sewer: <br />• Individual wells. <br />• Individual septic systems. ' <br />Recreation: <br />• Bingham District Park (9 lots x $455 = $4,095). <br />• No dedication is warranted because no county recreation or resource area has been identified at this time. The <br />