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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December 11, 2001 Action Agenda hem No. 94 SUBJECT: Birdsong Subdivision — Preliminary Plan DEPARTMENT: Planning & Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: 1) Resolution for Approval Craig Benedict, Planning Director, a #.2592 2) Application 3) Agency Comments with Updated Fire Marshal Comments (p. 27a) & Environmental Health Comments (p. 17a) TELEPHONE NUMBERS: 4) Fiscal Impact Analysis Hillsborough 7324181 5) Planning Board Minutes Chapel Hill 9684501 6) Vicinity Maps 8 Reduced Plan Durham 688 -7331 7) BOCC Dreg Minutes - 10/16/01 Mebane 336- 227 -2031 8) Preliminary Plat The SOCC tabled their decision on October 16, 2001 for additional analysis on five issues. 1. Availability of sufficient water for fire protection and possible need for a pedestrian corridor to be widened to allow a fire truck to draw water from the beaver pond. Two sources of water are available for fire protection for this subdivision. (See November 15, 2001 memo regarding this matter and related staffing issues on page 27a.) 2. Birdsong Lane culEesac may be too long, limiting connectivity and EMS access. A. The stub -out between lots 14 and 15 provides for Birdsong Lane to be extended southwest toward Pearson Road or NC Hwy 57 should future development occur. (Resolution Section B].) (see pages 8 -91 B. The enlarged 40 -foot easement between lots 5 and 6 provides a second access point for EMS Vehicles. This pathway connects Birdsong Subdivision with May Drive the private road, which serves the three exempt lots to the east following an existing farm road. Further surface improvements will be made to ensure sufficient support for fire trucks and other emergency vehicles. (Resolution Sections B.B. & F.6.) [see pages 9 and 11] 3. Further clarification on the proposed private recreation space. The applicant has delineated a specific 2.24 -acre area dedicated for active recreation and a 2.07 -acre pedestrian trail network around the perimeter of the subdivision. This combination (4.31 acres) exceeds County regulations, which do not specify a type of private recreation space simply a minimum area amount. (See Resolution Section E.2.) 4. Potential maintenance concerns linked to the pond, wetland area and beaver habitat. A. The applicant has increased the building limb line from 50 feet to 65 feet away from the edge of the pond to prevent any risk of structural OOOtling. (The 65 feet distance is consistent with our new scream buffer regulations.) (Resolution Section F.2J [see page 10]