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APPROVED WITH CORRECTIONS 5.1.24 100 against that private road. The Secondary Open Space also includes the remaining areas of slope with less than 101 15 percent. The proposed Concept Plan in front of you all tonight, which includes the 18 lots. It gives an 102 approximate location of building footprint and location of the future homes. Wells are also identified by the blue 103 dots, as well as approximate septic areas are identified with the green. The blue kind of looking ponds are the 104 approximate location of stormwater control measures on this site. Again,the 30-foot Type B Landscape Buffer is 105 shown here along the western part of the site, and the proposed 50-foot public right of way is shown providing 106 access to the 18 lots with a cul-de-sac at the end. The cul-de-sac does meet NC Fire Code. The proposed 107 public road is subject to NCDOT design and construction standards, no roadway improvements are being 108 required by NCDOT; however, a driveway permit will be required. The subdivision was presented at the 109 February 1 st Development Advisory Committee meeting. Comments are provided in Attachment 5. The 110 Neighborhood Information Meeting was held by the applicant on February 13th. The NIM report is contained in 111 Attachment 4 of your packets, and then tonight, here we are at the Planning Board Meeting for you to receive and 112 review the Concept Plan, approving the Flexible Development Option, and then, as this moves forward, the 113 Preliminary Plat will be coming back to you all on some time in the future for your recommendation to the BOCC. 114 Per Section 2.15.2 of the LIDO,the Planning Director is required to prepare and submit a recommendation on the 115 Concept Plan to the Planning Board for consideration. This analysis from the application has been deemed 116 complete in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.2 and 2.15.2 of the LIDO. Staff has determined that 117 the property is of sufficient size to support the proposed subdivision. Staff has determined that the Concept Plan 118 should conform with the Development Standards of Article 6 and Subdivision Standards of Article 7 of the LIDO, 119 and staff supports the approval of the Flexible Development Option contained in Attachment 1. The Planning 12o Director recommends the Board receive and discuss the Concept Plan application and approve the Flexible 121 Development Option contained in Attachment 1. At this time, I don't know if you have any questions for staff or 122 questions for the applicants. 123 124 Phil Koch: My name is Phil Koch, EarthCentric Engineering. We're out of Mebane. We've worked with 125 Orange County for almost 30 years at this point, so,we're really happy to kind of be back in the area and do some 126 additional work with the County. Most of the things that I do are 12-lot subdivisions or lower. So, I don't end up 127 in front of you very often. This particular subdivision, I think, Ashley has presented very well. One of the things 128 that the applicant was very good about doing, and chose to do from the very beginning of this,was to turn around 129 and only utilize area that, for the most part, was already cleared. There are some trees that will be cleared. At 130 the very end there's a cul-de-sac that's kind of unavoidable, but in order to make up for that, he's also providing 131 that 49 percent plus open space. The entire Duke Power easement that's there is all part of the open space as 132 well, so, none of the lots will extend back there. There is no reason for those lots to go back beyond that, so 133 we've been able to maintain basically the entire stream buffer in the area there, all as part of the open space,and 134 that will remain as is. Any trails that would be placed back there would be basically foot trails, and we would be 135 working with the County in order to actually place those trails. So,with that in mind, if you have any questions, I'm 136 happy to address them. 137 138 Statler Gilfillen: I have one simple question, I'm not sure I'm understanding. As I look at the plan here, over 139 on this side up in the corner, it says "wall." What is the wall? 140 141 Phil Koch: I believe there is an existing wall out there. That is not something that was put there. 142 143 Statler Gilfillen: When you say an existing wall, are we talking archaeological, 20th Century? Any idea what 144 we're talking about here? 145 146 Phil Koch: It's an old, like an old piece of a structure that's back that way. We are not touching that. 147 That's in the open space. It will be maintained as it is and left there. 148 149 Statler Gilfillen: Has anybody contacted the Orange County Historic Board?