Agenda - 06-04-2024; 8-h - Major Subdivision Preliminary Plat Application

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Attachment 5 34 Excerpt of Minutes APPROVED WITH CORRECTIONS 5.1.24 1 MEETING MINUTES 2 ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD 3 APRIL 3,2024 4 REGULAR MEETING 5 6 MEMBERS PRESENT: Adam Beeman (Chair), Cedar Grove Township Representative; Lamar Proctor(Vice- 7 Chair), Cheeks Township Representative; Delores Bailey, At-Large Representative; Beth Bronson, At-Large 8 Representative; Marilyn Carter, At-Large Representative; Statler Gilfillen, Eno Township Representative; Chris 9 Johnston, Hillsborough Township Representative; Steve Kaufmann, Bingham Township Representative; 10 Whitney Watson, At-Large Representative. 11 12 MEMBERS ABSENT: Charity Kirk, At-Large Representative; Liz Kalies, Chapel Hill Township Representative. 13 14 STAFF PRESENT: Cy Stober, Planning & Inspections Director; Patrick Mallett, Deputy Director— 15 Development Services; Taylor Perschau, Current Planning and Zoning Manager; Ashley Moncado, Planner III; 16 Lauren Coffey, Planner I. 17 18 OTHERS PRESENT: Phil Koch, EarthCentric Engineering, Inc.; Shawn Sidener, EarthCentric Engineering, 19 Inc.; Jamie Cox. 20 21 ***** 22 23 AGENDA ITEM 8: MAJOR SUBDIVISION CONCEPT PLAN AND PRELIMINARY PLAT—To review and take action on 24 a Concept Plan and Preliminary Plat application for a Major Subdivision named Williams Glen. The proposal is 25 for a 15-lot subdivision on approximately 28.17 acres with 35% (9.95 acres) of dedicated open space. The 26 parcel is located on Lawrence Road in the Eno Township, PIN 9883-09-8108. 27 28 Ashley Moncado: The next item is for you to review is a Major Subdivision Concept Plan and Preliminary 29 Plat application for the Williams Glenn Subdivision on approximately 28 acres. The site is undeveloped and 30 located within the Rural Residential zoning district and Lower Eno Unprotected Watershed. Surrounding 31 parcels are zoned as R1, R2 and R4. Parcels to the north and to the east are undeveloped. Parcels to the 32 south and to the west contain single-family homes and there is church directly west of the existing site. The 33 parcels is classified as 20-Year Transition Area in the Orange County Future Land Use Map, and it is classified 34 as Mixed Residential Neighborhood in the Central Orange Coordinated Area Land Use Plan. The applicant is 35 proposing a Flexible Major Subdivision, including 15 single-family homes. The average lot size is 1.12 acres. 36 Based on the Conservation Cluster of Flexible Development Option, they are required to provide, at least, 33 37 percent open space. The applicant is proposing 35 percent open space or 9.95 acres. The subdivision is 38 planning to meet the setback standards of the R1 zoning district. A 20-foot Type A landscape buffer is being 39 provided along the southern parcel line and a 30 foot Type B landscape buffer is provided on the western 40 property line along Lawrence Road. Access is being provided by a 50-foot public right of way, and the site will 41 also be served by individual wells and septics. For existing conditions on this site, and we do have the larger 42 Lawrence Road site, here, for review tonight. So please be mindful the actual subdivision, being located down 43 here in this quadrant. There's an existing tree line. There is also a stream located on the existing site that 44 would require a 65-foot buffer. I was going to move on to the site analysis, zoomed in to the actual site, the 45 actual parcel related to the subdivision. You can see the stream here, as well as a 65-foot stream buffer. The 46 lighter yellow includes areas with a slope of 7.5 to 15 percent, and this pink-reddish color here includes a slope 47 of greater than 25 percent. The Primary Open Space totals 1.09 acres, and includes the stream. The stream 48 buffer area and the little pocket of slope, there. The Secondary Open Space totals 8.86 acres and includes the 49 areas around the proposed lots along the northern end, the western side, and the southern side of the site and 50 includes the remaining areas. It's been identified by yellow for slope. And then, here, we have the Concept