Agenda 06-03-2025; 8-k - Major Subdivision Preliminary Plat Application

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63 54 The final roadway design will be determined at final plat stage with the approval of Planning, 55 NCDOT, and the Fire Marshall. There is also an existing dirt road or access way along the 56 northern portion of the parcel,which will connect back to Orange Grove Road and provide access 57 for emergency vehicles. Lots are to be served by private well and septic. The required NIM for 58 this project was held as part of the rezoning and concept plan process in March 2023. The 59 concept plan was approved as part of the rezoning application by the BOCC in May of 2023. 60 Tonight,the Planning Board shall review the preliminary plat and make a recommendation to the 61 BOCC who will review and consider it at their June 3rd meeting.The Planning Director 62 recommends the Board receive the preliminary plan application and recommend its approval of 63 the preliminary plat as submitted. 64 65 Dan Jewell: Thank you,Ashley. Good evening, Chair Proctor and members of the Planning Board. I'm Dan 66 Jewell, a landscape architect with Thomas and Hutton. We are the land planners, landscape 67 architects on this project. I don't have a presentation. I'd simply like to remind you all that you're 68 looking tonight at the exact same project that you recommended consistency of 2 years ago. The 69 difference is today that the process required additional refinement of road widths and storm water 70 management which we will be doing things of that nature. We've been dealing with the state 71 DEQ. We've been dealing with the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers. We've had a lot of meetings 72 with NCDOT to get the roadways worked out,with the Fire Marshall to make sure that we meet all 73 the requirements for gradient and turn around and things of that nature. Again, as Ashley said, 74 40 percent open space we think is rather exemplary. I think this will be a good benchmark for 75 similar projects in the future to try and hit in terms of doing a conservation subdivision. Other than 76 that here to answer any questions you might have and looking forward to a positive 77 recommendation to the commissioners. Thank you. 78 79 Lamar Proctor: Thank you, and one preliminary questions for, I guess for Cy or Perdita is, this review of the 80 preliminary plat,we talked about taking that out of the review process. Right? 81 82 Cy Stober: We've actually been directed by the commissioners to make this an administrative process. 83 84 Lamar Proctor: Okay.And then will there be another review of a final plat that will come before us on the same 85 project. 86 87 Cy Stober: Very likely unless the UDO is amended to make that an administrative approval. 88 89 Ashley Moncado: Staff review the final plat. 90 91 Cy Stober: Unless there's any dedications associated with the final plat. Thank you,Ashley. 92 93 Lamar Proctor: Okay. Just to give everyone the background about previous discussions. 94 95 Ashley Moncado: Just to clarify too,when the preliminary plat goes to the BOCC,they do have resolution of 96 approval. Things are in there that's what we use for the final plat review. It references 97 landscaping, impervious surface. 98 99 Lamar Proctor: All right. Meg any discussion or questions from the applicant? 100 101 Meg Millard: I did. I was curious about the phasing in plan. How the road would sort of expand. It wasn't very 102 clear. 103 104 Dan Jewell: Could you explain that in a little more detail? 105 106 Meg Millard: Well, it seemed like that there were some conditions within NCDOT about, I guess you were going 107 to build part of it first and then another part and then so would it eventually be an NCDOT road? 108