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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 6, 2002 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. °e. <br /> SUBJECT: Ashwick Subdivision —Amendment to Resolution <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning & Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): <br /> 1) May 15, 2001 Preliminary Plan (Under INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Separate Cover) Craig Benedict, Planning Director, ext. 2592 <br /> 2) Resolution for Approval of Amendment Tina Moon, Planner 11, ext. 2583 <br /> to May 15, 2001 Resolution of Approval TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> 3) Request for Amendment from Applicant Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> 4) Preliminary Plan with Pedestrian Path Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 336-227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: Consideration of an amendment to the Resolution for Approval for Ashwick <br /> Subdivision. <br /> BACKGROUND: On May 15, 2001, the Board of County Commissioners considered and <br /> approved the Preliminary Plan for Ashwick, a flexible development subdivision located on US <br /> Hwy. 70 West, in Cheeks Township. The proposal provided for the creation of fifty-eight (58) <br /> single-family residential lots on a 50.93-acre tract. Approximately 24 acres (47%) of the site <br /> was allocated for open space, including a dedication of 4.46 acres for public open space <br /> along the northern side of McGowan Creek. <br /> During the discussion, Commissioner Jacobs asked about a phasing plan, and indicated his <br /> preference that residents of the first phase have immediate [pedestrian] access to the open <br /> space. Commissioner Jacobs further requested that the developer provide pedestrian ways <br /> along the roads within the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) right-of- <br /> way. <br /> Per this discussion, the Resolution of Approval was revised to include a new Item 9, under <br /> Section B. Roads and Access, outlining provisions for the developer to construct an internal <br /> walkway system within the NCDOT right-of-way for all interior roads, graded for an even <br /> surface, and covered in a natural surface such as woodchips. <br />