Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
35 <br />1 Benedict said that it was not usually done, but there is an important resource of)VlcGowen's <br />2 Creek and there is an important public facility of Efland-Cheeks School and Park where the <br />3 County has invested about a million dollars in enhancement to the park. One of the goals that <br />4 has come forth from the Schools and Land Use Council is to connect schools and parks with <br />5 natural resources for educational opportunities. In this case, the County is asking for a <br />6 dedication instead of payment-in-lieu fees and an easement to connect the dots. He said that this <br />~ access would be very low impact. He said that the Joint Master Parks and Recreation Task Force <br />S has come up with some new ideas about these issues and he suggested inviting someone from the <br />9 Environment and Resource Conservation Department to explain some of the concepts <br />l0 concerning pazk dedications and easements. <br />11 <br />12 MQTION: Barrows moved to accept the Preliminary Plan for Richmond Hills <br />13 Subdivision; including the verbiage on page 37, F6, that the <br />14 easement could be specified as the eastern 100' buffer azea; <br />15 including the tapered turn lane; and on page 34, A8, letting the <br />16 Commissioners know the discussion of the Planning Board about <br />17 the pump station and who would pay For it; and including that the <br />1 s maximum easement for the trail would be a 50' path. Seconded by <br />19 Selkirk. <br />zo <br />21 Chair Allison clarified that the language would be changed about the dedication of open space <br />22 along McGowan Creek to say that this is in exchange for the payment-in-lieu. <br />23 <br />24 VOTE: Unanimous. <br />2s <br />z6 (2) Buckhorn Ridge <br />27 (Cheeks and Bingham Townships - 29 Lots) <br />28 <br />z9 Presentation by Jane Garrett. <br />30 <br />31 PURPOSE: Consideration of the Preliminary Plan for Buckhorn Ridge Subdivision. <br />3z BACKGROUND: <br />33 Request <br />34 Applicant:. Kenneth Coulter, Sr., agent for Buckhorn Ridge Associates, LLC <br />35 Subdivision follows the conventional plan. <br />36 Twenty-nine (29) single-family residential lots proposed on a 141.67+ acre tract. <br />37 • Average lot size for Lots 1-11 is 1.50 acres <br />38 Average lot size for Lots 12-23, 28 and 29 is 3.$3 acres <br />39 • Average lot size for Lots 24-27 is 11.40 acres <br />ao * Minimum lot size requirement for the zoning district is 40,000 sq. ft. <br />a ~ Location . <br />42 • Cheeks Township and Bingham Township <br />43 • South side of Yarborough Road midway between Mebane-Oaks Road and Buckhorn Road <br />44 Existin Site Conditions <br />45 Zoning <br />46 AR and AR-Cane Creek Protected Watershed <br />47 8 acres (within Lots 24 and 25) located in Cane Creek Protected Watershed <br />48 Adjacent Land Uses: Single-family residential and vacant <br />