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35 <br />1 Benedict said that it was not usually done, but there is an important resource of N1cGowen'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 dollazs in enhancement to the park. One of the goals that <br />a has come forth fmm 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 />8 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 />1o concerning pazk dedications and easements. <br />ti <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, A$, letting the <br />16 Commissioners know the discussion of the Planning Board about <br />t7 the pump station and who would pay for it; and including that the <br />18 maximum easement for the trail would be a 50' path. Seconded by <br />19 Selkirk. <br />20 <br />21 Chair Allison clarified that the language would be changed about the dedication of open space <br />zz along McGowan Creek to say that this is in exchange for the payment-in-lieu. <br />23 <br />2a VOTE: Unanimous. <br />25 <br />26 (2) Buckhorn Ridge <br />27 (Cheeks and Bingham Townships - 29 Lots) <br />za <br />29 Presentation by Jane Garrett. <br />30 <br />3l PURPOSE: Consideration of the Preliminary Plan for Buckhorn Ridge Subdivision. <br />32 BACKGROUND: <br />33 Request <br />34 Applicant:- Kenneth.Coulter, Sr., agent far Buckhorn Ridge Associates, LLC <br />3s Subdivision follows the conventional plan. <br />36 • Twenty-nine X29} single-family residential lots proposed on a 141.67± acre tract. <br />37 • Average lot sip for Late 1-11 is 1.50 acres <br />3s Average lot s~ for Lots 12-23, 2$ and 29 is 3.83 acres <br />39 Average lot size for Lots 2427 is 11.40 acres <br />40 • Minimum lot size requirement for the zoning district is 40,000 sq. ft. <br />41 Location . <br />42 • Cheeks Township and Bingham Township <br />a3 South side of Yazborough Road midway between Mebane-Oaks Road and Buckhorn Road <br />44 Etistin Site Conditions <br />as Zoning <br />46 AR and AR-Cane Creek Protected Watershed <br />4~ $ acres (within Lots 24 and 25) located in Cane Creek Protected Watershed <br />a8 Adjacent Land Uses: Single-family residential and vacant <br />