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16 <br />(1) Decision on Parkland vs. Payment -in -Lieu <br />(Cheeks Township) <br />4 Garrett made this presentation. The applicant desires to have payment -in -lieu rather than parkland <br />5 dedication. The staff s recommendation is to require dedication of the 10 -foot wide strip. <br />6 <br />PURPOSE: The Planning Department requests the Planning Board to review condition required by <br />by the Orange County Subdivision Regulations regarding Parkland Dedication for <br />Minor Subdivision application. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Request: The Planning Department requests Planning Board ruling on Planning Staff condition of <br />approval. The applicant seeks acceptance of Payment-in-Lieu versus Parkland <br />Dedication for the Minor Subdivision application for the Wilson Efland Subdivision. The <br />proposed subdivision plat does not include Parkland Dedication. <br />Location: The property is located on the north side of US Highway 70 West; Cheeks Township. <br />Existing and Proposed Cond%tions <br />Existing: One tract consisting of 8.73 acres, which fronts on US Highway 70 West with a portion <br />also having access to an existing private right-of-way. <br />Proposed: Two lots (5.41 acres and 1.796.acres); the 5.41 acre tract will have access provided <br />via the existing private right -of -way proposed at Orange County Class B standards <br />(and has access from Brookhollow Road -SR 1324), while the 1.796 acre tract will <br />have direct access onto US Highway 70 West. The remaining 1.52 acres will be <br />combined with existing parcels. <br />Development Process Schedule and Action <br />Final Plat: The applicant submitted application for Minor Subdivision and Recombination <br />containing two lots and a combination of acreage with existing parcels on <br />April 13, 2000. Planning Staff reviewed the proposal on April 20, 2000 and determined <br />that the portion of this property along McGowan Creek is identified as a Resource <br />Protection Area in the Orange County Comprehensive Plan and also identified as part <br />of a potential Rustic Woodland Trail in the Joint Master Recreation and Parks Work <br />Group report <br />At its April 20'h review meeting, the Orange County Planning Department in <br />conjunction with the Orange County Economic Development, Resource and <br />Conservation Department recommended dedication of all the land within the 80 -ft. <br />stream buffer for the trail. After speaking with the applicant, the recommendation was <br />reduced to the minimum amount specified in Section IV- B -7 -b-2 of the Orange County <br />Subdivision Regulations. That amount being 1/20 of an acre for each newly created <br />lot, constituting a 10 -foot wide trail along the 218 -ft. width of the proposed new Lot 13. <br />The recommendation being that the dedication be located just inside the 100 -yr. <br />floodplain. <br />Pursuant to Section IV- B -7 -b-1 of the Orange County Subdivision Regulations, the <br />Orange County Recreation ,and Parks Advisory Council (RPAC) shall also review and <br />make recommendation to the Planning Board and Board of Commissioners on the <br />provision or dedication of recreation and/or open space. RPAC reviewed the proposal <br />on.June 14, 2000. Their recommendation is to accept Payment -in -Lieu. This property <br />is located within the Cheeks Community Park area. The required payment is $422.00 <br />for each newly created lot. Thus, the amount for this subdivision would be $422.00. <br />