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2 • Recreation dedication will be more widely used in the present and future subdivision review because of the heightened identification of resources and park needs and the opportunity to plan for the future. • Staff recommends land dedication as justified in paragraph #5 of the 'Final Plat' section and as noted in the recommendation. The natural floodplain area will be a'defacto' wildlife corridor. • The applicant disputes parkland dedication and seeks payment in lieu, which would be $422.00 for the Minor Subdivision application for the Wilson Efland Subdivision. • Pursuant to Payment in Lieu provisions Section IV- B- 7 -b -6: "Any subdivider required to dedicate recreation area pursuant to this Ordinance may, with the approval of the Board of Commissioners make a payment in lieu of dedication or make a combination of land dedicated and payment. Before approving a payment in lieu of dedication, the Board of Commissioners shall rind that no recreation and/or open space sites have been designated on the adopted Comprehensive Plan for the properly in question. " Location: The property is located on the north side of US Highway 70 West, Cheeks Township; between Efland -Cedar Grove Road (SR 1004) and Brookhollow Road (SR 1324). Existing and Proposed Conditions Existing: One tract consisting of 8.73 acres, which fronts on US Highway 70 West with a portion also having access to an existing private right -of -way. Proposed: Two lots (5.41 acres and 1.796 acres); the 5.41 acre tract will have access provided via the existing private right -of -way proposed at Orange County Class B standards (and has access from Brookhollow Road -SR 1324), while the 1.796 acre tract will have direct access onto US Highway 70 West. The remaining 1.52 acres will be combined with existing parcels. Development Process. Schedule, and Action Final Plat:' 1. The applicant submitted application for Minor Subdivision and Recombination containing two lots and a combination of acreage with existing parcels on April 13, 2000. Planning Staff reviewed the proposal on April 20, 2000 and determined that the portion of this property along McGowan Creek is identified as a Resource Protection Area in the Orange County Comprehensive Plan and also identified as part of a potential Rustic Woodland Trail in the Joint Master Recreation and Parks Work Group report._ _ - 2. At its April 20M review meeting, the Orange County Planning Department in conjunction with the Orange County Environment Resource and Conservation Department repo mended edication of all theL land within the-80r-ft. stream buffer for the trail. Thereafter, the recommendation was reduced to the minimum amount specified in Section IV- B -7 -b-2 of the Orange County Subdivision Regulations. That amount being 1/20 of an acre, constituting a 10 -foot wide trail along the 218 -ft. width of the proposed new Lot 13. The recommendation being that the dedication be located just inside the 100 -yr. floodplain. 3. Pursuant to Section IV- B -7 -b-1 of the Orange County Subdivision Regulations, the Orange County Recreation and Parks Advisory Council (RPAC) also reviews and makes recommendation to the Planning Board and Board of Commissioners on the provision or dedication of recreation and /or open space. RPAQ reviewed the proposal on June 14, 2000. Its recoa]mendatioa was to acce t Payment-in-Lieu. This property i� 1^^. +nrl %A14hin +he r'hcclrc r'nmmi inity' Park arpq The required navment is $422.00.