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13 <br />Buffers: <br />A 30-foot type A landscape buffer is proposed along Sunrise Road. (The <br />type A buffer is composed of deciduous and/or evergreen vegetation, <br />forming semi-opaque intermittent visual obstructions from the ground to <br />a height of at least 30 feat.) <br />WaterSewer: <br />Private wells and septic tanks. <br />A septic easement is proposed on lots 5 and 6 to serve lot 7. <br />Development Process. Schedule:,and Acdan <br />Planning Board: <br />First Action: Plan~nin,g Bosrd to consider Concept Plan <br />Options: <br />1. Action within forty-five (45) days of this meeting; <br />2. or within such further time consented to in writing by the applicant. <br />3. If the Planning Board fails to act within the specified time period, <br />approval is directed without conditions. <br />4. If approved the applicant shall have one (1) year to prepare and file a <br />Preliminary Plat application. If a Preliminary Plat has not been <br />submitted within the specified time limit, the Concept Plan shall <br />become null and void. <br />S~Recommendstion <br />The Planning Staff recommends approval of the Concept Plan for <br />Sunrise Road Subdivision. <br />Selkirk stated that the property is in a really well wooded area,. He asked <br />if, with 2 acre lots, the way the boosts are to be placed, would a goad <br />part of the property be left with trees, <br />Phil Post, engineer, responded yes, He stated that the road would be a <br />very narrow corridor and would use only a small portion of the lot. I-Ie <br />stated that there would not be much clear cutting and the area would <br />amain nicety wooded. <br />- Barrows asked how big is the parcel to the north of the property, Kirk <br />responded that the subject parcel is 21 acres and according to the tax map <br />the northern property is approximately 30-35 acres. <br />Barrows asked if the staff would recommendstub-outs. She stated that <br />this area looks like slot of cal-de-sacs. Kirk responded that there are <br />cul-de-sacs already to the west and east. He stated that the propeny to <br />the north has quite a bit of frontage on Whitfield Road. He noted that <br />staff did not feel a need for another connector to Whitfield since this <br />property is near the intersection of Sunrise Road and Whitfield Road. <br />Woods noted that there does not seem to be any topographical detail <br />information on the application. Kirk responded that the topographical <br />information is not required on a Concept Plan. Post described the <br />topographical areas on the map. He pointed out the good soil areas, the <br />hilltops, slopes and the drainageways. He also pointed out the wooded <br />areas that include hardwoods and pines. <br />