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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 201h review meeting, the Orange County Planning Department in conjunction with the Orange County Environment Resource and Conservation Department recommended dedication of all the land within the 80 -ft. stream buffer for the trail. Thereafter, the recommendation was reduced to the minimum amount specified in Section IV- 13-7 -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 recommendations to -the Planning Board and Board of Commissioners on the provision or dedication of recreation and /or open space. RPAC reviewed the proposal on June 14, 2000. Its recommendation was to accept Payment -in -Lieu. This property is located within the Cheeks Community Park area. The required payment is $422.00. 4. RPAC forwarded its recommendation to the Planning Board for consideration. The Planning. Board, in turn, voted 4-4 and forwarded no recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners. 5. The proposed McGowan Creek pedestrian trail could be envisioned along both sides of the creek from Richmond Road to the new County -owned McGowan Creek Preserve. Thus far, three other subdivisions (Major Subdivisions), have apportioned or will apportion land along the creek for the proposed walking trail. They are Richmond Hills, McGowan Creek, and Ashwick. McGowan Creek and Ashwick are still in the preliminary stages of the review process, however, the developers have agreed in principle to a land dedication. Efland- Cheeks Elementary School is connected to the corridor and wildlife and botanical education could eventually be conducted. Temporary access will be provided to these land dedications from other public properties such as a public road for maintenance and monitoring until other public access connections can be made. 6. Section IV -13-2 (see attached) also notes various options for Resource Protection Area (RPA) preservation.