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RESOLUTION
OF THE
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Date: February 5, 2008
Name of Subdivision: The Bluffs at Moorefields
Owner/Applicant: Christopher Road RealtT} Inc_
The Board of County Commissioners hereby approves The Bluffs at Moorefields
subdivision preliminary plat, dated April 17, 2006 as revised by surveyor Steve F.
Yuhasz on April 18, 2007 containing 17 lots, subject to the fulfillment of requirements
specified herein.
Peninsula Lane and Grassland Court shall be irrevocably dedicated to the general
public and constructed to standards of the North Carolina Department of
Transportation. The approval of this resolution authorizes and directs the Orange
County Manager to accept for Orange County and on behalf of the public generally, the
offer of dedication of Peninsula Lane and Grassland Court. This acceptance by
Orange County of the dedication to the general public of Peninsula Lane and Grassland
Court shall be without maintenance responsibility. These roads shall be maintained by
the owner/applicant until such time as they are accepted for maintenance by the North
Carolina Department of Transportation or some other governmental body. Before the
Final Plat of The Bluffs at Moorefields can be recorded:
A. Sewage Disposal
1. Each residential lot shall contain an adequate area for septic disposal,
and repair area, approved by the Orange County Division of
Environmental Health.
2. The septic system location may restrict the size and location of
improvements. This disclosure shall be included in a document
describing development restrictions to be recorded concurrently with the
Final Plat. The document shall also disclose that information regarding
the tentative location of septic systems is available from the Orange
County Health Department, Division of Environmental Health.
3. Language shall be inserted into the Home Owner's Association
declaration requiring each lot owner to have the septic system serving
their lot inspected by a licensee of the NC On-Site Wastewater
Contractors and Inspectors Certification Board (the "Board"), who is
properly registered to perform such inspections within Orange County, no
less than one time in every five (5) year period (unless inspections are
required more often by and rule or regulation of the Orange County Health
Department) and to have the system pumped if recommended by the
inspector. Payment for the inspections required under this condition shall
be the responsibility of the individual lot owner or the homeowner's
association as established by the governing homeowner's Association
declaration.
B. Roads and Access
1. Peninsula Lane and Grassland Court shall be constructed to standards of
the North Carolina Department of Transportation, within a 50-foot
right-of-way with 5-foot utility easements on each side, and the
construction shall be inspected and approved by NCDOT.
OR
A letter of credit or escrow agreement shall be submitted and approved by
the County Attorney to secure construction of Peninsula Lane and
Grassland Court to the standards of the North Carolina Department of
Transportation. An estimate of the construction cost must be prepared by
a certified/licensed engineer or grading contractor and submitted to the
Planning and Inspections Department. The financial guarantee must
reflect 110% of that estimate and be issued by an accredited financial
institution licensed to do business in North Carolina.
The document describing development restrictions to be recorded with the
Final Plat shall state that the financial guarantee will not be released until
the road construction has been inspected and approved by NCDOT.
2. All lots shall receive access from the internal subdivision roads. No
driveway shall be permitted within 50' of a street intersection. The final
plat shall contain "No Vehicular Access Areas" for all portions of the
subdivision abutting Moorefields Road and Dimmocks Mill Road except
for the proposed intersection of Peninsula Lane and Moorefields Road.
3. An erosion control plan for construction of Peninsula Lane and Grassland
Court shall be submitted by the applicant to the Orange County Erosion
Control Division for review and approval prior to any land disturbing
activity occurring on the site.
4. Approved double-bladed street name signs shall be erected at the
intersections of Moorefields Road and Peninsula Lane and Peninsula
Lane and Grassland Court prior to Planning Department signatures on the
final plat or prior to issuance of any building permit if road construction is
not completed prior to recording of the final plat.
5. Prior to any construction or alteration of any existing access within the
right-of-way of Moorefields Road, the owner/applicant shall secure a
driveway permit from the NCDOT District Office. The owner/applicant shall
submit a copy of the NCDOT-approved permit and NCDOT approval letter
to the Planning Department prior to or at the same time as the request for
a grading permit is made, or before Planning Department signatures are
affixed on the Final Plat, whichever is first.
6. Sight triangles (10'x 70') shall be shown on the Final Plat at the
intersection of Peninsula Lane with Moorefields Road.
7. Dedicate, in fee simple, five (5) feet of additional right-of-way, or 35 feet
from the centerline of the existing right-of-way, whichever is greater, along
the frontage of Dimmocks Mill Road. Said dedication shall meet major
collector road right-of--way standards as identified in the Comprehensive
Plan and required in Section IV-B-3-c-1 of the Subdivision Regulations.
C. Land Use Buffers and Landscaping
1. Landscaping shall be installed or preserved as indicated on the approved
landscape plan, and shall be inspected and approved by the Planning and
Inspections Department prior to signatures on final plat. No part of the
landscaping shall encroach into the 10' x 70' sight triangles at
intersections.
OR
Guaranteed financially through a letter of credit or escrow agreement
submitted to secure required landscape installation and preservation. An
estimate of the cost for required preservation, plantings and their
installation must be provided. The financial guarantee shall reflect 110
percent of the estimate and be issued by an accredited financial institution
licensed to do business in North Carolina in a form approved by the
County Attorney.
Provisions for protection of existing trees as shown on the approved
landscape plan shall be included in a document describing development
restrictions and requirements to be prepared by Planning Staff and
recorded concurrently with the Final Plat. No clear cutting on individual
lots is permitted pursuant to section IV-B-8-c of the Orange County
Subdivision Regulations.
2. The applicant shall provide additional plantings along Moorefields Road
as indicated on the Preliminary Plan.
D. Drainage
Drainage Easements shall be located on the final plat as required
following review and approval of the Erosion Control Plan by County staff.
2. Drainage culverts shall be sized and located appropriately by a licensed
North Carolina Professional Engineer as required by NCDOT and Orange
County Erosion Control
3. Low Impact Design devices (LID) shall be incorporated into drainage-way
to lessen the stormwater impact to the streams.
4. Impervious surface data, as pursuant to Article 6.23.3c.1 of the Zoning
Ordinance shall be included in a document describing development
restrictions and requirements to be prepared by Planning Staff and
recorded concurrently with the Final Plat. The impervious surface for each
lot shall indicate the maximum impervious surface for each lot, net of the
roadway (i.e. excluding roadway).
5. Impervious surface coverage for the subdivision is limited to twelve
percent (12%) for a maximum of 176,470 square feet.
E. Parkland
1. Lawful currency of the United States in the amount of $7.735.00 shall be
paid to Orange County as payment in lieu of parkland dedication prior to
recordation of the final plat.
2. The developer has offered and shall transfer in fee simple a total of 14.95
acres of open space (44.49%) to the Homeowner's Association. This open
space shall be shown and labeled accordingly on the final plat. All
maintenance responsibilities for the open space shall be with the
Homeowner's Association.
3. The second paragraph of Section IV-B-7-b of the Orange County
Subdivision Regulations references the required minimum recreation
space ratio in the Orange County Zoning Ordinance, Article 5.1.1, which
requires 0.028 square feet of recreation space per land area dedicated to
residential use [0.028 * 35.22= .98 acres or 42,688.8 square feet]. In
_ those cases where the required minimum recreation space results in a
larger amount than the public recreation space requirement of 1/20 acre
per lot, the difference shall be established as private recreation space for
the use of the residents of the development (42,688.8 - 37,026 = 5,662.8
square feet (.13 acres). The developer has planned 14.95 acres of open
space (44.49%) to be owned and maintained by the Homeowner's
Association.
4. Developer shall provide a minimum of 5,662.8 square feet of private
recreation area (e.g. trails, all-purpose field, etc.).
5. An Open Space area with a minimum width of ten (10) feet shall be
provided between lots 11 and 12 in order to provide access from
Grassland Court to the open space along the eastern boundary of the
property.
F. Construction Waste
1. Per the Orange County Solid Waste Ordinance, clean wood waste, scrap
metal and corrugated cardboard, all present construction waste, shall be
recycled.
2. All haulers of construction waste shall be properly licensed. Developer
shall confirm that hauling contractors are licensed to haul waste in Orange
County.
3. Prior to any demolition or construction activity on the site the applicant
shall hold apre-demolition/pre-construction conference with the County's
Solid Waste staff. This may be the same meeting held with other
development officials.
G. Miscellaneous
1. The Final Plat shall contain a title block and vicinity map in accordance
with Section V-D-2 and V-D-3 of the Orange County Subdivision
Regulations.
2. The open space shall be conveyed into the Homeowner's Association
before Planning Department signatures are affixed to the final plat. Tree
cutting in the roadside Open Space is prohibited except for necessary
maintenance purposes that have been approved by County staff prior to
any such tree cutting taking place. The restrictive covenants applicable to
the property shall be approved by the County Attorney.
3. If street lighting is proposed, then a lighting plan shall be submitted to the
planning office for review and approval prior to purchase of lighting
fixtures from the utility provider or other vender. Any lighting shall meet the
Outdoor Lighting Standards as set forth in section 6.31 of the Orange
County Zoning Ordinance.
4. A sign permit shall be obtained from Orange County for the subdivision
sign located at or near the entrance of the subdivision prior to beginning
construction.
5. Methods of disposal of trees, limbs, stumps and construction debris
associated with construction activity shall be by some method other than
open burning as required in the Orange County Zoning Ordinance.
6. The correct PIN number for the property shall be listed on the Final Plat.
D. Certifications
1. A Certificate of Survey and Accuracy signed by a Professional Land
Surveyor shall be notarized on the face of the Final Plat in the form
provided in Section V-D-6-a of the Orange County Subdivision
Regulations.
2. A Certificate of Declaration and Maintenance in the form provided in
Section V-D-6-b of the Orange County Subdivision Regulations signed by
the landowner and developer shall be on the face of the plat and included
in a document describing development restrictions to be recorded
concurrently with the Final Plat.
3. The North Carolina Department of Transportation shall certify that the
platted portion of Peninsula Lane and Grassland Court have been entirely.
constructed to State standards or that construction plans have been
approved prior to Planning Department signatures on final plat.
4. A Certificate of Approval signed by the Orange County Planning and
Inspections Department and the Orange County Environmental Health
Department shall appear on the face of the final plat in accordance with
Section V-D-6-c of the Orange County Subdivision Regulations.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Orange County
Commissioners that the Preliminary Plan for The Bluffs at Moorefields Subdivision is
approved in accordance with the above mentioned conditions and attached Preliminary
Plat dated April 17, 2006 as revised by surveyor Steve F. Yuhasz on April 18, 2007.
Upon motion of Commissioner J ,seconded by Commissioner
..eLt,~ ,the foregoing resolution was adopted this the ~_ day of
2008.
I, Donna S. Backer, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for the County of
Orange, North Carolina, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true copy of so
much of the proceedings of said Board at a meeting held on .5 , 2008 as
relates in any way to the adoption of the foregoing and that said proceedings are
recorded in Minute Book No. of the minutes of said Board.
2008.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said County, this o~~ day of ~~~z~,
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