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Home My WebLink AboutRES-2000-103 Resolution approving Highridge Subdivision Preliminary Plan RESOLUTION OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONNERS TO APPROVE HIGHRIDGE SUBDIVISION PRELIMINARY PLAN Date November 1, 2000 Name of Subdivision Highridge Owner/Applicant Richard H. Daniels, Sr. The Board of County Commissioners hereby approves the Preliminary Plan for Highridge Subdivision as shown on the preliminary plat dated May 1, 2000 (last revised September 12, 2000) and subject to fulfillment of requirements specified herein. All roads shall be irrevocably dedicated to the general public and be constructed to standards of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The approval of this resolution authorizes and directs the Orange County Manager to accept for the County, and on behalf of the public generally, the offer of dedication of High Ridge Drive and Rolling Meadow Drive. This acceptance of dedication to the general public shall be without maintenance responsibility. These roads shall be maintained by the owner/applicant (Richard H. Daniels Sr.) until such time as they are accepted for maintenance by NCDOT or some other governmental body. Before the Final Plat of Highridge Subdivision can be recorded: A. Sewage Disposal 1. All lots shall contain adequate septic disposal and repair areas, approved by the Orange County Division of Environmental Health. Septic areas shall not extend into required landscape buffers. 2. Disclosure that the septic system location may restrict the size and location of improvements shall be included in a document describing development restrictions to be recorded concurrently with the Final Plat. B. Roads and Access 1. High Ridge Drive and Rolling Meadow Drive shall be constructed to NCDOT minor local standards with a 50-foot right-of-way and 5-foot utility easements on each side. Construction shall be inspected and approved by NCDOT. OR A letter of credit or escrow agreement or other security shall be submitted to secure construction of High Ridge Drive and Rolling Meadow Drive to NCDOT 5 standards. An estimate of the construction cost must be prepared by a certified/licensed engineer or grading contractor and submitted to the Orange County Planning Department. The financial guarantee must reflect 110 percent 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. An erosion control plan for construction of High Ridge Drive and Rolling Meadow Drive shall be submitted by the applicant to the Orange County Erosion Control Division for review and approval prior to final plat submittal. 3. Prior to any construction or any alteration of any existing access within the right- of-way West Lebanon Road, the developer/owner shall secure a driveway permit from the NCDOT District Office. A copy of the NCDOT-approved permit and letter to the Planning Department shall be submitted at the same time as the request for Planning Department signatures on the Final Plat. Sight distance triangles shall be shown at all intersections within the subdivision, or included within the right-of-way of the proposed street. 4. Access to all lots shall be from internal subdivision roads, High Ridge Drive and Rolling Meadow Drive, exclusively. Driveway cuts shall be a minimum of 50 feet from street intersections. 5. An approved street name sign shall be erected at the intersections of. West Lebanon Road (SR 1306) and High Ridge Drive, and High Ridge Drive and Rolling Meadow Drive, as required in Section IV-13-3-c-12 Street Name Signs of the Orange County Subdivision Regulations. The applicant shall submit either evidence that the sign is in place or a receipt for purchase of the sign prior to Planning Department signatures on the Final Plat. 6. The applicant shall construct a T-turnaround at the southeast end of High Ridge Drive extending into Lot 9, and a T-turnaround at the west end of Rolling Meadow Drive extending into Lot 14 to NCDOT standards prior to recordation of Final Plat. The Final Plat and Declaration of Restrictions shall include provisions to remove the T-turnaround areas if at some future time High Ridge Drive and Rolling Meadow Drive are connected to new roads constructed on adjacent tracts. C. Land Use Buffers and Landscaping 1. Landscaping shall be installed or preserved as indicated on an approved landscape plan and shall be inspected and approved by the Planning Department prior to Final Plat approval and again prior to the transfer of control of the Homeowners Association from the developer to the home owners as provided by the recorded Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Highridge Subdivision. Landscaping shall include a 30-foot buffer along West Lebanon Road. OR 6 A letter of credit or escrow agreement or other security shall be submitted to secure the required landscape installation and preservation. An estimate of the cost for required preservation, new plantings, and their installation must be provided. The financial guarantee shall reflect 1'10 percent of the estimate and must be issued by an accredited financial institution licensed to do business in North Carolina 2. Provisions for the 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. D. Drainage 1. Impervious surface data for all lots, pursuant to Article 6.23 Extra Requirements for Watershed Protection Overlay Districts of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance, shall be included in the development restrictions and requirements document to be prepared by Planning Staff and recorded concurrently with the Final Plat. The impervious surface limitations for each lot shall indicate whether the impervious surface includes or excludes one-half (1/2) of the roadway width in the calculations. 2. Drainage easements shall be located on the Final Plat as required following review and approval of the Erosion Control Plan. 3. Drainage culverts shall be sized and located as required by NCDOT and the Orange County Erosion Control Officer. E. Parkland 1. The proposed twenty-three lot subdivision is located within the Cheeks Township District Park area. As per the decision of the Board of County Commissioners, cash in the amount of $10,465 ($455/lot) shall be paid to Orange County as payment in lieu of parkland dedication. 2. The second paragraph of Section IV-B-7-b of the Orange County Subdivision Regulations references the Land Use Intensity (LUI) calculations in the Orange County Zoning Ordinance, Articles 5.1.1 and 6.12, which require 0.028 square feet of recreation space per land area dedicated to residential use (0.028 * 30.6 = 37,322). In those cases where the LUI calculation results in a larger amount than the public recreation space requirement of 1157 acre per lot, the difference shall be established as private recreation space for the use of the residents of the development(37,322— 17,577= 19,745 square feet). The developer is offering four (4) acres of open space to be maintained by the Homeowners Association, which is acceptable to the County provided that a minimum of 19,745 square feet of open space is dedicated for private recreation use. F. Miscellaneous 1. The Final Plat shall contain a title block and vicinity map in accordance with Section V-D-2 Title Block and V-D-3 Vicinity Mar) of the Orange County Subdivision Regulations. 2. Minimum building setbacks, easements, public (along West Lebanon Road) and private open space areas shall be stated on the plat and in a document describing development restrictions and requirements to be prepared by Planning Staff and recorded concurrently with the Final Plat. 3. Drainage easements shall be provided as required by section D. item 2. outlined above. G. Certifications 1. A Certificate of Survey and Accuracy signed by a Professional Land Surveyor shall be notarized on the face of the Final Plat. 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 landowners 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 all roads have been constructed to State standards or that construction plans have been approved. 4. A Certificate of Approval signed by the Orange County Planning and Inspections Department. Richard H. Daniels, Sr. Beverly A. Blythe Owner Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners 1, Richard H. Daniels, Sr., accept the above listed conditions of subdivision approval and acknowledge that each must be met prior to recordation of the Final Plat. Richard H. Daniels, Sr. Date