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Request by D. R. Horton, Inc. for subdivision final plat approval of The Estates at Legend Oaks, Phase 1A, consisting of 12 lots on 18.064 acres located off US 15-501 N and Legend Oaks Drive, Williams Township, Parcel 18665.
ABSTRACT
Action Requested:
Request by D. R. Horton, Inc. for subdivision final plat approval of The Estates at Legend Oaks, Phase 1A, consisting of 12 lots on 18.064 acres located off US 15-501 N and Legend Oaks Drive, Williams Township, Parcel 18665.
Introduction & Background:
Zoning: R-1
Watershed District: WSIV-PA
Water Source: Public, Chatham County
Septic: Individual on-site, private
Within 100 year flood plain: No
The Estates at Legend Oaks, Phase 1A is reviewed under the pre-2008 Subdivision Regulations and the 1994 Watershed Ordinance. The name has changed from Legend Oaks, Phase III to The Estates at Legend Oaks. Phase I of Legend Oaks received final plat approval for 31 lots in 2006 and Phase II received final plat approval for 27 lots in 2007. In 2007 the Board of County Commissioners denied a request for sketch design of Legend Oaks, Phase III consisting of 71 lots. In 2007, by Consent Judgment and Settlement Agreement, a sketch plan for Phase III consisting of 56 lots was approved. In August 2009, Phase III received preliminary plat approval from the Board of County Commissioners for 56 lots. The 12 lots in Phase 1A are a portion of the preliminary plat approved 56 lots.
The final plat submittal deadline for all 56 lots is July 1, 2015.
Discussion & Analysis:
The developer is requesting final plat approval of 12 lots with a financial guarantee for the completion of required infrastructure. The Subdivision Regulations states that when forty (40) percent of the total cost of improvements have been completed ………. and when the public health and/or safety will not be endangered, the Cou...
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