PLANNING COMMISSION DECISIONS (Subdivisions)
August 2008

1. Demond Village, Lots 4A, 4B, & 4C, Old Elk Neck Road, Concept Plat, American Engineering and Surveying, Inc., Fifth Election District.

DISAPPROVED, with the recommendation that the plat be resubmitted:

·        if the lots can be redesigned to show the proposed dwellings behind the building restriction lines;

·        after the correct acreage is established;

·        after proposed Lots 4A and 4C no longer exceed the 3:1 length to width ratio established by §7.4.2 of the Subdivision Regulations;

·        after proposed Lot 4A is no longer referred to as remaining lands; and

·        after detail modifications have been made to the vicinity map.

2. Lands of Edd & Patsy Payne, 1 Lot, Frenchtown Road, Final Plat, Will Whiteman Land Surveying, Inc., Seventh Election District.

APPROVED, conditioned on:

1)      Health Dept. requirements being met;

2)      DPW requirements being met; and

3)      A PRMA being established prior to recordation.

3. Lands of Herschell B. Claggett, Lots 4-6, Glebe Road, Preliminary / Final Plat, Michael Scott, Inc., First Election District.

APPROVED, as aRevised Preliminary Plat ONLY, conditioned on:

1)      Health Department requirements being met;

2)      DPW requirements being met;

3)      The revised FCP, EA and Landscape Plan being approved prior to Final Plat review; and

4)      Deed restrictions for the long-term protection of the Forest Retention/Afforestation Areas (FRAs) being recorded and noted on the plat prior to recordation, with the metes and bounds description of the FRA being shown on the Final and Record Plats.

4. Lands of Josephine M. Boettcher, Lots 1-21 plus Remaining Lands, Oldfield Point Road, Final Plat, KCI Technologies, Inc., Fifth Election District.

APPROVED, conditioned on:

1)      Health Department requirements being met;

2)      DPW requirements being met;

3)      The Landscape Agreement being executed prior to recordation;

4)      Deed restrictions for the long-term protection of the street trees & Forest Retention/ Afforestation Areas (FRAs) being recorded and noted on the plat prior to recordation, with the metes & bounds description of the FRA being shown on the Record Plat;

5)      Coordination on the road alignment issue with the Mank's Pond project being completed prior to recordation, and documentation thereof being submitted to the satisfaction of DPW and OPZ;

6)      Any MDE permits being obtained prior to recordation;

7)      The Homeowners' Association, for maintenance of common open space, being established, with $50 per recorded lot being placed in escrow for improvements prior to recordation; and

8)      The 10' street tree planting easement again being depicted and noted on the Record  Plat.

5. Lands of Josephine M. Boettcher, Lots 1-21 plus Remaining Lands, Oldfield Point Road, Preliminary Plat Extension, KCI Technologies, Inc., Fifth Election District.

WITHDRAWN

6. The Estates at Slicer's Mill, Lots 1-13, Slicer's Mill Road, Final Plat, KCI Technologies, Inc., Sixth Election District.

DISAPPROVED, with the recommendation that the plat be resubmitted once:

·        Documentation of PECO's approval of the impacts to their easement has been received;

·        Covenants prohibiting the subdivision of the large lot being noted on the FinalPlat;

·        The 10' street tree planting easement has been depicted and noted on the Final Plat;

·        DPW's issues have been adequately addressed; and

·        Health Department issues have been adequately addressed.

7. Lands of Johnson and Merriman, Lot 1, Burlin and Rock Run Roads, Preliminary / Final Plat, Northern Bay Land Planning, Seventh Election District.

APPROVED, conditioned on:

1)      Health Department requirements being met;

2)      DPW requirements being met;

3)      Deed restrictions for the long-term protection of the Forest Retention/Afforestation Areas (FRAs) being recorded and noted on the plat prior to recordation, with the metes and bounds description of the FRA being shown on the Record Plat; and

4)      The Landscape Agreement being executed prior to recordation.

8. Lands of John H. Curtis, et ux, Lot 2, Bohemia Church Road, Preliminary Plat, McCrone, Inc., First Election District.

APPROVED, conditioned on:

1)      Health Dept. requirements being met;

2)      DPW requirements being met; and

3)      The FCP/Landscape Plan being approved prior to Final Plat review.

9. Warwick Orchards, Lots 1-74, Camp Meeting Ground and Jackson Park Roads, Preliminary Plat Extension, McCrone, Inc., Seventh Election District.

GRANTED another one year extension of Preliminary Plat approval,to expire on 8/18/09 conditioned on:

1)  DPW requirements being met.

10. Silverado, Lots 76 & 77 (f/k/a Lots 15 & 16 - Montgomery Springs), Razor Strap Road, Preliminary Plat, McCrone, Inc., Fifth Election District.

APPROVED, conditioned on:

1)      Health Department requirements being met;

2)      DPW requirements being met;

3)      The FCP and Landscape Plan being approved prior to Final Plat review;

4)      Water allocation being confirmed in writing by the Town of North East prior to Final Plat review;

5)      Sewer allocation must be confirmed by the DPW prior to Final Plat review;

6)      Deed restrictions for the long-term protection of the street trees & Forest Retention/ Afforestation Areas (FRAs) being recorded and noted on the plat prior to recordation, with the metes & bounds description of the FRA being shown on the Final & Record Plats; and

7)      A waiver of the rear bufferyard requirement being granted.

11.  Old York Estates, Resubdivision - Lots 10A & 10B, Shady Beach Road, Preliminary Plat, RJK Engineering & Associates, Fifth Election District.

APPROVED, conditioned on:

1)      Health Department requirements being met;

2)      DPW requirements being met;

3)      A revised FCP being approved before Final Plat review;

4)      All references to Lot 19 in the Site Data column being changed;

5)      The Density Tabulation column being modified to accurately reflect the NAR zone's permitted density;

6)      Deed restrictions for the long-term protection of the Forest Retention/ Afforestation Areas (FRAs) being recorded & noted on the plat prior to recordation, with the metes & bounds description of the FRA being shown on the Final & Record Plats;

7)      The standard forest retention notes being included on the Final & Record Plats;

8)      Slope graphics being made consistent on a Revised plat to be approved by the Health Department, DPW and OPZ prior to any Final Plat submission; and

9)      A note appearing on the Final Plat stating that this lot exhausts the subdivision potential for this development.

12. Browning Creek, Lots 1-47, MD Rte. 213, Preliminary Plat, Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., First Election District.

APPROVED, conditioned on:

1)      Health Department requirements being met;

2)      DPW requirements being met;

3)      Deed restrictions for the long-term protection of the street trees & Forest Retention/ Afforestation Areas (FRAs) being recorded & noted on the plat prior to recordation, with the metes & bounds description of the FRA being shown on the Final & Record Plats;

4)      The requested buffer modification being granted to better preserve rural character;

5)      The FCP/Landscape Plan/Environmental Assessment being approved prior to Final Plat review;

6)      The 10' street tree planting easement being shown and noted on the Final & Record Plats;

7)      SHA's response to questions regarding the need for the upgrade and improvements for the Bohemia Church Road and MD Rte. 213 intersection; and

8)      The CBCAC's concerns being adequately addressed.

13. Elk Point Marina, Concept Growth Allocation Request, Oldfield Point Road, CNA Engineers, Third Election District.

The recommendation was given for the applicant to be considered for the awarding of growth allocation by the Cecil County Board of County Commissioners.