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ui mat road, Mr. Morehouse told the planners, it will be a private street, tentatively named “Stuart Street," which will have access restricted to the homeowners whose lots abut the road. He said that the deed for each property will contain language which makes clear the responsibilities of each landowner toward maintenance of the street, to ensure that the town does not “get stuck,” in Mr. Wickens’ words, with the task.
The planners also expressed some concern about the plan to locate two of the septic system drainfields on adjoining lots. Mr. Morehouse explained that was necessary because soils on the back south-west portion of the parcel do not drain well and would be a poor location for septic fields.
The commissioners agreed to approve the plan, provided that LOMP include a written statement from the Virginia Department of Health that the plan is acceptable under their regulations, and that an easement for the drainfield be included in the deed of each of the lots affected by the drainfield location. “We want to see the language” before the final plat is approved, Mr. Wickens added.
One requirement which the commissioners could not waive under the present ordinance is that every subdivision must be built on a 50foot right-of-way, or have sufficient extra land dedicated to provide it. The same requirement was made of Richard Scott when he subdivided a parcel on Piedmont Ave., but was never enforced.
The LOMP partners balked,
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