Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
2 <br />7.17 acres of improved recreation area; <br />• Average lot size = 7,725 square feet; <br />• Average house size =1,550 square feet; <br />• New public roads within the subdivision with access from <br />Lawrence Rd., US 70A and Lori Dr.; <br />• Public water and sewer service from the Town of Hillsborough. <br />The overall plan for Lawrence Park involves a related proposal to rezone a <br />3.275 acre area from R1 to R2 in order to create 7 residential lots with an <br />average lot size of 20,000 square feet. <br />Location <br />The property (referenced as part of lot 17 on Tax Map 4, Eno Township) is <br />located on the east side of Lawrence Road (SR 1709) between Interstate <br />85 and US Highway 70A. <br />Existing and Proposed Conditions <br />Existing: <br />• Comprehensive Plan designation: twenty year transition; <br />• Current zoning: Rural Residential (R -1) <br />with a portion in the Major Transportation Corridor; <br />• Property is not located in a protected watershed. <br />• Adjacent land uses are residential, including Colonial Park (to the <br />south) and Colonial Hills (to the west) subdivisions. Lawrence Road <br />Baptist Church is located across Lawrence Road. The Rock House, a <br />site listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is at the southwest <br />corner of US 70A and Lawrence Road. <br />• Adjacent zoning to the south is R-4; <br />• Adjacent zoning to the west is R -1 and R -2; <br />• Adjacent zoning to the north and east is R -1. <br />Proposed: Planned Development (PD) districts may be established for <br />specialized purposes where tracts suitable in location, area and character <br />for the use and structures proposed are to be planned and developed on a <br />unified basis. <br />PD -H -R3 is a low to medium density residential district with supporting <br />recreational, community service and educational uses in areas where <br />urban services are available or are to be provided as part of the <br />development process. This district will usually be applied where the <br />following conditions exist: <br />1. Designated by the adopted Comprehensive Plan as a Transition Area, <br />which can reasonably be expected to be annexed by a municipality in the <br />ensuing 10 -20 years; <br />2. Water and sewer lines should exist at site or be assured of installation as <br />part of the development process; <br />g:\ plandev\ pd398\ pd398fin .abs \5- 13- 99 \5- 21- 99 \5- 26 -99 \kl <br />