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DRAFT MINUTES - NOT APPROVED YET 4 <br /> 1 corner of Homestead Road and Seawell School Road. The current zoning is Residential 2, and <br /> 2 the application proposes rezoning to Chapel Hill's Residential 4 Conditional Zoning District. <br /> 3 With the conditional use-zoning district, no development can occur on the property without <br /> 4 Chapel Hill's approval in a special use permit. There is a special use permit application tracking <br /> 5 through Chapel Hill's process currently. The Residential 2 zoning district allows for up to four <br /> 6 units per acre. The applicant is proposing floor area that is greater than allowed with the <br /> 7 Residential 2 zoning district. <br /> 8 Bill Strom said that Chapel Hill had a big discussion at the hearing on this. He asked if <br /> 9 the comments should be restated for the record. <br /> 10 J. B. Culpepper said that she would hope that the comments would follow the application <br /> 11 through the process. The Chapel Hill Attorney agreed. <br /> 12 Eric Chupp is the applicant. He said that his company has been building small <br /> 13 communities like this in Chapel Hill for a long time. He said that this is a conditional rezoning <br /> 14 and is conditioned on the site plan they are presenting. He said that they are not asking for a <br /> 15 higher density as far as the number of units, but only for increased floor area. He said that R2 <br /> 16 would allow 86 homes on the property, and this proposal is for 72 homes. This request has <br /> 17 been tracking through Chapel Hill's process. He said that, thus far, there has been no <br /> 18 opposition to this proposal. He said that, during the planning process, they tried to pay <br /> 19 particular attention to the goals of the comprehensive plan, as follows: <br /> 20 • Open Space—approximately 60% of the site is going to remain <br /> 21 untouched <br /> 22 • Stream Preservation -there is a stream that bisects the sight and the <br /> 23 buffer has been respected. There was a land swap with the <br /> 24 neighboring land so that property owners would not have to cross the <br /> 25 Resource Conservation District to have access to their property from <br /> 26 Seawell School Road. <br /> 27 • Tree Preservation—the largest trees will be saved and will be the <br /> 28 focal point of the entranceway. There is also a park in the middle with <br /> 29 recreational amenities. <br /> 30 • Affordable Housing—there will be 20% affordable housing, when the <br /> 31 ordinance only required 15%. Orange Community Housing has <br /> 32 recommended a slight modification of that with three-bedroom houses <br /> 33 and lower prices. <br /> 34 • There is an elementary, middle, and high school all within walking <br /> 35 distance of this community. <br /> 36 • Capkov volunteered to put bike lanes along Homestead Road and <br /> 37 Seawell School Road as well as sidewalks to connect the site with all <br /> 38 of the public schools. <br /> 39 • The location is right for the rezoning and close to the elementary <br /> 40 school, and the development is targeting young families. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Eric Chupp said that behind the community Homestead Village is the Horace Williams <br /> 43 Tract, so at some point there will be educational and employment opportunities also within <br /> 44 walking distance. He said that the entire infrastructure for sewer and water has been extended <br /> 45 to the site. Also, the two existing homes on the site are being recycled and moved to a lot off <br /> 46 Rogers Road. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Public Comment <br /> 49 Rev. Campbell asked about the site where the old homes will be moved and if there <br /> 50 would be water and sewer and Eric Chupp said yes. He asked for specific information on the <br />