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4bt! <br /> 3 <br /> under-development as a single-faa:ily subdivision. Property to the east is <br /> zoned R-2 Residential and consists primarily of the Joppa Oaks Subdivision. <br /> Land to the west is vacant and zoned R-1 Residential. <br /> The Land Use Plan 6esignation .for the property was changed on Narch 7, <br /> 1983 from 20-Year Transition and Rural Residential to 10-Year Transition. The <br /> change was made in conjunction with a rezoning request for an R-4 designation <br /> on an adjacent 10-acre tract to the south presently called Wildwood Phase I. <br /> The intent of the-R-5 district is to provide locations for high intensity <br /> residential development and supporting recreational, community, service or <br /> educational uses in areas where the full range of urban services are available. <br /> it is further intended that the R-S district be used to promote <br /> economically-mixed housing and to contribute to the provision of a range of <br /> housing types for lower-income households. <br /> The zoning Ordinance states that this district will usually be applied <br /> cohere the following conditions exist: <br /> (1) The area is designated by the adopted Land Use Plan as a Transition <br /> Area which can reasonably be annexed by a municipality ii- the ensuing <br /> 10-20 years. <br /> (2) Water and sewer lines should exist at the site or be assured of <br /> installation as part of the development process. <br /> (3) Vehicular access must consist of direct access to a street classified <br /> as either arterial or collector as designated by the adopted Land Use <br /> Plan. <br /> (4•) The full range of urban services exist or are proposed at the time of <br /> the development including fire, police, recreation, education, <br /> commercial and cultural activities. <br /> t1r. Collins continued, as indicated previously, the property in cuestion <br /> has been designated as 10-Year Transition on the Land Use Plan by action of the <br /> County Commissioners in March, 1983. <br /> The property has good access to N.C. Highway 86, a route which has been. <br /> designated as an "arterial" in the Land Use Plan. However, road improvements <br /> may be necessary due to proposed development in the area to accommodate <br /> additional turning movements and allow for smooth traffic flow. The question <br /> of these improvements can be addressed during the subdivision approval rrocess. <br /> Water and sewer lines are being extended to serve the property as part of <br /> the development of an adjacent le-acre tract to the south. These lines would <br /> be connected to the Town of Hillsborough's water and sewer system. <br /> Police and fire protection would be provided by the Orange County Sheriff's <br /> Department and the Orange Rural Fire District respectively. <br /> One question to be resolved is the ability of the existing school system, to <br /> provide adequate educational space for new children. A redistricting plan for <br /> the elementary schools has been completed and Grady-Brown Elementary appears <br /> capable of handling approNimateiy 30 additional students. Stanback Niddle <br /> School has one (1) vacant class (25 pupils) , but Stanford Jr. High and Orange <br /> Sr. High are already at capacity. <br /> Development of the property in question at R-5 densities could result in as <br /> many as 163 new students (1 student per lot) . If apportioned to each school, <br /> Grady-Brown Elementary, Stanford Jr. High and Orange Sr. High would require <br /> subdivision of larger classrooms into smaller ones or, more likely, additional <br /> classroom trailers. <br /> One additional factor that comes into play regarding this request is the <br /> Land Use _intensity System (LUI) . This system applies to L1 Planneu <br /> nl T'a nbnPr nrnipci"Q lnr-at ari ir, Ti- R-P pn(1 T:-13 7oni.nc <br />