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.ui to S8 u5:G6p PCDInc <br />~9i°i°ni-6~7° p.2 <br />V~ <br />Planned Community Development, lnc. <br />~~ <br />bgoo Slade Hill Road <br />Raldgh, N(i~bl~ <br />July 16, 1998 <br />Emily Cameron <br />Orange County Planning Department <br />306E Revere Road <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Dear Emily: <br />In regards to the Lawrence Park subdivision application, there are two items in your <br />follow-up comments that I wish to address in this letter. <br />The first is in reference to the signage for the project. It is my understanding, based on <br />discussion with you, that the 16 square foot limit is measured in the sign face proper, <br />and does not inGude any appurtenant structures such as walls or columns, pedestals or <br />other types of features that may be used in an entrance landscaping statement. ff I am <br />correct in that understanding, then this sign requirement is satisfactory with us, and we <br />will attempt to provide a diagram of such signage in the near future. <br />The second item is of considerably greater consequence. It was our original under- <br />standing that we were being requested tc connect our internal street system to e~dsting <br />Lori Drive in keeping with the county's desire to promote interconnectivity between <br />various neighborhoods. It is now my understanding that not only are we being required <br />to connect to Lori Drive, but we are being required to improve Lori Drive all the way to <br />its intersection with Lonnie Drive. We have serious concern about this requirement for a <br />number of reasons. <br />1. We do not believe it is appropriate to require improvements off--site from the <br />Lawrence Park property which have no direct beneFit to the community we are <br />devebping. Traffic studies indicate that no more than 5°~ of our total traffic <br />vwuld use Lori Drive for access. While v+re do not disagree with and, in fact. <br />support the general desire of the county to have interconnectivve streets <br />among neighborhoods, we believe that our obligation ends at our property <br />line. This is especially true where the connecting street is of such minor value <br />from a traffic distribution standpoint. <br />O~iu (4l41 g81.6rn faz f4(al 481~6c1q ocdincC~?mindsori»Il.com <br />