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II <br />MEMORANDUM <br />Orange County Planing & Impactions Department <br />Orange <br />Road Nations Department <br />Telephone: (9 is) 732 -8181 FAX (919) 6413002 <br />TO: Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />Orange County Planning Board <br />John Link. County Manager <br />FROM: Orange County Planning Stag <br />DATE: August 24, 1998 <br />SUBJECT: CP- 98 Mark O'Neill for Duke University <br />Analysis of Pmpme Comprehensive Plan Amendment <br />On June 26, 1998, a petition for amendment to the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan <br />was submitted by Mark O'Neal, saying an agent for Duke University. In accordmrce with Articles 2 <br />ae 20 of the Zoning Ordinates, the proposed amendment is evaluated on the following pages. <br />A. GENERAL DESCRIEIION AND HISTORICAL <br />The Property proposed for amendment lies in Cheeks Township The site lies rmM of US 20 and is <br />62.65 acres in size. The parcel is undeveloped, and is owne by Duke University - referenced as <br />counsel 14, tar map 41, Cheeks Townaldp. It is comentiy designate N the Lend Use Element as <br />Public loterot Area (Upper Eno Watershed Critical Amh and is must Public Interest <br />Dennis fPID). <br />The site is adjacent an the radh aua aeon to additionel land designated F hk Interest Area ae <br />mud PID, eommp ft Corporation lake and the Omnge/Alwence Water Plant The southern <br />boNer of the ate In US 70, with additiond Duke Forest lend deaanmst Public Interest Arta and <br />mud PID actoas the highway W the soudwash along With athm varaot Properties designated and <br />mind Agricoltard RmWentW (AR). To the wat is vacant and agnisd m it land, slow compound <br />and most AR <br />