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141 <br />to occur and although the north side of NC 10 is in farmland, the south side <br />had changed completely and become forested. In 1985, most of the property ww - <br />wooded. He presented several slides which showed the area as it exists todal- <br />One thing that characterizes the property is wetlands. Mr. Collins showeu <br />several slides on the condition of the land. He emphasized that the plan <br />tonight is the revised plan. The plan presented in August had 1,326 units <br />located in a village to the south of the power line which runs through the <br />middle of the property- and scattered in cluster subdivisions to the south and <br />northwest of the village and across NC 10. In the August plan there was 54 <br />to 55% open space being proposed. The revised plan has reduced the number of <br />units from 1,326 to 1,094. There are more wetland areas preserved and there <br />is more open space and buffers provided in terms of the cluster subdivisions. <br />The County park site has been expanded from 25'acres to a0 acres. The area <br />on the north side of NC 10 has been left open from the eastern extent of the <br />property to the western end. The village would have a day care center and a <br />transit stop. In the center around a commons area, there would be a cluster <br />of commercial and institutional uses as well as a community center and a <br />church site. The golf course would be located on the north side of the <br />village. There are many trees and vegetation that would need to be protected. <br />He told about neotraditional villages. It does not mean that it is a Dunay <br />village. Andres Dunay is the godfather of neotraditionalism because of his <br />work around the United States. Mr. Collins showed some slides of Pinehurst <br />which demonstrated a similar pattern to what the developer for University <br />Station would like to do. He then showed some slides of what the applicant <br />as in mind for the concept of University Station with a village commons <br />su--rounding by small scale commercial and institutional uses. It takes a very <br />detailed plan to carry out the village character. One of the issues is th <br />-L .,,pact on public schools. The elementary school membership would grow 8_..;, <br />children over capacity cr,the equivalent of four classrooms. The impact on <br />the middle school membership would be 40 over capacity in the first year ally <br />and the impact on the high school capacity would be 14 in the last year of <br />project development. Another issue would be traffic impacts. The capacity <br />of New Hope Church Road is 7760 vehicles a day which is based on a speed limit <br />of 35 miles per hour and a pavement width of 20 feet. The protected growth <br />on New Hope Church Road is 3% a year. The University Station project would <br />generate 6,194 cars a day_which- falls below the capacity of the road... He <br />showed the same information for NC 10 which indicates that the long range <br />impact falls within the capacity of the road. University Station Road would <br />have lower impacts because of the traffic assigned to that road. He talked <br />about water and sewer service to the area. The major water distribution lines <br />would be 12-inch lines and would extend from a 16-inch line on US 70 and go <br />down University Station Road, turn and go down Old NC 10 and then down New <br />Hope Church Road to connect to the 12-inch line in front of New Hope <br />Elementary School. In terms of the impact on the Hillsborough Water Treatment <br />Plant, there will still be at the end of ten years one million gallons per day <br />capacity. He showed how the lines would serve the development. The sewage <br />treatment plant has a capacity of three million gallons per day. At the <br />buildout of University Station, there will still be one million gallons left. <br />Distribution lines and collection laterals associated with the sewer system <br />will be installed by the developer. The developer would also be responsible <br />for paying capital facility fees and a perpetual maintenance fee associates' <br />with the lift station and paying the entire cost of putting in the majo. <br />distribution lines. That total cost is 2.5 million. The fiscal impact of <br />University Station shows a surplus resulting from University Station. In