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7 <br />The plan includes a pedestrian sidewalk system to maximize pedestrian access <br />to all facilities on the site and to adjacent Habitat for Humanity Housing. The <br />system will allow arrival by public transportation on Rodgers Road or by bicycle <br />on the drives allowing access to all facilities on site without the use of the <br />automobile. <br />Provide Quality Community Facilities and Services: <br />The St Paul Plan includes a Wellness Center inclusive of a Gymnasium, a St. <br />Paul /Rodgers Road Museum, a Teen Center, and a Senior Center. The St. Paul <br />facilities will be utilized by all community residents. Sidewalks are planned to link <br />all on site facilities. Parking spaces will be set aside for commuters and for <br />alternative fuel vehicles to park and to board public transportation to their <br />destination. <br />The St. Paul Village project supports the Rodgers Road Small Area Plan Goals: <br />• Development and Coordination of Water and Sewer Extension: <br />Water is partially available in this portion of the Rodgers Road Community. <br />St. Paul will extend sewer from the Habitat for Humanity site westward along <br />Purefoy Drive to the St. Paul site. The sewer extension to the site will allow other <br />residents in the Rodgers Road Community to access public sewer. <br />• Provide Active and Passive Recreation: <br />St. Paul will provide a Gymnasium, a Senior Center a Teen Center and an <br />extensive network of sidewalks as part of a Wellness Center that can be utilized <br />by the community. <br />• Extension of Chapel Hill Transit along Rodgers Road: <br />A bus shelter will be provided for St. Paul at Purefoy Drive and Rodgers Road. <br />The St. Paul Community is pedestrian friendly with a network of sidewalks that will <br />provide internal links to all St. Paul facilities. Sidewalks will be provided along <br />both Rodgers Road and Purefoy Drive connecting to the St. Paul community. <br />Our proposed rezoning to the R -5 -C with Planned Development Mixed Use Zoning <br />designation encourages a healthy density and frees a substantial portion of the site for <br />open space that allows for relaxation and recreation. We believe this proposal meets <br />those goals and provides the proper dimensions for healthy density in a unique property <br />development. Thanks to this unique proposal, a substantial portion of the natural <br />environment will be preserved. <br />We have taken the Concept Plan through a CDC review session, a Rodgers Road <br />Taskforce meeting, and all Town commissions to seek input into the plan. These sessions <br />resulted in very few suggestion of change from the original concept. Members of the <br />Town Council suggested the preservation of as many hardwood trees as possible. In <br />addition, a suggestion was made to minimize parking and to accommodate <br />alternatives to the automobile for internal circulation. St. Paul is committed to saving as <br />many hardwoods as possible while introducing many needed services for community <br />Statement of Zoning Atlas Amendment to R -5 -C with Planned Development Mixed <br />Use Zoning Designation for St. Paul Village <br />St. Paul AME Church Community <br />Chapel Hill, North Carolina <br />