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I Orange County Class A SUP Application Dunhill Ma�or Subdivision Chapel Hill NC Current Land Use (Please refer to the project's Site Analysis Sheet and the site photos included in the appendix of this application) The proposed project is located at 2301 Mount Sinai Road, in the Chapel Hill Township portion of the Orange County Rural Buffer Zoning District (OC PIN 9881-15-7138). The current land use for this 68.5- acre property is residential, with a horse farm, boarding stables, and lighted riding ring. The property is currently owned by JJF Farm, LLC. David Weelkey Homes, LLC has established a purchase agreement with the current landowner, which is conditional on the approval of this Class A SUP (a copy of this agreement is included in the appendix of this application package). The existing residential and farm-related structures are clustered at the southwest portion of the property, Vehicular access across the property is provided by a 1700' long gravel drive, with a concrete split entry at Mount Sinai Road. Approximately 50�0 of the site's natural habitat is mixed deciduous woodland and 50�o rolling grassy meadow. The property is gently sloped with the highest elevation (522') located approximately 500 feet south of the Mount Sinai road entry point, and the lowest elevations are located along the eastern and southern boundaries (460' and 444' respectively). There is an unnamed tributary to 'Field Creek' and an emergent wetland located at the edge of the property's southwest corner. These wetlands have been recently investigated by Orange County Erosion Control and it has been determined that they are subject Orange County and NCDWQ Stream Buffer Rules ('65-foot Riparian Buffer as part of the Cape Fear River Basin). Copies of the Orange County Surface Water ldentification Report and the Soil Services, PLLC Detailed Wetland Delineation Report are also included in the appendix of this application package, This property is located in the Orange County Rural Buffer (RB) zoning district and is subject to the development criteria specified in the 2011 UDO and the 1986 Orange County Joint Planning Area (JPA) Land Use Plan with Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Adjacent Property Information Adjacent land uses are primarily residential subdivisions, featuring a wide range home types, sizes and ages. These subdivisions include: • Primrose Holdings (1-1.5 acre lots) • Freeland Hills (0.5-2.5 acre lots) • Woodkirk (3.0-5.5 acre lots) • Greene Valley (1-2 acre lots) • J&J Mobile Home Park (16 structures on 7.3 acres) • Northfield at Creek Wood (2.25-3.7 acre lots) An evaluation of the existing land and home values has been prepared and is included for reference in the appendix of this application. The proposed development density (2.6 acres per lot) and lot sizes (2-acre minimum) of the Dunhill subdivision comply with the existing and intended nature and form of residential development within this portion of the Rural Buffer. SUI► �IIT DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES PAGE 2 OF 14