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d. Township: Chapel Hill <br /> e. School District: Orange County Schools <br /> f. Future Land Use Map Designation: Rural Buffer <br /> g. Growth Management System Designation: Rural <br /> h. Joint Land Use Plan Designation: Rural Buffer — Rural <br /> Residential Area <br /> i. Existing Conditions/Physical Features: Varying topography <br /> with clustered vegetation primarily along the eastern property <br /> line. The majority of the property was utilized as pasture to <br /> support a farming operation <br /> j. Roads: Vehicular access to the parcel is through Mt. Sinai (SR <br /> 1718), a state-maintained road <br /> k. Water and Sewer Service: The property is not located within a <br /> primary utility service area. <br /> Surroundinq Land Uses: a. NORTH: Single-family residences zoned RB on lots ranging from 1 <br /> to 5 acres in area; undeveloped RB zoned property <br /> b. SOUTH: Single-family residences zoned RB; the J and J Mobile <br /> Home Park with 16 residences on a 7.3 acre parcel of property; the <br /> Green Valley Farms boarding and grooming kennel (6416 <br /> Alexander Drive) <br /> c. EAST: Single-family residences zoned RB with lots ranging from 1 <br /> to 3 acres in area <br /> d. WEST: Triangle Land Conservancy property (266 acres in area); <br /> single-family residences zoned RB on lots ranging from 2.25 to 3.7 <br /> acres in area <br /> Proposal: The petitioner has submitted an application that includes a conventional residential <br /> subdivision layout based on the current RB zoning dimensional standards. The applicant is <br /> proposing the development of 26 single-family residential lots, each at least 2 acres in area, with an <br /> overall proposed density of 1 dwelling unit per every 2 acres of land. <br /> UDO and Joint Planninq Land Use Plan Requirements: Typically, a major subdivision application <br /> would be accompanied by both a conventional and flexible development option (please refer to <br /> Section 2.15.2 (C) (2) (b) of the UDO)for review. <br /> The flexible development option involves the preservation of a minimum 33% of the total tract's land <br /> area as protected open space. Development of individual lots is then allowed consistent with 3 <br /> `flexible development' subdivision classifications detailed within Article 7 Subdivisions of the UDO, <br /> namely: <br /> • Estate Lot Option: Characterized with lots having a minimum area of 4 acres where <br /> the building envelope does not exceed 50% of the total lot area, <br />