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at The Homestead Rezoning Statement of Justification September 2000 Page 2 the more usual single - family detached form of housing within Chapel Hill, but it is offered at price points within the reach of much of the labor force of Chapel Hill. At the same time, the relative isolation of the parcel from both surrounding neighborhoods and existing street frontages facilitates the goal of protecting existing neighborhoods from the impacts of infill development. Specifically, the rezoning will also further the stated goal of the Town to provide affordable housing (defined as affordable to a family of four with 80 percent of the area's median income) at a level of 15 percent of the proposed housing. Not only is this a goal of the Town whenever there is a rezoning, but that target level of affordable housing is also included within the Comprehensive Plan. The applicant proposes to meet this goal threshold within The Homestead with townhome ownership priced within those income guidelines. By conditionally, rezoning the property and thereby requiring a Special Use Permit application instead of entertaining a subdivision request for the property, the stormwater goals of the Comprehensive Plan are furthered in that a stormwater detention plan will be required, including the construction of stormwater detention ponds. No such ponds are required of single - family detached developments. Furthermore, the greenways and transportation networks of the Town will be furthered by completion of the Weaver Dairy Road right -of -way corridor south to Homestead Road and provision of the missing link of the Rail Trail gr+eenway corridor just east of the University Railroad line. Provision of these two missing links will further the circulation alternatives for the community whether by automobile, bicycle, or pedestrian in nature. Finally, the rezoning request has been reduced.fiatn the size and density of the original 52,ecre Concept Plan version to now provide an opporduiity for community facilities to be located on the Homestead Road frontage area of the original tract. A portion of that Homestead Road fivntage area is still included within the project boundaries and within the rezoning request while the remaindear is now outside of the project boundaries and tlerefore available for public acquisition, if so desired. Additionally, the portion still within the project boundaries currently has no planned program other than recreation. In conclusion, the applicant asserts that, together with the accompanying Special Use Permit application concurrently submitted with this zoning amendment petition, rezoning this 48 -acre property from R -2 to R-4(C) will unquestionably achieve the goals and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan.