Agenda - 04-01-1997 - 8b - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

s/G/�7 vK•dP•t vi.ss�WwCt en�e.v r1u�Wrt�S - 34 VOTE: Unanimous. (3) PD-1-97 Carolina Friends School Presentation by Emily Cameron. This item is for consideration of a proposed modification to the Special Use Permit for Carolina Friends School which would allow the school to swap acreage with Duke University and modify the boundaries of the school site. Carolina Friends School is an existing private school located on the north side of Mt.Sinai Road(SR 1718)and west of Friends School Road(SR 1719). The property contains 33.94 acres and is zoned PD-RB,Planned Development-Rural Buffer. In August of 1990 a Class A Special Use Permit was issued for Carolina Friends School to allow the use of the school's wastewater disposal system in the Rural Buffer. Article 6.20.1 of the Zoning Ordinance states that a package treatment plant with a design capacity over 3000 gallons per day may be allowed in the RB district only through approval of a planned development. Article 6.3.2.2 of the Zoning Ordinance also requires a planned development approval where there are multiple principal structures on a non-residential lot greater than two acres in size. The Board of Directors of Carolina Friends School adopted a five-year master plan in 1991 for development of the school. In 1992 the Special Use Permit was modified to include expansion of buildings and parking consistent with the school's master plan. In 1996,6,500 square feet of additional floor area was included in the Special Use Permit for a new library/arts building and expansion of several other existing structures. The current request involves modification of the school boundaries by a proposed land swap with Duke University of approximately 16.38 acres as shown on she vicinity map. The trade will provide a more efficient configuration of the school site for any future expansion as well as 925+ feet of additional frontage on Friends School Road. In addition,the 16.38 acres going to Duke University will be incorporated into Duke Forest and will provide a connection between the Couch Tracts of the Durham Division and the Korstian Division of Duke Forest. Such a connection will facilitate wildlife movement and biodiversity. The proposed boundary change represents a modification to the Special Use Permit issued in I990,amended in 1992 and 1996,although the total acreage of the site remains the same. Article 8.7.3 of the Zoning Ordinance requires that such a change be considered by the Board of Commissioners following a public hearing. The change also involves a Zoning Atlas amendment to rezone the 16.38 acres being added to the school from Rural Buffer to Planned Development-Rural Buffer,and to rezone the acreage going to Duke University from PD-RB to RB. A letter from NCDEHNR indicates that the current permit for sewage disposal will be unaffected by the school's boundary change. Findings