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19 <br />Town <br />of <br />HIM nwo lle 17 <br />;c; 1994 Tom of Wlsbor <br />July 28, 2014 <br />n <br />ou. <br />Mr. Pat Mallett <br />Orange County Planning & Inspections <br />P.O. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Dear Pat, <br />Thanks for dropping of the Courtesy Review information Stroud's Creek subdivision. This letter contains <br />our comments. <br />The project site is outside the town's current ETJ, but is adjacent to a satellite portion of the city limits to <br />the south. The section on "Surrounding Land Uses," if updated for future Board presentations, could be <br />revised to reflect that the property in the Town's corporate limits is zoned LI (Light Industrial) & a <br />Conditional Use Permit was granted in 2013 for the development of a 12 -lot subdivision. <br />The site has an approved Water and Sewer Extension contract with the town that DOES NOT require <br />annexation of the site. Based on Town Board discussion during approval of that contract, the town is not <br />interested in annexing this site. <br />While this site is beyond the area covered by any adopted town plans for pedestrian access or <br />connectivity, the town offers the following suggestions to improve the proposal: <br />1. An improved pedestrian connection to the adjacent school should /could be considered. <br />2. An improved greenway or easement for a future greenway in the open space or utility easements <br />proposed in the project to improve general community access to the Pathways school. The Town <br />Engineer has indicated that, related to the section on "Open Space," that he does not have an issue <br />with use of the sewer easements for public access to open space. The town has previously <br />required applicants to make walkway improvements within a specified timeframe of being notified <br />that the town or an adjacent development is extending such improvements to a project site. <br />3. Why not allow /require further lot reductions so that required stream buffers will not be located on <br />private property? Doing so may help lessen the potential for illegal uses of the buffers. <br />Please contact myself or Tom King, Senior Planner if you require additional information. <br />Sincerely, <br />Margaret A. Hauth, AICP <br />Planning Director <br />101 East Orange Street • P. O. Box 429 • Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br />919 - 732 -1270 • Fax 919 -644 -2390 <br />