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s s 000 Staff Report: Walker Property Petition for Change of Zoning CONFORMITY WITH THE JOINT PLANNING AREA LAND USE PLAN: According to the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan adopted by Carrboro, Orange County and Chapel Hill in 1986, this property is classified as Suburban Residential, located within Transition Area I of the Carrboro Joint Development Review Area. Under the JPALUP, the category of Suburban Residential is defined as follows: Suburban Residential A are designated for housing densities ranging from one (1) to five (S) dwelling units per acre. Such areas are located where land is changing from rural to urban, suitable for urban densities, and to be provided with public utilities and services. Housing types range from single-family homes to duplexes to multi family dwellings. However, densities may be lower than one dwelling unit per acre in Suburban Residential Areas. Chapel Hill as part of its Southern Small Area Plan has identified certain areas in the Southern Triangle as being suitable for densities not exceeding one (1) unit per acre for areas immediately east of U.S. 15-501 and densities not exceeding one (])' unit per five (S) acres for areas immediately west of Old Lystra Road. (amended 2/1/93) Both the current Carrboro R-R (1 unit/acre) zoning and the proposed Carrboro R-20 (2.1 units/acre) zoning are well within the density limits of the Suburban Residential Area category of the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan. CARRBORO SMALL AREA PLANNING PROCESS: Carrboro is in the midst of a comprehensive small area planning process. The process is designed to produce a comprehensive plan for the growth and development of the northern edge of Carrboro's incorporated limits and the Transition Areas. The study area encompasses approximately 3,900 acres within Carrboro and its permitting jurisdiction. The planning process is expected to be complete during calendar year 1995. Carrboro undertook this process in response to increasing growth pressures along its northern boundary. Currently, well over half of the land lying north of N. Greensboro St./Hillsborough Rd. and south of Homestead Rd. (excepting the Henry Horace Williams tracts) is either developed, undergoing development, has a current development permit,or is in the permitting process. Development of a comprehensive plan for this area is the responsibility of the Small Area Planning Work Group, a 34 member group comprised of the Carrboro Planning Board, representatives from the Carrboro Transportation Advisory Board and the Recreation and Parks Commission,and 21 citizens of the study area. The Carrboro Board of Aldermen made a decision not to place a moratorium on development permits during this planning process. However, the land in the Transition Area cannot be rezoned by the Board of Aldermen alone, rather it can only be rezoned by the Board of County Commissioners pursuant to a joint public hearing process as provided for in the Joint Planning Agreement. ANALYSIS ZONING DISTRICTS: Carrboro's R-R and R-20 zoning districts are similar in many of the uses permitted. Nonetheless, there are a number of uses permissible in the R-R zoning district that are not permissible in a R-20 zoning district. These uses include: temporary homes for the homeless; horseback riding stables; institutional residences such as nursing care, intermediate care, handicapped, aged, infirm, or child care institutions; veterinarian 3