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43 <br /> the residents. Waddell apologized for not <br /> recognizing the problem and raising the issue at <br /> the Concept Plan stage. <br /> Mr. Gambill referred to the two stubouts in <br /> Pleasant Green Woods. Willis responded that one <br /> of the stubouts will connect to Willett Road. <br /> Katz asked if evidence has been provided that <br /> either cul-de-sacs or loop roads are more safe. <br /> Waddell responded that, as a volunteer fireman, <br /> he was glad it was a public road and would be <br /> paved and that does mitigate the distance that it <br /> takes to get there but he did not know of any <br /> real evidence. There is a tradeoff. <br /> Price also expressed concern that emergency <br /> assistance would have to come through Durham <br /> County. <br /> Barrows expressed agreement with Jobsis that <br /> the amount of time gained in getting to the lots <br /> was not sufficient to require the developer to <br /> construct a loop road. <br /> Walters stated that conversation with the <br /> Sheriff's Department had indicated that their <br /> records clearly prove that they have much less <br /> trouble and fewer calls in areas where there are <br /> cul-de-sacs. <br /> VOTE: 9 in favor. <br /> 3 opposed - Waddell, Brown, Price - (All <br /> concerned with the safety issue) . <br /> (2) Stone Knoll <br /> (14 Lots - Chapel Hill Township) <br /> Presentation by Emily Cameron. <br /> The property is located in Chapel Hill Township <br /> on the west side of Old NC 86 (SR 1009) southwest <br /> of Calvander in the University Lake Watershed <br /> portion of the Rural Buffer. The tract is zoned <br /> Rural Buffer and University Lake Protected <br /> Watershed. Adjacent land uses are agricultural <br /> and residential. <br /> The total acreage of the tract is 48.86 acres. <br /> The proposed subdivision consists of two adjacent <br /> lots of record as of 10/2/89. A recent Zoning <br /> Ordinance amendment allows the tracts to be <br /> combined for development, provided the resultant <br /> subdivided lots do not exceed the sum of the <br />