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2 <br /> comments received through the public hearing process. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners takes action <br /> subsequent to action by the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. <br /> Both Boards must act in the affirmative in order for <br /> the rezoning to become effective. <br /> The proposed rezoning was presented at a joint public <br /> hearing before the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> and the Carrboro Board of Aldermen on May 31, 1995. <br /> Several citizens spoke in opposition to the rezoning. <br /> Their concerns included the impact on schools and the <br /> increase in stormwater run-off that would be generated <br /> by development of the property. <br /> The Carrboro Board of Aldermen approved the proposed <br /> rezoning on June 20, 1995. <br /> Planning Board Recommendation <br /> The Planning Board considered the proposed rezoning on <br /> July 17, 1995, and recommended approval by a vote of 6- <br /> 1, with one abstention. Comments made at the public <br /> hearing regarding existing problems with stormwater <br /> run-off were discussed. The Planning Staff indicated <br /> that the problem would be addressed by the Town of <br /> Carrboro during plan approval, through the engineering <br /> of stormwater controls when the property is developed. <br /> Board of Commissioners Concerns <br /> The Board of Commissioners considered the proposed <br /> rezoning on August 3, 1995. Action on the rezoning was <br /> delayed in order to receive additional information <br /> concerning stormwater control and the status of the <br /> Carrboro Transition Area Small Area Plan. <br /> Drainage <br /> The area proposed to be rezoned is located on the north <br /> side of Tallyho Trail, at its intersection with Rogers <br /> Road. The problem with stormwater run-off raised by a <br /> speaker at the public hearing affects a parcel located <br /> on Claymore Drive, which is located in the Highland <br /> Subdivision. A culvert under Claymore Road causes <br /> stormwater to back-up in a low area of the speaker's <br /> property. This back-up of stormwater creates an <br /> impact on the property on Claymore drive in the <br /> vicinity of the culvert. However, an area in which run- <br /> off may collects is a necessary component of stormwater <br /> management in the Highland Subdivision, in that it <br /> allows the rate of stormwater flow from the development <br /> to remain at pre-development levels. <br />