Agenda - 10-11-1995 - Items 1 and 2 - Appendix 1

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The Area Today Description categories, and then Chapel Hill works with the property owners to build in accordance with the The study area is generally much flatter than the zoning. rest of the land in Chapel Hill. The area is relatively undeveloped, although several A small portion of the study area along Eubanks established neighborhoods exist in the area. Road, to the west of the landfill, is in the Rural Several utility corridors are located throughout the Buffer. Orange County controls development for area. Although the vast majority of the land does these ten lots. Orange County's present zoning not have any development constraints, there are for this area is "Rural Buffer," or one dwelling unit some environmentally sensitive spots that are per two acres. worthy of special protection. The portion of the area that is in the Joint A ridgeline that meanders through the study area Planning Area is part of Chapel Hill's "Urban splits it into three drainage basins - the Bolin Services Area" as defined in the Comprehensive Creek basin to the southwest, the Booker Creek Plan. This is the area that over a long period of basin to the southeast, and the New Hope Creek time is expected to become urban in character basin to the north. and to become part of the Town of Chapel Hill. The eastern portion of the Northwest Area is very The area adjoins the Carrboro Joint Planning accessible by car because it is bordered by Transition District to the west. The Town of Interstate 40 and N.C. 86. There is also a rail line Carrboro has been conducting a similar Small running through the center of the study area that Area Planning process for its Joint Planning Area. could potentially serve the area. Land Uses The boundaries of the study area are generally Interstate 40 to the north, Weaver Dairy Road and Current land uses are mainly residential, in the N.C. 86 to the east, Homestead Road, the form of single-family subdivisions, multi-family University-owned Horace Williams tract and townhouse developments, or mobile home parks. Chapel Hill High School to the south, and Rogers Most single-family residential development is Road and Duke Forest to the west. generally in close proximity to the major roads in the area. The area's multi-family development is Jurisdictions primarily north of Weaver Diary Road (Kensington Trace, Weatherstone, and Coventry). Four mobile Approximately one-third of the study area is home parks are located in the area. Two of these within the Town of Chapel Hill's corporate limits. mobile home parks are off of N.C. 86 ( Airport Chapel Hill sets the zoning for this area, and Road). The other two mobile home parks are property owners must build in accordance with north of Weaver Dairy Road and Billabong Lane. this zoning. This portion of the study area also receives Town services. Other land uses include the Duke Power Offices and the future Orange County Human Services Approximately two-thirds of the study area is Center on Homestead Road, the United Parcel outside of the Chapel Hill corporate limits. Most Service (UPS) building located on Eubanks Road, of this area is in the Chapel Hill Joint Planning the Village Companies building located on Transition District. This portion of the study area Weaver Dairy Road, and Town Fire Station #4 is jointly planned with Orange County. Here, located at the intersection of N.C. 86 and Weaver Orange County sets the zoning using Chapel Hill Dairy Road Extension. Northwest Small Area Plan Page 25