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

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Mixed Use/office (81) Landfill (214) Residential (266) Land Uses in the Northwest Area (Acres) Government(107) Total Land Area — 1,683 Acres Undeveloped (1,015) Chapel Hill North Mixed Use Development plan which recommends that the Greene tract not be used for a future landfill. A Master Land Use Plan for the Chapel Hill North development has been adopted for the 40 acre Horace Williams Tract parcel of land occupying the southeast quadrant of the N.C. 86 / Interstate 40 interchange. This Immediately south of Homestead Road and the Master Land Use Plan calls for a mixed use northwest study area is the University of North development, with the primary land uses being Carolina's Horace Williams tract. This tract office (60%) and commercial (40%). consists of 965 acres, and is in both Chapel Hill's and Carrboro's planning jurisdiction. The rail line The Town Council has granted a Special Use that runs through the northwest area also runs Permit for Phase 1 of the Chapel Hill North through the Horace Williams tract. The rail line development, and construction began in March ends at the University's Power Plant on Cameron 1994. Avenue. The University is presently conducting a planning process for this tract. Orange County Regional Landfill The Horace Williams Airport is currently located The Orange County Regional Landfill operates off in the southeast corner of the tract (north of Estes of Eubanks Road, west of the railroad tracks. The Drive Extension), and occupies 227 acres. The landfill occupies about 202 acres, of which University currently leases a small portion of the approximately 60 acres is used for landfill tract to the Chapel Hill Public Works and purposes. This existing landfill is estimated to Transportation Departments. remain open until the year 2003. Duke Forest Greene Tract The Blackwood Division of Duke Forest is A relatively large lot in the center of the area, adjacent to the northwest corner of the study area. known as the Greene tract, is owned jointly by The Duke Forest lands are owned by Duke the Town of Chapel Hill, the Town of Carrboro, University, and are used for various scientific and and Orange County. The 169-acre tract was ecological studies. A portion of the Blackwood originally purchased as a future landfill site. The Division of Duke Forest (Site 17), is one of four Greene tract, however, is not one of the final four sites under consideration for the new Orange selected sites, as chosen by the Landfill Search County landfill. Duke University opposes the Committee. The Work Group has developed a selection of this site as a potential landfill. Northwest Small Area Plan Page 27