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

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Projected Impacts Overview Horace Williams tract would accelerate the rate of urban development in the Northwest Area. This section describes the anticipated impacts of The portion of the Northwest area in the New the plan on needed public facilities. • Hope drainage basin will probably be the most The eventual development of the northwest area difficult to develop, due to the complicated nature as envisioned in this plan would result in an of providing sanitary sewer service to this area. estimated population of approximately 7,000 people. Economic conditions and the need for Water and Sewer Extensions costly water and sewer line extensions suggest that development in this area will occur gradually As discussed in the Environmental Analysis section over the next twenty years. The potential future of this report, the Northwest Area is split by a development of the University's Horace Williams meandering ridgeline that splits the area into three tract will have a large impact on the timetable for primary drainage basins. The Bolin Creek basin future development in the Northwest Area. drains to the south and west, the Booker Creek Basin drains to the south and east, and the New The total population of this area would be about Hope Creek Basin drains to the north and east. 10-15% higher with a village pattern development than if development occurred under the current As shown on the map "Major Wastewater zoning. The village pattern would not produce a Collection Mains," extensions of existing trunk significant increase in overall traffic volumes on lines are projected to service the Bolin and major roadways; but, it would result in Booker Creek basins. It is projected, however, significantly higher transit ridership than that a pump station and a force main will be development that occurs under current zoning. required to service the New Hope Creek basin to the north. Pattern of Development As shown on the map "Major Water Distribution The plan suggests that urban development will Mains" (see page 42), an existing water tank is occur from the existing city limits extending to the projected to meet the water needs of the west. This is the area most readily accessible to Northwest Area. It is projected that the extension water and sewer, and most of this area has few of water lines would follow Rogers Road, Eubanks development constraints. The development of the Road, and N.C. 86. LAND USE PROJECTIONS Number of Number of Number of Portion of Area Acres Units People Developed Areas 668 690 1,533 Undeveloped Areas 1,015 2,495 5,488 PLAN TOTAL: 1,683 3,185 7,021 Page 40 Northwest Small Area Plan