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01(l 1 . r 8 To: Mr. Marvin Collins, Orange County Planning Director From: Mr. Charles W. Davis, Jr., owner, and Mr. Jay Zaragoza, agent Date: October 5, 1995 Re: Letter Requesting a Secondary Amendment to the Orange County Land Use Plan 1. Tax Reference: Hillsborough Township Map 45, Parcel 2, (4.45..2), P.I.N. 9873-26-3893. General Location: The 107.57 acre parcel is located south of I-85, west of new N.C. 86, north of the new Economic Development District and I-40, and east of Old N.C. 86. Owner(s): Mr. Charles W. Davis, Jr. and Mr. James Lanier Davis, 718 Graham Street, Raleigh, NC 27605 2. Current Land Use Plan Category Designations: Of the 107.57 acres, approximately 102 acres he east of Cates Creek and are in Orange County's planning jurisdiction. The remainder of the property, the 5.5 acres that lies to the west of Cates Creek, is within Hillsborough's Extraterritorial Planning Jurisdiction(ETJ). The current Orange County land use plan divides the 102 acres within the county's jurisdiction into two categories. Approximately 52 acres is designated 20-Year Transition and approximately 50 acres is designated as Rural Residential. Requested Land Use Plan Category Designations: The request is to change the approximately 50 acres now designated as Rural Residential to 20-Year Transition. 3. How This Amendment Will Carry-Out the Intent and Purpose of the Adopted Comprehensive Plan The Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan recommends "infill" as a development strategy. "The infill development strategy is premised on the desirability of encouraging development to occur first within the corporate limits of the Town and then, when appropriate, within those areas surrounding the Town which are in transition from rural to urban development patterns." (3.2-1) The proposed amendment is a necessary first step in the rezoning of the tract. With its rezoning, the property can be development at an urban residential density. The amendment would be consistent with the infill development strategy of the Land Use Element and would allow for a more compact and efficient urban form, and reduce transportation, energy, and public service costs. Because the development of the property at an urban density would require the developer to extend municipal sewer along Cates Creek, it would facilitate the provision of sewer to the newly created Economic Development District (EDD)which is adjacent to this property, thereby allowing the EDD to be developed as intended by the Comprehensive Plan and zoning regulations.