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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MAY-10-1994 14:43 FROM ORANGE CTY COMMISSIONERS TO PLANNING g r 5 1 range planning. She does not support the Land Use Plan which is being 2 considered. She spoke in favor of using the Arendt plan as a first choice and 3 the current zoning if the Arendt plan is not adopted. 4 5 Jan Halle, an Orange County resident, spoke against the extension of 6 water and sewer from Hillsborough. Open space and cluster development is the 7 answer for the rural area= however, developers need to be required to adhere 8 to the current zoning. The average perkability is approximately one unit per 9 two acres= quadrupling the density does not provide the answer to more open 10 space. She felt that open space needs to be properly defined as river and 11 stream beds, agricultural lands, and contiguous wildlife corridors. 12 13 Diane Bloom , an Orange County resident, stated that there are 24,000 14 acres in Eno Township. That includes 10,500 undeveloped acres, 3,600 acres 15 are in agriculture, 51640 are managed forest. That leaves 20,000 which could 16 be developed. A long range. planning process is vital in order to protect a 1.7 unique and rich blend of wetlands and woodlands. She suggested as a 18 requirement for open space cluster developments, under a yield plan, 504 of 19 the buildable land be set aside for agricultural, preserved woodlands or 20 active recreation. That would preserve the beauty and be economically 21 beneficial. 22 23 Callie Warner, an Orange County resident, spoke against this proposal 24 and presented a petition in opposition signed by 70 residents. She showed 25 slides which showed the proposed University Station area and the natural 26 beauty of that area, The petitions contained 48 signatures and read as 27 follows: 28 "This petition is a formal request to the Board of County 29 Commissioners by the undersigned citizens of Orange County. We 30 would like to participate in a small area planning process in the 31 rural-residential section of orange County. The area under 32 consideration would-encompass approximately 3000 acres bounded to 33 the Pest by Old 86, to the East by gighway 70, to the North by 34 Hillsborough's Transition Area and to the South by the Rural 35 Buffer. This area would include the proposed University Station 36 site. 37 38 Many property owners in this region are willing to engage in a pro- 39 active process for long-range planning. Due to the tremendous 40 growth n this part of the county, and a common goal to preserve 41 and. protect significant ecological and rural features, we feel the 42 small area planning process is the only appropriate approach. This 43 is not an unprecedented request. The southern part of Orange 44 County (in the Chapel Hill Planning Jurisdiction) has already 45 engaged in one small area planning process which led to a 46 successful conclusion. We would appreciate your prompt attention 47 to this request and we feel confident that, as our elected 48 officials., you will support a process that encourages citizen 49 participation." 50 51 52 Julie Andresen, an Orange County resident, spoke as a member of the