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9 <br />11 <br />Hart's Mill is a farm -based residential development taking shape near Mebane, NC which seeks to create <br />a compact village -style neighborhood with a high quality of life while minimizing resource use and <br />preserving the majority of the land in agriculture, woodlands, and open space. The initiative is being led <br />by a group of local residents who intend to live at Hart's Mill. <br />Hart's Mill has been founded with the intention of modeling integrated, low- impact approaches to <br />residential development and land stewardship. Elements of this goal include: <br />■ adoption of the best site and building design principles and practices for reducing use of energy, <br />water, and other resources <br />■ management of the land for diversified food and timber production, wildlife habitat, recreation, <br />research and education <br />• opportunities for aging in place within a vibrant multi - generational community <br />• accessibility to flexible, affordable housing options <br />• onsite opportunities for farm and home -based employment <br />The applicant wishes to develop 32 homes and accessory structures in conjunction with a farm on a 112 - <br />acre parcel of land in Orange County located off Frazier Rd between Mebane and Efland. <br />The property is identified as PIN 9835748573 (see Figure 1) and is currently zoned Rural Residential (R- <br />1). It has historically been used for pasture, crops, forestry and recreation. With the exception of a small <br />unoccupied house which is scheduled for demolition, there are no buildings located on the property. <br />The surrounding area is also zoned R -1 and current land uses include single family residential, <br />agriculture, and forestry. <br />The applicant is seeking to rezone the parcel to Master Plan Development Conditional Zoning (MPD -CZ) <br />in order to develop a compact village -style pedestrian community that will provide for more efficient <br />land use, protect water quality, significantly reduce impacts on resources and public services compared <br />with conventional residential development, and allow for the majority of the land to permanently <br />remain as open space. <br />1 I II-°Ilart's MHH MPD CZ ReqUest <br />