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M-1 Current Planning 131 W. Margaret Lane (919) 245 -2575 Suite 201 (919) 644 -3002 (FAX) ORANGE COUNTY P. O. Box 8181 www.orangecountync.gov FORTH CAROLINA Hillsborough, NC 27278 May 8, 2015 Subject: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING — Review of a Special Use Permit (Class A) application by White Cross LLC and William and Carol Byron proposing development of a +/ -20 acre portion parcel of their 35.8 acre property locate at 1606 White Cross Road Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Dear Property Owner The Orange County Planning Department has received a Special Use Permit (Class A) application, submitted ,by White Cross Solar LLC and William and Carol Byron, proposing the development of an approximately 20 acre portion of a 35.8 acre parcel of property located at 1606 White Cross Road into a solar array public utility. The subject parcel is further 'identified utilizing Orange County Parcol Identification.- Number (PIN) 974.8 -32 -,0786, -located within the Bingham Township of Qrange County, 'arid zoned Agricultural Residential (AR) and Haw River Protected Watershed Overlay District. Please refer to the attached vicinity map for additional site information and location details. The application calls for the development several rows or solar arrays of mounted Photovoltaic Cells within an enclosed area on the northern portion of the property. This system will generate electricity that in turn be sold to Duke Power for the purpose of contributing to the power service grid for the greater area. A typical array ranges in height fi-om 7 -10 feet, with approximately 2 to 5 feet of ground clearance, and is 47 feet in length. The array area shall be. screened by a 50 foot wide Type D landscaped buffer consisting of existing, and proposed vegetation and a 6 foot high chain link security fence. Vehicular access to the site shall be restricted to one 24 foot wide access drive and security gate off of White Cross Road. The applicant is not proposing to develop a business, or other similar office facilities on the property. As a result there is no septic or well system proposed, or required, as part of the project. In accordance with Section 2.7 of the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), the County is required to notify property owners within 500 feet of the request that an application has been filed and that a Public Hearing will be conducted as part of the review process. The Public Hearing for this item is scheduled for May 26, 2015. As a property owner within 500 feet of the request, you have the right to address the Board of County commissioners (BOCC) and Planning Board concerning this request.