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6 location of the homes. Phil Post from Capkov pointed out the site on the map. He said that there is a waterline on Rogers Road. Each lot has frontage on the sewer manhole. He said that the two homes are in very good condition and they will be reused and upgraded. Rev. Campbell asked if these homes would be made affordable homes. Eric Chupp said that they would be market rate homes. Rev. Campbell said that this would be moving homes into a neighborhood where no one in the neighborhood can afford them. Eric Chupp said that they would be moderately priced homes that were built in the 1960's. Rev. Campbell said that this neighborhood will impact the traffic flow all the way down Rogers Road and Homestead Road. He asked about the intersection at Seawell School and Homestead Road and if there would be any widening. Phil Post said that there would be a continuous three-lane section through this area. In addition, there will be bike lanes and sidewalks. Rev. Campbell asked if anyone had looked at the possibility of a crossing guard for the schools. Eric Chupp said that this is an excellent suggestion and they will do this. Ed Harrison arrived at 8:00 PM. Katrina Ryan said that she lives 1,050 feet from the entrance to Twin Towns. She said that the neighborhood is fine with this development, but the turn on Homestead Road is a blind curve and is not an opportune spot for a large entrance and exit. Phil Post said that this has been carefully studied and Homestead Road is a DOT road, so there have been a lot of on-site meetings about this. He said that Duke Power had plans to relocate the power lines and when Duke Power enhances the lines, some vegetation will be removed. He said that they will widen the road to three lanes and the sight distance will be very safe after all of these improvements, even beyond the minimum standards for DOT. Orange County Planning Director Craig Benedict said that the staff recommendation is that this proceeds further to the Chapel Hill Town Council on May 21, 2007; to the Orange County Planning Board on June 6, 2007; and the Board of County Commissioners on June 26, 2007. He said that if, in any event, the special use permit in Chapel Hill is not followed through, the rezoning reverts back to the original zoning. A motion was made by Bill Strom, seconded by Jim Ward to close the public hearing and refer to staff. VOTE: UNANIMOUS A motion was made by Commissioner Foushee, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to close the public hearing and refer this to the Orange County Planning Board for consideration on June 6, 2007 for a recommendation back to the County Commissioners on June 26, 2007. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 2. Animal Services Facility Zonina Atlas Amendment Request by Orange County to rezone 5.96 acres of property on the south side of Eubanks Road west of Millhouse Road from Residential-1 to Office Institutional-1 Conditional to accommodate the construction of an animal services facility. J. B. Culpepper said that the reason for the zoning change is similar to the previous item. This facility is a public use facility and the floor area allowed is smaller than is allowed. Tony Whitaker was representing Orange County tonight and he said that he appreciated comments from Chapel Hill. He said that Orange County operates three separate facilities for animal sheltering and adoption, animal control, and administration and it wants to consolidate functions into a location under one roof. This rezoning will provide the conditions that would allow this to happen. He said that he believes the zoning is justified. There are landfill and public facilities close to this site and this area is moving towards a public service area rather than a residential area. He said that this facility does conform to one of the stated recommendations of the Town of Chapel Hill's adopted comprehensive plan. This