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t 10 5 The rezoning is prompted by the Southern Small Area Plan which has been adopted by all Joint Planning jurisdictions. Under the terms of the Joint Planning Agreement, the area is administered by Chapel Hill, but any zoning changes require the approval of both Chapel Hill and Orange County. Current zoning for the area is Chapel Hill R-1 which allows up to 3 residential units per acre. Proposed zoning is Chapel Hill R-LD1 which permits one residential unit per acre. The proposed rezoning was presented at the Joint Planning Area Public Hearing held on April 14 at the OWASA administrative building. The Chapel Hill Town Council considered the rezoning on July 5 and unanimously approved the resolution attached to these minutes on page The County Commissioners are to consider the rezoning on August 8. The Planning Staff recommends approval of the rezoning. Barrows asked if Bell knew why the Staff had recommended five acre zoning for Wilson's Creek at the beginning. Bell responded that he was not sure but felt that part of the reason was that the concept of the Southern Small Area Plan was to have a neighborhood cluster closer in with increasing densities farther out. However, he did not know why they had specifically recommended five acres as opposed to two acres as in the adjacent Rural Buffer area. Brown stated that she had worked on the plan and could address Barrow's question. Using the map, she indicated that there is five acre zoning all around the perimeter of the area. Moving in toward Chapel Hill, zoning is more dense. She continued that Smith Level Road is all agricultural farms. MOTION: Reid moved approval recommended rthePlanningrStaff. Seconded by Hoecke. VOTE: Unanimous.