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• <br /> 11.0 4 <br /> In response to the second; staff maintains that no errors or omissions <br /> regarding the Chandler property were made in the Central Orange Area Study. <br /> In response to the third test, there has been no change in land use policy <br /> that would justify an amendment. <br /> Applying the Locational Criteria contained in Section 3.4 of the IIJP, <br /> staff finds that the site meets all requirements of Rural Residential except. <br /> Energy Use which states it Rural Residential areas should be at least five <br /> minutes commuting tine from an activity node. This site is closer than five <br /> minutes. With regard to the Locational Criteria for Ten Year Transition, staff <br /> finds it does not meet the test for Public Service/Utilities which states:* <br /> Located in areas which are or could be reasonably and efficiently served <br /> by centralized public services and utilities. There are Town of HilLsbomigh <br /> • water lines which serve surrounding properties. However, these lines suffer <br /> from flow and pressure limitations. Providing sewer to the area would be <br /> costly because of topographic limitations which would require the use of pump <br /> stations. <br /> Locational Criteron for Transportation System states: <br /> Located in areas that have very good road access, as well as <br /> • service by rail lines. These areas should have the nost complete <br /> transportation network in the County's planning jurisdiction. <br /> • This site does have direct access to rail lines in that the western <br /> boundary of the property is Southern Railway. However, the road system is <br /> somewhat limiting. Frontage is on Old NC 10 (SR 1710) which is classified as a <br /> collector. <br /> The Locational Criteron for Existing Land Use states: <br /> • Located in areas which are in transition from rural or low density <br /> uses to urban or higher density uses. <br /> Staff contends that the tract in question is located adjacent to such <br /> areas, but not in them. <br /> The final Locational Criteron for Ten Year Transition is Population <br /> Density, which states: <br /> • Located in areas with moderate to high population densities. <br /> Once again, staff contends that the tract in question is located <br /> adjacent to such an area but not in one. <br /> The Locational Criteria for a Commercial Industrial Transition Node are <br /> basically the sere as those for Ten Year Transition except the Existing Tara <br /> Use criteria states: <br />