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.._____ •- • • -- •- • -• - - •- -• <br /> • <br /> • • 000211 <br /> MDK, INC. <br /> P.O.BOX 2831-CHAPEL HILL NC 27514 <br /> (919)9294260 (919)929--,9420 <br /> September 6; 1985 <br /> Mr. Marvin Collins, Director <br /> ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> 106 E. Marnaret Lane • <br /> Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> . Dear Mr. Collins: . . <br /> I am writing to you regarding two sections of the zoning <br /> ordinance which I feel should be amended: <br /> 1. the impervious surface ratios (ISR/s) for EI and I-1 <br /> 2. the land use• intensity ratios (WI' s) for El, I.,11 1-2 <br /> and 11,-3. <br /> 1 <br /> 1. The progosed amendment (Table 9; 6.23.4 Maximum ISR/s) would <br /> permit ISR1S for El and I-1 of 12.0% in the P14-/I without public <br /> sewer and wafer (PWII 14/out), but up to 30% if public sewer and <br /> water was available (PWII With). • Since I-us an industry whose <br /> • impacts are completely contained within the walls of the build- <br /> inn, there should be some provision to allow the ISR of PWII <br /> 14/out to approach the ISR of PWII With. <br /> I believe MDK is in a very unusual ' situation and should be <br /> exempted fro6 the stringent 12% restriction i of PWII W/out, for <br /> the following reasons: <br /> a. MDK is at the northwest edge of the University Lake .(UL) <br /> watershed over 5.75 milies from University Lake <br /> b. MOM ip only 400' from the Cane Creek (CC) watershed <br /> c. MDK is only .30 mile from being in neither UL or CC <br /> watershed <br /> d. MOM is and operates as an- I-1 with no impact beyond <br /> the wialls of the building, including uses of water. Our <br /> water uses are confined to normal employee toilet and <br /> clean-up functions. <br /> 1 <br /> e. MOM is completely surrounded by three large AR lots which - <br /> contain a total of two residences only: <br /> 1) North -- Duke University, 104.927 acres, part of the <br /> ' Duke Forest, used for forest management only. <br /> 2) South & West -- Carwile, 31.45 acres, residence only <br /> 3) Fast -- Jim Moore, -57.45 acres, residence only <br /> Therefore including MDK1s 3. 1 acres this is a total of <br /> 1 <br /> 196.927 acres on which there are only 2 residences and a <br /> 9, 9001 sp ft I-1 building. Surely the area can accomodate <br /> a 9600 so ft addition to MDK1s facility. <br /> For all of the reasons outlined above, I believe that the ISR for <br /> El/I-1 should be amended to 30% whether public .sewer and water is - <br /> available or not. <br /> K-LINE for"0".0-27& "S"Trains <br /> . . • • - <br />