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r <br /> 3, • .. <br /> r, <br /> Cke <br /> I <br /> ;V * <br /> rt) 0 0 n 9 5 7 <br /> '`. <br /> STAZEKEST OF JUSTIFICATION <br /> Is . <br /> Preliminary Remarks <br /> Scotswood_ Planned. !Development is proposed on. a 330 acre site located north- <br /> . <br /> east of the intertction of U.S. Highway 70-Bypass and St. Mary's Road (SM <br /> 1002). The site i self has been a part of the lands of the Graham family, <br /> .-; <br /> originally of Hill6borough, since prior to 1900. A. H. Graham, Jr. and <br /> ,-,•,, <br /> John W. Graham now desire to. develop the property with the intent of pro.. <br /> viding quality residential land for the rapidly growing areas in and around. <br /> •,, <br /> = Fillsborough. Scoiswood is proposed to consist of 423 single-family lots, <br /> 216 townhouse units, and a. small community shopping center to accomodate <br /> the- needs of the residents. <br /> I, <br /> 1. THE DEVELOPMENT CONFORMS IT THE GENERAL PLANS FOR THE PHYSICAL <br /> 0 DEVELOPMENT OFITHE COUNTY AS EMBODIED IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND THE <br /> „ COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. <br /> . <br /> a. Contormancle with the Land Use Plan: <br /> Scotssrood is located, in an area designated as the Ten Year Transition <br /> and Commercial. Transition Activity Node in the Orange County Land <br /> Use Plan. IThe tract certainly TIAlifiee with the definitions of <br /> rt, these designations. This area is in the process of changing from <br /> rural to urban and is suitable for urban type densities when pro- <br /> :, vided withIpublic utilities.. The intersection af St. Mary's Road <br /> 1: and U.S. Highway 70 - Bypass, both classified as arterials, offers <br /> am appropriate site- for retail and other commercial uses. <br /> b. Conformaucel with the Zoning Map: <br /> The entire, site is currently zoned Rp.1 which is a rural residential <br /> •=' <br /> • district. clThe applicant is requesting that the tract be rezoned as <br /> , <br /> a planned evelopment. As a PD-if project Scotswood would meet all <br /> ... 1 <br /> the requirements of the R-2, R-5 and. GC-4 zoning districts, and the <br /> 1 <br /> standards of the appropriate Articles of the Orange County Zoning <br /> ,a. <br /> Ordinance. The proposed project design incorporates all screening <br /> 'P <br /> and buffer' requirements, setbacks, height restrictions, and inten- <br /> sity regulations. Planned development use calculations have been <br /> computed aUd included in the plan package. <br /> 2. THE DEVELOPMENT IS LOCATED, DESIGNED AND PROPOSED TO BE OPERATED SO AS <br /> , TO MAINTAIN OR. PROMOTE THE PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY AND GENERAL WELFARE. <br /> '. <br /> a. Traffic Conditions: <br /> i . <br /> The design nd layout of the site provides access to/from U.S. Hwy. <br /> 70 - Bypass, St. Mary's Road, Baldwin Road, and Wopdlawn Drive. <br /> a All interio roads will.be dedicated to the North Carolina Depart- <br /> 2 anent of Transportation as public rights-of-way and be designed and <br /> c9ngtructedlto their standards for subdivision'roads. For more <br /> : specific information,ialease refer to the Traffic Impact Analysis <br /> filed as part of this application. t i • <br /> - <br /> , <br /> •- . ._ . . ..... ... ... . _ . . . _ . _ __ <br />