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• 4 protection, recreational services and an adequate street or road system. He noted that with! this development. 15-501 would be operating well over capacity. He continued noting that the recommendation was for denial and to encourage the applicant to come in with a planned development for the site. Yuhaszl questioned how would a planned development be appropriate for this site given the conditions that make a straight rezoning inappropriate. Be felt that planned development did not address the major concerns of traffic and water and sewer service. Waldon responded that it was conceivable that a planned development could come in that would address those concerns. Preston inquired if a planned development could be done as the property is zoned now. Collins responded if it was to be developed at (one unit to the acre) this could be done with a simple subdivision. This would need the approval of Chapel Hill and Orange County. Anything other than R-1 would require a planned development. Gordon noted that the Chapel Hill ordinance handles a planned development as a straight Special Use Permit. The Orange County ordinance handles the planned development as a combination of a rezoning and a Special Use Permit. Godschalk asked that Waldon describe the Chapel Hill/Cartboro Thoroughfare Plant in relation to this proposed project. Weldon responded that a copy of the Thoroughfare Plan was included in the agenda packet and shows 15-501 as a major thoroughfare and Old Lystra Road as a minor thoroughfare. Thus far, attempts to have 15-501 upgraded have been unsuccessful. The Town of Chapel Hill has attempted to implement this portion of the thoroughfare plan, but it is still perhaps years away. Willhoit inquired how the 8 acres in Chapel Hill's jurisdiction are zoned. Waldon responded R-2 which is 7 units to the acre as Chapel Hill uses floor area ratio as a guide. Willhoit asked if any special approvals would be required to buildIon this site and Weldon responded that if a subdivision proposal came in it would proceed through the regular subdivision process. If a planned development proposal came in it would go through the Planning Board and Council. Jacobs I inquired on what basis the 10 auto tripe per unit per day was projected. Waldon responded this was the standard trip generation figures from the Institute of Traffic Engineers for estimated trips per day. PRESENTATION BY THE APPLICANT Attorney LeAnn Neese proceeded with the presentation on behalf of the applicant Gardner Altman, Jr. She stated that the requested rezoning was compatible with the surrounding uses of property. She noted that the (8) eight acres in front of the requested rezoning was R-2 which in Chapel Hill's ordinance is roughly the same as Orange County's R-4 (the requested zoning of this portion) . She felt that the requested rezoning would bring the 80 acres into conformity with surrounding uses. She presented a map of Northeast Chatham County from the Land Development Plan which showed the area which abuts the Partin Property to be an area they plan for moderate density residential. She continued that the 80 acres was caught in an area, that for long range solution, depended on the suitability of the land for wells and septic systems. She noted the surrounding properties were zoned R-1 and R-2 (Chapel Hill zoning - which is not the same as Orange County R-1 and B. 2. She felt that this area would become more urban in the next five years rather than the next 10 to 20 years. She noted that urban type development was appearing all around this property. She continued with the application criteria and presented information that proved. to the applicant's satisfaction. that the criteria had been met. Mr. Giles. Ms. Nease's associate, explained the sewer system planned for the !development. He noted that eventually there would be a complete on-site gravity fed system. Initially, for development costs and access, it would be forced pumping from the gravity system off-site to OWASA's