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Several areas exis which the` <br /> t- Council may not wish to rezone at <br /> t this time. In some cases, the Council may consider waiting for <br /> requests from property owners for a rezoning, Special Use Permit,• . '-'.:: <br /> or Special Use District rather than immediately rezoning.: the <br /> property. For example, on the south side of Town at the Hwy. <br /> ' 15-501 and. Laurel Hill Parkway intersection, an . area of medium <br /> and high density residential exists on the Land Use. Plan. <br /> Because the Laurel Hill -Parkway corridor has not been Located <br /> exactly but instead' is shown in concept only on the Thoroughfare ' <br /> Plan, the Council may consider not rezoning those areas along the <br /> - Laurel. Hi.11 Parkway in accordance with the Land Use ' Plan ' at this_: .' .; <br /> tune= !y ;n ':.: >;; <br /> ....,,,-.--..,...,,,173,:t*,. � -.A -. .yam._ �:.R is f �.�, r`� <br /> c; - '..Y' .cam r• :._:? ".t;'',,,,,-':f.'t'!..2,11'n,:,•:. ;a-+�.:.. _'n K■- There are . other.`areas where the current zoning ~ermits s. a' '` <br /> �' q P ,wider. -;��'T. <br /> .- :variety:.of.- uses* than•:those .designated on the Land ' Use.=Plan, -We'-:=< <br /> :::suggest that =Council:; consider rezoning these areas:_'as:'soon :as:: ,: -: ,:;: <br /> : possible to eliminate the .:,conflict between current zoning and the :- -E <br /> - Land Use Plan..•designation,:: :and to encourage ' the ,:conformance of ''. .:: :-' <br /> any development that occurs with the Land Use Plan. - <br /> 1" a <br /> r <br /> -C <br /> a :. <br /> 'i1t-t^ <br /> .xx v'F:a:°� <br /> - <br /> ::. - . Recommendation �:•' <br /> , - We believe that:-the :establishment_: :of ,a-' iew, low. densit: "'zoniri u: : -' <br /> district is an appropriate action. in X• . g` -:'' <br /> pursuit' of the Land Use Plan <br /> goal of preserving existing neighborhoods. Chapel Hill `does have .: , ;:-:;,, <br /> neighborhoods with an average lot size greater than the 17,000 <br /> _ square. feet minimum lot size of the R-1 zoning district. f�:,.:' - <br /> Furthermore, we believe that zoning changes to bring the Town <br /> • ,. : Zonin '::Atlas: into.greater conformity with the = Land Use Plan :-are <br /> appropriate. The extent- of the specific changes is a question .•. .; ':' ;II <br /> • for the Council to discuss further:' <br /> We •recommend that the Council adopt .Resolutions A and B 'sched'iil- <br /> ing a date for a public hearing to consider a Development ©rdi- _ <br /> nance Text Amendment creating a new, low density residential <br /> zoning district and zoning changes to bring the Zoning Atlas more <br /> into. conformity with the Land Use Plan. : :• _ - - -' <br /> Resolution I would schedule a ' public hearing in February. ' for a :` <br /> Development Ordinance Text Amendment' creating a new, low density <br /> zoning district., - <br /> , <br /> Resolution 2 would schedule a public -hearing' in April for zoning <br /> changes to bring the Zoning Atlas more into conformity with the <br /> • Land Use Plana <br /> -12- • <br />