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'0O:529' <br /> DUKE POWER COMPANY OPERATIONS CENTER - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. <br /> Narrative for Rezoning and Special Use Permit Application <br /> December 21 , 1981 <br /> Relation to Major Tnansportation Facilities <br /> The site is located at the intersection of a major arterial (N.C. <br /> Highway No. 86) and a minor arterial (Homestead Road) . Access to <br /> the facility by public and employee automobiles will be provided <br /> from Homestead Road 500 feet from N.C. Highway No. 86. In <br /> addition, a service entrance will be located 890 feet from the <br /> intersection. <br /> The Chapel Hill Transit bus route passes by the site headed north <br /> on N.C. Highway No. 86. A crosswalk across Highway 86 will link <br /> the bus stop with the walkway to the main entrance. <br /> Dedication of additional street right-of-way and highway <br /> improvements will be in accordance with Orange County and North <br /> Carolina Department of Transportation standards and requirements. <br /> Sidewalks and bikeways will be as required by Orange County and <br /> constructed to Chapel Hill and N.C. D.O.T. standards and <br /> requirements. <br /> Relation to Public Utilities, Facilities and Services <br /> The proposed planned development district is adequately serviced <br /> by existing water and power lines. Power is supplied by Duke <br /> Power Company overhead lines located along the north side of <br /> Homestead Road and the west side of Highway 86. Water is supplied <br /> by Orange Water and Sewer Authority lines along the centerline of <br /> both Homestead Road and Highway 86. <br /> The sanitary sewer and storm and surface drainage systems proposed <br /> for the development will be contained within the site. No <br /> sanitary sewer service exists in the vicinity of the site. A <br /> septic tank is proposed for the facility. No storm sewer system <br /> exists adjacent to the site. The proposed storm and surface <br /> drainage system is described in detail on the soil erosion and <br /> sedimentation control plan submitted with this application. <br /> Necessary public services and facilities are adequate to serve the <br /> development. Solid waste disposal will be by private collection. <br /> The site is under the jurisdiction of the Orange County Sheriff's <br /> Department. The facility will be in the New Hope Rural Fire <br /> District and will be served by the South Orange Rescue Squad. <br /> 3 <br /> -- - --- - --- -• • -- <br />