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p frF <br /> 11 <br /> land is in the process of changing from rural to urban, <br /> suitable for urban-type densities and should be provided with <br /> public utilities and services. Housing densities in the <br /> Suburban Residential category range from one ( 1 ) to five (5) <br /> units per acre. <br /> However, densities may be lower than one dwelling unit <br /> per acre in Suburban Residential Areas. Chapel Hill as part <br /> of its Southern Small Area Plan has identified certain areas <br /> in the Southern Triangle as being suitable for densities not <br /> exceeding one (1) unit per acre for areas immediately east of <br /> U.S. 15-501 and densities not exceeding one (1 ) unit per <br /> five (5) acres for areas immediately west of Old Lystra Road. <br /> NOTE: Clarification requested by Commissioner Gordon (bottom <br /> of page 2, top of page 3 in minutes) at the public <br /> hearing is included above in boldface. <br /> The majority of land designated for Suburban Residential <br /> is situated in the Bolin Creek drainage basin north of <br /> Carrboro and Chapel Hill. Gravity sewer lines can be <br /> extended from existing lines to the south to service the area <br /> without a need for sewage pump stations. The Suburban or <br /> medium-density residential areas provide a step-down between <br /> higher densities to the south within municipal jurisdictions <br /> and lower density Rural Residential areas to the north. Such <br /> areas were initially located where stable soils exist, slopes <br /> range from 7-1/2 to 15 percent and tree cover present, but <br /> were revised to reflect citizen comment at public hearings <br /> and neighborhood meetings. <br /> 3 . Add the Southern Small Area Plan map following the New <br /> Hope Creek Corridor Open Space map on page 78-b. <br /> DK12 :PROPAMDT.DOC <br />