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4 <br /> Gene Bell , Planner for the Orange County Planning Department also <br /> presenLea information related to tors plan. He stated tnat in October, 19J0 <br /> the Chapel Hill Town Council appointed a Small Area Plan Work. Group to develop <br /> a recommended long-range plan for the Southern Area. This area is located <br /> generally south of Morgan Creek and includes land on both sides of U. S. 15-501 <br /> South to the Chatham County line. To the east, the boundary is a natural <br /> ridge line. To the west, the boundary is 250 feet east of Smith Level Road. <br /> The majority of the southern area is located within Chapel Hill ' s <br /> extraterritorial planning jurisdiction (ETJ) . However, an area of <br /> approximately 205 acres bounded generally by U.S. 15-501 to the west, the ETi <br /> line to the north, Old Lystra Road to the east, and the Chatham County line to <br /> the south is in the JPA. <br /> This area is currently designated as Chapel Hill Suburban Residential <br /> Transition in the JPA Land Use Plan. The Plan describes such areas as <br /> follows: <br /> Suburban Residential Areas are designated for housing densities from one <br /> (1 ) to five (5) dwelling units per acre. Such areas are located where <br /> land is changing from rural to urban, suitable for urban densities, and <br /> to be provided with public utilities and services. Housing types range <br /> from single-family homes to duplexes to multi-family dwellings. <br /> In general , the Southern Small Area Plan concentrates development in <br /> areas of environmental suitability nearest the existing town limits. Density <br /> is lower in areas of environmental constraints and in areas farthest from <br /> being served by public facilities. Residential densities for the Southern <br /> Area range from four houses per acre to one house per five acres. The area <br /> contained in the JPA is shown as having a future residential density of one <br /> unit per acre for areas off 15-501 and one unit per five acres for areas off <br /> Old Lystra Road. Thus, substantially lower densities are proposed for the <br /> area than were originally envisioned in the JPA Land Use Plan. <br /> The Southern Small Area Plan attempts to balance preservation and <br /> development objectives. Preservation objectives include protection of <br /> environmentally sensitive areas, natural beauty, area character, and existing <br /> neighborhoods. Development objectives focus on providing a range of housing, <br /> limiting increases in traffic, providing appropriate community facilities and <br /> emphasizing alternatives to the automobile. <br /> The Plan does not include the Laurel Hill Parkway. Instead, a network <br /> of existing and potential local roads would be interconnected. The local <br /> roads are intended to help people move around the area without creating major <br /> arterial roads. The Plan emphasizes development of a transportation network <br /> that includes all forms of transportation, and de-emphasizes the automobile. <br /> A network of bikepaths, sidewalks, and greenways is suggested. <br /> THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPEN FOR QUESTIONS AND/OR COMENTS FROM ELECTED <br /> OFFICIALS OR PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS <br /> Commissioner Gorden requested that the wording be changed so that it was <br />
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