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6 <br /> Staff Report <br /> Pollitzer Rezoning Request <br /> Pre-1988 Orange County R-1, Rural Residential, 1 unit per <br /> 40, Q00 sf Minimum Lot Size. <br /> COMPARISON OF ZONES: <br /> Carrboro R-20, Residential, 20,000 square foot Minimum Lot Size: <br /> Carrboro's R-20 zone is a residential zoning district which <br /> requires 20, 000 square feet of land per dwelling unit. Lot sizes <br /> may be reduced to 15, 000 square feet of land per dwelling unit if <br /> a development is clustered; however, the land which is "saved" must <br /> be set aside as usable open space. The overall density of the <br /> tract cannot exceed one dwelling unit per 20, 000 square feet of <br /> land; thus, the maximum density permitted under R-20 zoning is 2 . 1 <br /> units per acre. Table 1 (attached) compares the permissible uses <br /> in a Carrboro R-20 zoning district with those in a Carrboro R-15 <br /> zoning district. Table 2 (attached) compares the density and <br /> dimensional requirements of both zones. <br /> Carrboro R-15, Residential, 15,000 square foot Minimum Lot Size: <br /> Carrboro's R-15 zone is a residential zoning district which <br /> requires 15, 000 square feet of land per dwelling unit. Lot sizes <br /> may be reduced to 11, 250 square feet of land per dwelling unit if <br /> a development is clustered; however, the land which is "saved" must <br /> be set aside as usable open space. The overall density of the <br /> tract cannot exceed one dwelling unit per 15, 000 square feet of <br /> land; thus, the maximum density permitted under R-15 zoning is 2 . 9 <br /> units per acre. Table 1 (attached) compares the permissible uses <br /> in a Carrboro R-20 zoning district with those in a Carrboro R-15 <br /> zoning district. Table 2 (attached) compares the density and <br /> dimensional requirements of both zones. <br /> CONFORMITY WITH THE JOINT PLANNING AREA LAND USE PLAN: <br /> According to the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan (JPALUP) adopted <br /> by Carrboro, Orange County and Chapel Hill in 1986, this parcel is <br /> categorized as Suburban Residential located within Transition Area <br /> I of the Carrboro Joint Development Review Area. Under the JPALUP, <br /> the category of Suburban Residential is defined as follows: <br /> Suburban Residential Areas are designated for housing <br /> densities ranging from one (1) to five (5) dwelling units <br /> per acre. Such areas are located where land is changing <br /> from rural to urban, suitable for urban densities, and to <br /> be provided with public utilities and services. Housing <br /> 3 <br />