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• <br /> • <br /> • <br /> • <br /> THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA <br /> AT <br /> CHAPEL HILL <br /> Office of Business and Finance CB#1000,300 South Building <br /> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill <br /> Chapel Hill,NC.275994000 <br /> February 27, 1989 <br /> Ms. Mary Scearbo <br /> Orange County Planning Office <br /> P. O. Box 8181 <br /> Hillsborough, N. C. 27278 <br /> Dear Ms. Scearbo: <br /> It is understood that Orange County plans to zone certain <br /> University properties as "public interest district-1," which is <br /> intended to protect lands in public and private ownership which <br /> are committed to a low intensity use, deemed to be of public <br /> benefit and are expected to remain in such use for a period of at <br /> least twenty years. <br /> The University Lake property is of this nature, and no <br /> objection is voiced to this zoning designation for the University <br /> Lake property. <br /> A map of the University holdings in the area of Mason Farm <br /> is enclosed. This map shows the areas that have been dedicated <br /> for use either by the Botanical Garden or for biological <br /> research. The zoning designation, as a public interest district, <br /> would be appropriate for these lands. You will note, however, <br /> there is an additional tract of University-owned property in this <br /> area which we refer to as the Parker property. This area is not <br /> a part of the biological reserve, and has been targeted as <br /> appropriate for development by the University. The Parker <br /> property land which lies within the Town of Chapel Hill zoning <br /> jurisdiction has been zoned R-1. It is requested that the land <br /> within the county zoning jurisdiction be similarly zoned. This <br /> zoning will recognize the development potential of the Parker <br /> property. <br />