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144 " �3 ' it was noted that this tract may never be used for a landfill, but that now it is the only publicly-owned possibility. The Town is currently searching for alternatives to landfilling as a primary means of solid waste management and for additional sites as well. If the property is zoned R-1 and an alternative site cannot be acquired in time, the 3 owners of the Greene tract--Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Orange County--would need to have the land rezoned to RT and to acquire a special use permit for the use. If the property is zoned RT now and the alternative site is not acquired, the owners would still need to secure a SUP. Nevertheless, until another site is identified, acquired and permitted by the State, we agree that some sort of notice to the public of the' potential use is necessary. Although the "Landfill" designation on the Land Use Plan remains, we are persuaded that the RT zoning designation may provide a more effective notice than the R-1 designation. Because we believe full disclosure of the possibility . of this t'.r,` property being used for a landfill site is compelling, we believe ) the property should be zoned RT and that a note should be added to the zoning map conveying the same message as on the Land Use Plan. Area next to Brookstone Apartments: Another issue which has re- cently emerged involves the area next to Brookstone Apartments. Both the Planning Board and the Manager recommend that the Brookstone Apartments, an existing apartment complex approved by the County, be zoned R-4. The adjoining property owner has requested that the proposed R-4 zoning area be expanded to in- clude the neighboring tract which was originally a part of the Brookstone .property (letters attached) . The Planning Board recommends that only the Brookstone Apartments be rezoned to R-4. Arguments in favor of an expansion of the proposed R-4 zoning area are that the subject property is adjacent to the multi-family use as well as UNC property and commercial uses, and single-family development. ' able for sin F� therefore is not suit 9 Y Proximity to major roads is good, and the property appears suitable for multi-family development. The adopted Land Use Plan calls for high-density residential development. Arguments against an expansion of the proposed R-4 zoning are ., that access to the site is a concern. Access would be from Homestead near the Airport Road intersection. Existing zoning of this property by Orange County is R-1 (low density residential) .