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25 Mr. Marvin Collins, Planning Director January 23, 1989 Page 6 federally acknowledged historic or cultural sites adjacent to the Property. The Eno Division of Duke Forest is located west of the site and is included in the Natural Areas Inventory. However, a 150 foot Duke Power easement and overhead electric power transmission line runs across the Property and in fact traverses the southern boundary of Duke Forest. Because of the applicable buffer requirements relating to planned developments, the impact of development within the Property can be controlled and rendered negligible. No reference appears to any culturally or historically important site located on the Property in Appendix D to the LUP. 2. Other Circumstances Factors and Reasons Support The Proposed Amendment. Planned Use. The Partnership proposes to develop the Property as a "planned development" ("PD") pursuant to Article 7 of the Zoning Ordinance. As the Ordinance recognizes, this approach "offers distinct advantages to the public, while affording private property owners greater flexibility in the development of their _land. . . ". Article 7.1. The Ordinance goes on to provide that the • PD technique "may be used in rural portions of Orange County where the size or complexity, or both, of the proposed development warrant its use. " Id. Assuming its request for reclassification • is approved, the Property will likely be the first development to be constructed in the newly-designated Ten Year Transition Area. Because of the important safeguards built into the PD approval process, the public will be protected from irresponsible development. • Conservation. Bisecting the Property is Stony Creek. Approximately 89 acres of the Property should, because of this physical feature, be conserved in some form of open space. By reclassifying the Property to Ten Year Transition, the chances of having a "wildlife" or other open space corridor (whether natural or constructed) traverse the entirety of these otherwise separate parcels is greatly enhanced, - Recreational Amenities. As a part of its original submission, the Partnership proposed a community park and outlined its thoughts on a Concept Plan. It also sketched its intent for an eighteen hole golf course. While the golf course may or may not become a part of the final PD site plan, the proposed community park will be retained. The Recreation and Parks Element of the LUP calls for a community park to be located in the University Station Road area of Eno Township. Provision of this park by the Partnership would be consistent with both the intent and purpose of the LUP.