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. . . . . , PACE 10 . . . ..... . - • - -. 4 . . 1 10 (Sr 1710). The site is further referenced as lot 20 of Orange County Tax Map 27, 2 Eno Township; lots 20 A, 47 and 48 of Orange County Tax Map 26, Eno Township; and lot 3 13 of Orange County -Tax Map 3, Chapel Hill Township. The property which contains 575 4 acres is located primarily in Eno Township with the southernmost boundary crossing 5 into Chapel Hill Township. The property fronts on New Hope Church Road for a distance 6 of 2900 feet and old N.C. 10 for 4920 feet. The area is currently zoned R-1 7 Residential and is shown as Rural Residential-Agricultural Use and Resource . 8 Conservation on the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan. The proposed 9 . amendment to the plan would reclassify this site to the 10-Year Transition plan 10 category.s . . .. . . . • . . . 11 . • - : . • , .. - . 12 . QUESTIONS OR. COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS OR THE PLANNING BOARD. . . . . 14 • • Commissioner Marshall asked when the update of the Comprehensive Plan for the Eno 15 and. Chapel Hill Township was approved and was told by Collins that it was in July, 16 1988. ' • 17 . - - • 18 -... Commissioner Marshall questioned if the staff and the Planning Board looks at the 19 . three reasons (changing conditions, error and omissions and changing policies) when 20 making recommendations to the Board for the annual update of the Plan. 22 .-7: • ' Mr4.: Collini. indicated. that they do look at those conditions and in particularly 4 23 .7.'io see which conditions have changed:- With the construction of 1-40, the potential 24 :'.for greater demands for development in this area, particular at higher densities, ,5 -: - - could be' seen. However, at' that time there appeared to be some agricultural use of 76 ..... the, property ' and because of the proximity of- Duke FOrest, it could go either way'. , It 27 was decided to approach it on'the' side of caution rather than on the side of proposing - 28 ..;*- . • .....:the extension.:::::`:::::1- -.; - .-:'':•----.•. .1.-..-.::-.-.....`"•-,.?•;':.......-.",•-...: ...-"7".:"'- . . , . . •. . . • ' : . . . 30 '' .L" 1- Commissioner Maiihallexpreised concern about the integrity of the Land Use Plan . . 31f" aile( the'prOCi^si.:by.which changes are made..? She stated she does not'recall discussing ' . 32 :: this'aspect of the Plan. She stated her understanding of the process is that the Plan . 33:%; iaupdated every 5 years so that the County has a direction for the future. If these 34 . changes were adopted in July or August, there would need to be changing conditions 35 that have occurred since that time to necessitate a change in the Land Use Plan. This 36 . update was just made and certain criteria have, been established for what the County 37 expects of Rural Residential. - One thing that was.not expected in a Rural'Residential 38 area was a full range of urban services. However, Rural Residential is clearly 39 identified by saying that rural areas are to be developed as low density and low- -0 density residential. The applied zoning district is R-1 Low Density Residential which 41 says nothing about changing, conditionS. Commissioner Marshall stated she cannot think 42 of anything that is going to change conditions more than such a large area suddenly 43 being taken from something that has been reaffirmed a few months earlier as Low,- -44 Density Residential and putting this kind of a planned development on it. This is the 45 way suburbs are created and all the things which are undesirable. 46 ... - . . . . Collins' stated that there are a couple of things which have changed during that - 49 .... time span. One is the whole issue of the school. It was not determined for sure if 49 ... the school was going in that location. An argument could be made that a school in a 50. .' rural area is not anything new, but sometimes a school by its very nature brings on 51 connotations of more development in an area. • . . 53 ' Commissioner Marshall pointed out that the school wIll be filled the minute the 54 door is open. . 55 . - - • 56 , 57 58 . • .