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23 <br /> Mr. Marvin Collins, Planning Director <br /> January 23, 1989 <br /> Page 4 <br /> remainder of the site is predominantly Georgeville soil which have <br /> only slight to moderate limitations for site development. <br /> Public Service and Utilities. This transition criterion <br /> specifies that the subject property should be "located in areas <br /> which are or could be reasonably and efficiently served by <br /> centralized public services and utilities. " Electric service is <br /> already to the Property. Water lines have already been extended <br /> to the Strayhorn Hills Subdivision. The Town of Hillsborough, in <br /> a letter dated July 6, 1988, has confirmed that its Board of <br /> Commissioners has agreed in principal to extend water and sewer <br /> service to the Property. The engineering will involve a sewer <br /> force main with a gravity flow system. <br /> Transportation System. The subject property should be <br /> "located in areas that have very good road access, as well as <br /> • service by rail lines. These areas should have the most complete <br /> transportation network in the County's planning jurisdiction. " <br /> When compared with this criterion, the Property certainly <br /> . qualifies. Both New Hope Church Road and Old N.C. 10 are <br /> designated as collector roads in the LUP. (See 2.6-4) . Though not <br /> needed, the site is also bordered to the north by the Southern <br /> Railroad. <br /> • <br /> Energy Use. The subject property should be "located within <br /> less than a five minute commuting time from small scale commercial <br /> uses and a five to- ten minute commuting time from major commercial <br /> uses or an urban area. " The Property is located within a five <br /> minute drive of small commercial uses at the intersections of <br /> Interstate 85 and Old and New N.C. 86. The site is also within a <br /> five to ten minute drive of Hillsborough, Durham and Chapel Hill. -- - <br /> Existin Land Use. This criterion specifies that the subject <br /> property should be "located in areas which are in transition from <br /> rural or low-density uses to urban or higher density uses. " This <br /> area of the County-has always been predominately rural. However, <br /> the transition from rural, agricultural use to low and medium <br /> density suburban use is evident. To the north, the Strayhorn Hills <br /> Subdivision has an approximate density of one unit per acre. There <br /> are a number of other developments in the area, including the Stony <br /> - <br /> Creek Subdivision off of New Hope Church Road. <br /> AgrtglWal/lLandForestry. The development should be "located <br /> away from areas where it would have a detrimental impact on <br /> productive agricultural uses and managed forest land. " The <br /> Property is currently under a use value taxation for agricultural <br /> purposes. Because of the current and long range forcasts for the <br /> agricultural economy, full restoration of this Property to <br /> profitable agricultural use appears highly unlikely. A portion of <br />