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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF CO:q..IISSIONERS Action Aaezda Item ACTIC4,1 AGEMA ABSTRACT •heeetG DATE 7/8/82 Subject: Request by Fred & Elizabeth Cates for Rezoning from Residential-1 (R-1) to Residential - 8 (R-8) r„...,-tmane: Planning j I Public Hearing: X yes no • orm Attachment(a) Application forms - pd 1-4 Inf ation contact: Jim Polatty Location rap/tax map pg.5,6 Phone lArdoer: 732-8181 EXT. 342 PURPOSE: To receive input and coments concerning an application for rezoning from Residential-(fl-1) to Residential-8 (R-8) NEED: The applicant has requested high density residential (R,B) designation for property located in Hillsborough Township off Orange Crcae Road, just south of 1-85 the property is P/0 Lot 28 block B Nap 38 and is sham on Tax tap 42, Hillsborough Township. The total tract is 115 acres, about 40 acres of which lies south of 1-85. Property to the east and west has been developed by the applicant with 43 apartmat units on 6 acres of land. Hillsborough Ton water and sanitary sewer service is available to the site. 111PACT: The rezoning request is in general conformance with the Orange County Land Use Plan. However, the high 'elensiti,development allowed under the R-8 designation will have adverse impacts on the existing development in this area. The rezoning request does not address the following irmportant concerns: 1. Fire protection for the existing units and for those proposed. Development at this density should have fire hydrants no further than 500' by road from every unit. 2. There are no recreational facilities existing on the site, there are none proposed. If approved there would be a total of CO units with no recreational area 3. There is no provision for central services, with the number of units there should be some provision for laundry facilities and central trash disposal. 4. There is no pedestrian circulation system linking the units to me another, to trash disposal sites and to the rain roads. 5_ streets ray not be hard surfaced nor adequate to handle the amount of traffic generated by the miralr of units allowed. 6. Parking would have to be provided according to the Zoning Ordinance. However, the existing parking spaces back directly out into the travel way. This is an unsafe situation and will become worse if the rezoning is approved. 7. With a rezoning the building to building setbacks are governed by section 6.12 but there will be no landscaping recuirements. The applicant has provided minirel landscaping around the existing units. The site is presently grown up in lobolly pine.