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281 1 .4 Pg. 3 JUSTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR CHANGE IN ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA CATES FARM APARTMENTS, ORANGE GROVE ROAD Application is hereby mole to rezone from R-5 to R-8 a 4.01 acre tract of land adjacent to Cates Farm Apartments on Orange Grove Road in Hillsborough Township, Orange County. The following materials are presented in support . of this application, as required by Section 20.3.2 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance: a. A map of the area proposed for rezoning is attached. b. A legal description of the area proposed for rezoning is attached. c. The error in the zoning ordinance is as follows; The subject property was zoned in mid-1981 to a R-$ classification. At that time, Cates Farm Apartments were being developed on adjacent property at a density of 8 units per acre. The site has City water and sewer available and good vehicular access. There is a demand for low cost housing in the area. The site is particu- larly well suited for higher-density development, and should have been zoned in that way initially. d, The changing conditions: Reference is made again to the high demand for low cost housing, and to the fact that at the time zoning was imposed on the subject property the adjacent land was developing at an 8 units/acre density. The general welfare of the area would be promoted by this amendment by enabling the continued development of low-cost housing. e. Compatibility with the Comprehensive Plan: The site is located in an area which, in the Comprehensive Plan, is designated as "10-year transition" for urban use; thus high- density residential development is compatible with the Plan. PREPARED BY: THE JOHN R. McADAMS COMPANY, INC. Consulting Engineers Chapel Hill, North Carolina FOR: FRED S. CATES !