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Agent for: Orange County Schools P. O. Box 2386 Chapel Hill, NC Telephone: 919.401.8586 Location: Northeast intersection of NC Highway 86 and East Storey Lane directly north of Stanback Middle School. Township: Chapel Hill Proposal: Phase 1 will include a new classroom and office building of approximately 3,600 square feet, with a future building expansion area of 2,900 square feet. A total of 50 students and five staff members are anticipated to occupy the building. Phase 2 will provide four tennis courts and a softball field. Current Conditions Zoning: Rural Residential (R1) Watershed: Not in a designated protected watershed. Total Tract Size: 20.8 acres (owned by Orange County Board of Education) SUP Acreage (Requested): 20..8 acres Current Land Use: Existing after school /community relations building in an old house is located on the site. Surrounding Land Uses: Stanback Middle School to the south, Stoney Creek subdivision to the east, predominately undeveloped land to the north, and a church to the west on the opposite side of NC 86. Traffic Impact: The existing road network can adequately handle the anticipated number of trips generated by the alternative school (100 or fewer trips per day). The capacity of NC 86 in this area is between 12,500 (for level of service D) to 14,000 (for level of service E), while the annual average daily traffic (AADT) estimated in 2004 is 8,300 north of the intersection of NC 86 and New Hope Church Road. This project does not require a Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) because the anticipated trip generation is less than 800 trips per day. The North Carolina Department of Transportation District Engineer indicates that the existing turn lanes on NC 86 to the entrance street for A.L. Stanback Middle School should provide acceptable storage for the anticipated traffic generated by the site. The NCDOT District Engineer notes that parking and turning maneuvers should be prohibited along the shared driveway stem (E. Storey Lane) within 100 feet of NC 86. The site plan shows the (western) driveway access for traffic exiting the alternative school site aligning with the driveway entrance to A.L. Stanback Middle School, approximately 180 feet from NC 86. There is a common driveway entrance to the proposed school building and the existing school /community relations building farther east. The two access points allow one -way traffic operations from east to west through the school site. Appropriate signage should be installed to direct traffic exiting from the community relations building to yield to incoming traffic to the school. Bicycle racks should be installed at the alternative school and the school /community relations building and near the proposed tennis courts when Phase 2 is constructed. The site plan indicates a paved walkway around the school with access to the drive. The plan should also o .runpiel u!" Iii IT,I mine I " ('!dN I: 'nub Pub1tv I th,b QII{ �nruua- liPA VSrhiml %I1immrhip%ItS(WQPIbAbsLdne