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MEMORANDUM To: Orange County Board of Commissioners Chapel Hill Town Council Orange County Planning Board John Link, Orange County Manager W. Calvin Horton, Chapel Hill Town Manager FROM: Orange County Planning Staff Chapel Hill Planning Staff DATE: May 11, 2006 SUBJECT: Joint Planning Area Public Hearing, 5- 11 -06: RUSCH HOLLOW ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENT - Proposed Amendment to the Joint Planning Area Zoning Atlas The purpose of this .Joint Planning Area Public Hearing is to receive public comment on a proposal to amend the .Joint Planning Area (JPA) Zoning Atlas to change the zoning of 10,431 square feet of land located adjacent to and south of Lot 3 in the Rusch Hollow development from Chapel Hill Residential -1 (R -1) to the Residential- Special Standards- Conditional (R -SS -C) zoning district. The subdivision is located northeast of the intersection of Rogers Road and Rusch Road. The proposal involves one property, identified as Chapel Hill Township Tax Map 23, Block D, Lot 17 (PIN No. 9870 -53- 6794). The site is located outside of Chapel Hill's Corporate Limits in the Chapel Hill Joint Planning Transition Area. Background The Residential - Special Standards - Conditional zoning district allows a residential density of up to 12 units per acre. Introduced as a new zoning district by the Chapel Hill Town Council in 1999, the Residential- Special Standards- Conditional (R -SS -C) zoning district was established to facilitate development of affordable housing. On November 10, 2003, the Chapel Hill Town Council approved a Zoning Atlas Amendment and Special Use Permit for the Rusch Hollow neighborhood. The zoning changed from Residential -1 to Residential - Special Standards- Conditional and the Council authorized a multi- family development containing 12 single family dwelling units, a duplex and triplex. On March 14, 2006, the Town of Chapel Hill received an application from Habitat for Humanity of Orange County for a Zoning Atlas Amendment to rezone 10,431 square feet of land adjacent to and south of Lot ,3 in the Rusch Hollow development, which is northeast of the intersection of Rogers Road and Rusch Road. The property is currently located within the Residential -1 (R -1) zoning district and is identified as Chapel Hill Township Tax Map 23, Block D, Lot 17.