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2 <br /> <br /> Raleigh, NC 27514 <br /> <br />Location: South side of NC Highway 54 near approximately 2,300 feet from the <br />White Cross Raod and NC54 intersection. Please refer to Attachment 1 <br />for a map of the parcel. <br /> <br />Parcel Information: a. PINs: 9749-10-1791; and 9748-19-4003 <br />b. Size of parcel: +/-128.33 acres. <br />c. Zoning of parcel: Agricultural Residential (AR). <br />d. Township: Bingham. <br />e. Future Land Use Map Designation: Agricultural Residential; <br />Resource Protection; Rural Community Activity Node. <br />f. Growth Management System Designation: Rural Designated. <br />g. Existing Conditions/Physical Features: The property is <br />largely wooded with a mix of native hardwood and evergreen <br />trees along streams, floodplain and the perimeter of the <br />properties. The interior contains a farming field and pasture. <br />The property has varied topography throughout. The lowest <br />elevations correspond with 100-year floodplain and jurisdictional <br />stream buffers. The farm field and pasture area ranges between <br />30-50 ft. above these low lying areas. <br />There are no existing structures on the property. The property <br />does contain an old family cemetery, which existing in a wooded <br />are in the middle of the farm field. <br />The current owner has been engaged in agricultural activities on <br />the properties, and maintains a NC Department of Revenue <br />(DOR) Agricultural Revenue sales tax certificate. However, the <br />applicant/purchasers do not intend on claiming bona fide farm <br />status or ‘agritoursim activities’ with this development. <br />h. Roads: Public access for proposed development would be via a <br />private drive off NC 54 as generally indicated on the plan. <br />i. Water and Sewer Service: The property is not located within a <br />primary utility service area. Any development on the property <br />would be served via private septic and well systems. <br /> <br />Surrounding Land Uses: a. NORTH: Single-family residences, undeveloped property, and <br />Camp/Retreat Center wedding venue called the Barn at Vahalla, <br />zoned R-1. <br />b. SOUTH: Single-family residences, undeveloped property, and <br />agricultural operation(s), all zoned AR. <br />c. EAST : Single-family residences, undeveloped property, and <br />agricultural operation(s), all zoned AR.