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JPA Review: In accordance with the Joint Planning Area Agreement, this project was sent to <br />the Town of Chapel Hill for review and comment on December 17, 2012. As of this date staff <br />has not received any comments. <br /> <br />Analysis: As required under Section 2.15.3 (C) (7) of the UDO, the Planning Director is required <br />to: ‘submit a written analysis of the application and his/her recommendation’ on the preliminary <br />plat to the Planning Board for consideration. In analyzing this request, the Planning Director <br />offers the following: <br />1. The application has been deemed complete in the required form and quantity in <br />accordance with the requirements of Section 2.2 and 2.15.3 of the UDO. <br />2. All required auxiliary documents have been properly submitted and the application has <br />been reviewed by the appropriate officials and agencies. <br />3. The application is compliant with all provisions of the UDO in regard to minimum lot size, <br />impervious cover, density, open space percentage, roadway design, and land use <br />buffers. <br />4. The proposal is consistent with the various goals outlined within the Comprehensive Plan <br />concerning development, including: <br />a. Land Use Overarching Goal: Coordination of the amount, location, pattern, and <br />designation of future land uses, with availability of County services and facilities <br />sufficient to meet the needs of Orange County’s population and economy <br />consistent with other Comprehensive Plan element goals and objectives. <br />b. Land Use Goal 2: Land uses that are appropriate to on-site environmental <br />conditions and features and that protect natural resources, cultural resources, and <br />community character. <br />c. Land Use Goal 3: A variety of land uses that are coordinated within a program <br />and pattern that limits sprawl, preserves community and rural character, minimizes <br />land use conflicts, supported by an efficient and balanced transportation system. <br />5. The proposed subdivision is consistent with the provisions and goals of the Joint <br />Planning Land Use Plan and Joint Planning Agreement. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Attachment 4 provides a fiscal impact analysis for the project, as a <br />whole, on County services. Staff has determined the project would not require augmentation of <br />County budgetary outlays to support services and that anticipated revenues from property taxes <br />should supplement increases in cost. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Director recommends the Board: <br />1. Receive the Preliminary Plat application for the Annandale at Creek Wood Subdivision, <br />2. Discuss the proposal, and <br />3. Recommend approval of the Preliminary Plat as submitted. <br /> <br />18