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HHOC's Board created an Ad Hoc Committee in early 2003 to meet with and receive input from neighboring residents of the property. This Ad Hoc Committee met on Januazy 28, 2003 with adjacent property owners, on February 12, 2003 with residents of Chandlers' Green, and on March 10, 2003 with residents who live along and off of Sunrise Road. At these initial meetings, the groups with whom HHOC's Ad Hoc Committee met expressed a very strong opposition to any rental housing being built on the property, and to any change in the current zoning of the property.. HHOC's Board subsequently adopted principles for the development of the property that included the following statement: "the 17 acre Sunrise Road property shall include no more than 68 homes" (the maximum number of homes perniissible under the current zoning) "to be built and sold as owner-occupied homes, The design is to encompass architectural vaziety to allow the best opportunities to create housing for homeowners of mixed income levels, and to create visual interest and harmony." Shortly thereafter, the Mayor appointed a Mayor's Committee to study the site, and engage in conversation with Habitat representatives and neighbors of the property. The Committee set forth 17 suggested goals/principles that it considered desirable for Habitat to consider in prepazing development plans.. The 17 goals were endorsed by both Habitat and the neighbors of the property, adopted by the full Council on May 12, 200.3, and were followed by Habitat in prepazation of the Concept Plan, One of the 17 recommendations adopted by the Council was for Habitat "to sponsor a workshop, involving neighbors of this property, to consider possible designs for the use of this property prior to preparation and submittal of a Concept Plan." On October 4, 2003, Habitat sponsored a design ehazrette for the property that was facilitated by Dr. David Godschalk of ITNC's Department of City and Regional Planning. Over 60 individuals participated in the charrette, half of whom were residents of the Sumise Road community, A team of local azchitects, planners, and designers who donated their time and expertise, used the results of the design charrette to produce several concept drawings that were presented at a public meeting held in March, 2004. Following the public presentation of the four design concepts, which concluded the charrette process begun in October, the Habitat Sunrise Road Site Committee, Habitat Boazd of Directors, and the design team prepared a concept plan which was submitted to the Town of Chapel Hill in July, 2004. The plan includes a combination of single family and attached homes (duplexes and triplexes) in a clustered design. Prior to submitting the concept plan to the Town of Chapel Hill, Habitat representatives met with neighbors of the property, including members of the Sunrise Coalition, and the Cha~rdlers Green Homeowners' Association, to present the concept plan and answer questions.