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., ... ~f,, ~lliC-~ J~/.~ ~~,~ ; ~E JoxN R ~~~~s co~~ arc. -In anticipation of the proposed development over 18 acres have already been deeded to the Orange County Board of Education and is being used for the construction of Pathway School. As required by the Orange County Zoning Ordinance, a Special Use Permit is applied for concurrent with the rezoning request for approval of the proposed PD- MU Master Plan. If approved, the Master Plan will allow future development applications (individual Special Use Permits and Subdivisions) to proceed for the various land uses designated within each of the plan's development parcels. As proposed, the Master Plan meets the required Special Use Permit findings as follows: 1. The use will maintain or promote the public health, safely, and general welfare, if located K~Izere proposed and developed and operated according to the plan as submitted: The master plan is designed to meet, and in some instances exceed, Orange County's development regulations. All land use intensity requirements will be met; approximately SO% of the site has been or will be dedicated to the County or preserved as open space and recreation areas; streams will be buffered with natural woodlands; and vegetated buffers will be provided along the development's perimeter. In an effort to enhance County services, a school site already has been dedicated to the County Board of Education and the Master Plan includes a site for County facilities adjacent to the Town Center. Additionally, the developer is participating in the cost of infrastructure to serve the school and will provide the infrastructure necessary to support the proposed County facilities site. The proposed development is strategically located with access to major thoroughfares, including Western Bypass. As detailed above, the developer proposes to construct several improvements at the intersections of NC 86 and NC S7 and NC 86 and US 70 in order to further facilitate the flow of vehicle traffic to and from the site. Z. The use will maintain or enhance the value of contiguous property (unless the use is a public necessity,, in which case the use need not maintain or enhance the value of cvntiguous property); It is anticipated that the proposed development will enhance the value of contiguous property. As detailed in. this statement, the project was designed to meet or exceed all applicable land use regulations and policies. Further, the project is a master planned community with restrictions that control the quality of development. Anaw 1