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V Adjacent Land Use: • Properties to the west, east and north are medium to large acreage single family residential lots. • Property to the south includes the new Pathway elementary school, Mars Hill Baptist Church and proposed open space. Proposed: Roads: • Access is from Strouds Creek Road, a new public road constructed to state standards to provide access to the new elementary school off NC 57. • One major road, Pathway Parkway, is proposed to extend through the development and connect to Phelps road to the north. Roads providing internal access extend off Pathway Parkway. Other affsite improvements are proposed (see attached January 15, 2001 John R. McAdams letter). • All roads are to be constructed to NCDOT standards. Open Space/Buffers: • 201.83 acres (43%) total open space proposed. Open space is property designed for connectivity and buffering. • A 50 foot buffer is proposed around the perimeter of the property. A 75 foot buffer is required where R-8 adjoins the neighboring AR districts. • Approximately 200 acres of dedicated open space to the County. Water-Sewer: • Hillsborough Water system. • Hillsborough Sewer. Recreation: • North Hillsborough East Cheeks Community Park and Northern District Park • 33.91 acres of neighborhood recreation space proposed. • Developer proposing to dedicate approximately 200 acres to the County. Agency. Comments: • Comments ,attached from Orange County Environment and Resource Conservation Department, Sheriffs Office, NC Dept. of Cultural Resources, NC Wildlife Resources Commission, and NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources. • At time of mailout comments had not been received from Town of Hillsborough, NCDOT, and Emergency Management. Develo ment Process Schedule and Action RECOMMENDATION: Article 8.4.3 of the Zoning Ordinance requires that the Zoning Officer's recommendation be presented to the Planning Board. The public hearing is the time scheduled for presentation of the Zoning Ofi'ICer's recommendation. Zoning Officer's Recommendation The Zoning Officer has not received information which would establish grounds for making a negative finding on the general standards. These standards include maintaining or promoting the public health, safety, and general welfare, maintaining or enhancing the value of contiguous property, and the use being in compliance with the general plan for the physical development of the County. i 2