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.Notification to Owners of Potential School Sites <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br />...~ .1.a. `t,• <br />Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director ~ ° p' <br />~QpA~r of <br />Administration ~~ ; °: 306E Revere Road <br />(919) 245-2575 u ~ ~ P O Box 8181 <br />(919) 644002 (Fa-x) I Hillsborough, <br />VWVW.co.orange,nc.us ~°~ro ~.4CO`p• North Carolina, 27278 <br />May 11, 2001 <br />Dear Property Owner: <br />Property owned by you and over 50 other properties has been identified for possible inclusion in the <br />Orange County Comprehensive Plan as a potential school site. Section IV-B-7-a-1 of the County 's <br />Subdivision Regulations establishes a method for the reservation of potential school sites. This <br />provision has been available since 1986, but unused because there have been no sites on the plan. <br />Recently the pace and scale of residential development has been such that reservation of potential <br />school sites is a prudent action. To utilize this provision (a wpy of which is included) potential school <br />sites must first be designated in the adopted Comprehensive Plan. <br />In recent years the acreage consumed by new subdivisions and the number of lots being created has <br />prompted a reassessment of the need to identify potential school sites. Large subdivisions have a <br />twofold effect: 1) they reduce the supply of potential school sites, and 2) as more and larger <br />subdivisions are developed and populated by families with school-age children, the lag time between <br />completion of a new school and the need for another one becomes less. <br />A public hearing is scheduled for May 29, 2001 (announcement enclosed) where the Orange County <br />Board of Commissioners and the Orange County Planning Board will hear comments from the general <br />public, staff, and affected parties on this and other proposals. Please keep the following points in mind: <br />1. No decision will be made on this proposal on May 29 -the earliest date for a decision by the County <br />Commissioners will be August 21, 2001; <br />2. More sites than needed have been identified to allow maximum flexibility in the future selection of <br />sites -comments received at the hearing may result in sites being deleted; <br />3. Sites ultimately designated in the plan may be removed in the future if adequate sites are <br />purchased or if there is no demonstrated need to keep them in the plan; and <br />4. Acquisition of any sites by the County and/or in conjunction with the School Board requires fair <br />compensation to the property owner. <br />If you have questions or need additional information, please drop by or send a letter to the Orange <br />County Planning Department at 306E Revere Road in Hillsborough. Office hours are 8:00 AM to 5:00 <br />PM Monday through Friday. You may also call the Planning Department at 245-2585; you will be <br />connected with a staff member who can address your questions. <br />Sincer y, <br />~~ _ <br />Craig .Benedict, AICP <br />Planning Director <br />d:\CfalO\S~L1C\SChd01 SitAS PrnnarFv Clwnwrc rinrt\ri_Q_ni \nh <br />