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allows them to get to a threshold to provide family-oriented housing. Affordable housing will also be <br />provided on 15% of this tract as a condition. <br />Commissioner Brown asked far a description of the affordable housing and Jack Smyre <br />said that it would be townhouses for ownership. The townhouses must be owner-occupied. <br />Kevin Fay said that he was glad that affordable housing would be provided. He asked if <br />Kimley Horn was working with the Land Trust and Jack Smyre said yes. <br />Rosemary Waldorf said that before this application was filed, there was a council <br />committee that worked with the applicant. She verified that the affordable housing component is one <br />that does not require a County subsidy. <br />Commissioner Brown asked if there was along-term component to the affordable housing <br />and Jack Smyre said yes. <br />Geoffrey Gledhill said that Robert Dowling has contacted him about using the land trust <br />declaration as the affordable housing component of this project. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to refer <br />this to the Orange County Planning Board for consideration for a recommendation to the County <br />~, ~ ~ Commissioners. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />A motion was made by Pat Evans, seconded by Jim Ward to refer this to the Chapel Hill <br />staff and Planning Board for consideration for a recommendation to the Town Council. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />D. ADJOURNMENT <br />With no further items to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m. The next <br />meeting will be held on April 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the Government Services Center in Hillsborough, <br />North Carolina with the Orange County Board of Health to be followed at 7:30 p.m. with a budget work <br />session. <br />Stephen H. Halkiotis, Chair <br />Beverly A. Blythe, CMC <br />5 <br />