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Approved 8/9/2021 1 Mr. Patil does not live on Holly Creek Lane. The house, which he has called his residence, is in actuality not his 2 residence, he lives in Morrisville. He rents out the house for income. This is not his residence and suggestions 3 otherwise are not true. Many of the games 1 have watched, Mr. Patil has not been present. Players have left garbage 4 and debris that I have had to pick up from the road and cricket fields on numerous occasions. I believe Mr. Lloyd also 5 has had to pick up garbage. Mr. Patil accepts payments for the use of the cricket fields but my grandchildren and 1 are 6 not allowed to make use of the field. This is not a public facility. This is a profit-making situation. Someday he will sell 7 the property and make even more money because it is a low taxed property right now. Right now, these fields are 8 commercial operations .. he is operating a business in our residential area. He has argued to the Board that a 9 requirement to place a parking lot on his property will devalue his property .... That's in the exhibits. So by his own 10 admission there will be impacts to property due to the development of a paved parking lot. 11 12 In 2013 Mr. Patil, a real estate broker and founder of SIDWIN Corporation, began acquisition of the property on the 13 corner of Old Greensboro Highway and Holly Creek Lane for playing cricket. He ostensibly purchased the land to build 14 a home for himself and invite friends over occasionally to play cricket and so stated at a meeting of Holly Creek 15 neighbors. A residence was subsequently built, but as an investment property only and has been rented since 16 construction. In my opinion, Mr. Patil has no, and never had the, intention to move from his residence in Morrisville to 17 this property. 18 19 My concerns are that without questions this will disturb the value of the property, it is going to cause pollution in the 20 lake, we will now have a very dusty road ... I am opposed to this. If the Board is going to do anything to make me 21 happy, at least you can asked Mr. Patil to submit a new plan that makes sense with elevations and a description of how 22 the parking will be done. It should not be approved until DOT approves the plans. Pulling out of Holly Creek Lane will 23 be dangerous with 40 cars at the cricket field I can promise you that. There is no place where you can find a parking lot 24 with 40 cars along Old Greensboro Highway .. the road is too heavily traveled and with 40 cars trying to leave the 25 cricket field parking lot there are going to be accidents. Cars travel the road at well over 60 miles an hour. This will 26 create a massive public safety issue. 27 28 Mr. Weidner asked for Ms. Leslie Mansfield-Weider to testify as an expert realtor on the impacts to property values. 29 Chair Meyers asked Mr. Weider to approach. 30 31 Ms. Weidner indicated she is a realtor and her credentials are contained in the documents previous supplied to the 32 Board and she read her statement into the record: 33 34 UDO Sections 5.3.2(A)(2)(a) 5.3.2(A)(2)(b)- 5.3.2(A){2)(C) informs that a Special Use Permit to be approved must 35 maintain or promote the public health, safety, and general welfare. The Triangle Cricket League Facility as put forth in 36 Mr. Patil's Application will cause Damage to Real Estate Value to Holly Creek Farms property owners. 37 38 Property Value - The Applicant's proposed Parking will be larger than the Weaver Street Parking Lot in Chapel Hill. As 39 such, it will be unsightly and unattractive therefore, lowering Property Value, 40 41 The Applicant Mr. Patil actually states in a letter written to Orange County Planning that property value will be lowered. 42 QUOTE: field space Is Immediately adjacent to the area where I am building my home. He continues: that paved 43 parking lots or any form of stadium or structure In front of my house would devaluate my property and prevent my family 44 from enjoying quiet and peace at home. Mr. Patil's Application provides two Porta Potties close to the entrance of Holly 45 Creek Lane. Porta Potties will not only be unsightly since they will not only be viewable above the fence he has 46 proposed but will render a feted and foul environment reducing Holly Creek Home Value and those of nearby neighbors 47 on Old Greensboro Road. Buyer's looking for a home, desiring acreage and low density will be similarly discouraged 48 and look elsewhere for another location in a country setting that is still close to town, and in the highly rated Chapel Hill 49 School District. 50 18