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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Board of County Commissioners <br /> Bonnie Hammersley, Orange County Manager <br /> Travis Myren, Orange County Deputy Manager <br /> FROM: Cy Stober, Planning & Inspections Director <br /> CC: Brian Carson, GIS Technician III <br /> Ashley Moncado, Planner III <br /> DATE: December 13, 2022 <br /> SUBJECT: Orange County-Owned Property Inventory for Potential Affordable <br /> Housing Development <br /> At the BOCC request, Planning staff is providing an updated inventory of vacant properties <br /> owned by Orange County with the expressed interest of potential development of the properties <br /> for affordable housing use. These thirteen (13) properties were acquired through foreclosure <br /> and have varying development challenges. The attachment provides an album of the qualifying <br /> parcels, with environmental, utility, and satellite imagery data. Staff analysis shows the most <br /> favorable development sites at the following: <br /> - An assemblage of three (3) properties in the Town of Chapel Hill's jurisdiction; <br /> - And assemblage of three (3) properties adjacent to the new Efland Emergency <br /> Management Services (EMS) station and the Efland Volunteer Fire Department station; <br /> and <br /> - A county-owned vacant parcel adjacent to the Orange County fleet yard that could have <br /> potential for development, but it has environmental constraints. <br /> The following is a summary of the development potential of the properties featured in this <br /> inventory, including regulatory or environmental challenges to site development. <br /> Property Identification Numbers (PINs) 9778631313 & 9778635482 (pp. 2 & 3) <br /> Parcels 2 <br /> IArea (ac) 2.91 <br /> Jurisdiction Town of Carrboro <br /> IZoning R-3, 3,000 sq ft per dwelling I <br /> Rezoning? Yes <br /> Existing Conditions: <br /> The grade on these parcels is extremely steep and has <br /> floodplain to the south. While extensive grading could make <br /> these two lots buildable, they have low development potential <br /> due to the high cost of site readiness required. <br />