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Proposed Project Proposed Development The Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Table of Permitted Uses (Article 5, Section 2) allows for "Schools: Preparatory" to be permitted in the Master Plan Development-Conditional District (MPD-CD) zoning district, subject to use standards and specific conditions, including a site-specific plan, required by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). The property owner, Meadowmont Farms II, LLC, and the applicant, Lawrence Road Partners, LLC, are requesting a rezoning of the +/-84.9 acres property to MPD-CD. The applicants have provided a site- specific plan featuring two preparatory schools, and a recreational park featuring athletic fields and tennis courts. The site-specific plan features landscaping, interior roads, parking, water and sewer utilities, and stormwater control measures that conform to the Orange County UDO. The schools are proposed to be served by Town of Hillsborough water and sewer utilities, as enabled by NC General Statutes 115C-521(i). The recreational facilities will require Orange County Environmental Health approval of proposed well and septic systems. A Master Plan and formal site plan are required to be submitted as part of an MPD-CD rezoning application and for school sites, respectively, and have been submitted. Approval of the Master Plan is part of the MPD-CD rezoning process. Section 5.8.4 of the UDO outlines the review process for a Schools: Preparatory site plan, as included in the packet. Any agreed-upon conditions are binding to the development footprint permitted for the zoning district. Staff has recommended the imposition of conditions, as featured in the Ordinance.