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o~~ ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director Cpyn~e or o. Comprehensive Planning ~` ~ ~ o °• 306E Revere Road (919) 245-2589 ~_ ~' - ~ P O Box 8181 (919) 644-3002 (Fax) ~.° Hillsborough, www.co.orange.nc.us °«b ~.~~"°' North Carolina, 27278 March 12, 2004 Dear Chatham County Property Owner: Chatham County tax records list you as the owner of property that lies within 500 feet of an area in Orange County proposed for land use plan and zoning changes. Even though this proposal does not directly affect your property, this notice is part of our process. This area, bounded by Chatham County to the south, US 15-501 to the west, the Chapel Hill Extra-territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) to the north, and Old Lystra Road to the east is known as the Chapel Hili Joint Planning Southern Transition Area ('Chapel Hill Transition' on the attached map) according to the 1987 Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan. Background Through the terms of a Joint Planning Agreement, the above area is jointly planned by Orange County, Chapel Hill, and Garrbora and currently zoned by Chapel Hill. Recent changes by the Town of Chapel Hill to areas originally proposed for future public water and sewer service, but now not included in an Urban Services Area have resulted in a proposal to change the designation of the area to Orange County Rural Buffer zoning. Rural Buffer is defined as being glow-density area consisting of single-family homes situated on large lots having a minimum size of two (2) acres. Though adjacent to an urban or transition area, the Rural Buffer is rural in character and will remain rural, contain low-density residential uses and not require urban services, but instead is intended to be serviced by private well and sewage systems. Rural Buffer is both a land use plan designation and zoning classification. Proposed Changes To effect the change from Transition to Rural Buffer, the following amendments are proposed: 1, Joint Planning Agreement -Change the designation of the Chapel Hili Southern Transition Area to Orange County Rural Buffer. 2. Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan -Change the designation of the Chapel Hill Southern Transition Area to Orange County Rural Buffer. 3. Orange County Zoning Atlas -Rezone the area from Chapel Hill R-LD- 1 zoning to Orange County Rural Buffer (RB) zoning.