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REZONING REQUEST AND SITE PLAN APPROVAL NARRATIVE FOR CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL The Orange County Schools is seeking a rezoning of the Cedar Ridge High School property from R-1 (Rural Residential) to NR-CD (Non-Residential – Conditional District). The rezoning will correct the legal nonconformity of the school being in this zoning district, which was created when Orange County amended its Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) text in 2021 and disallowed schools in the R-1 district. Approval of this site-specific zoning application will 1) bring the property into conformance, recognizing its existing development footprint as site-specific conditions; 2) allow for improvement of the property within a development envelope; and 3) create conditions for further school-related improvements to be approved administratively unless they present a deviation from the zoning standards or are a special use, as defined in the Orange County UDO. Approval of this zoning application is necessary for approval of all additions and external improvements to the existing buildings and structures, including the pending construction of an agricultural building. Orange County Schools would like to extend their agricultural program to include an agricultural building. The agricultural program is already in place at the school and so no new students will be added for this project. The 2,288 sf pole barn shelter will be located 200’ east of the existing school. There is a new pedestrian connection from the existing school entrance to the new shelter. This will allow the Cedar Ridge HS agricultural program to be more like the one at Orange High School which has a barn. Emergency Services to Cedar Ridge High School are primarily provided by Orange County, as the school lies outside the Town of Hillsborough’s incorporated limits; these services will not change due to new development on campus. Fire and emergency services are primarily provided by the Orange Rural District, with secondary services provided by the Efland District and Town of Hillsborough. The police services are provided by the Orange County Sheriff with secondary service provided by the Town of Hillsborough. The new building will not have any sanitary sewer facilities as they will be available in the existing school. An existing water line is present at the site. Both utilities are provided by the Town of Hillsborough. Power to the site is provided by Piedmont Electrical Coop who will set a new transformer near the shelter. All solid waste management will be administered by Orange County Schools and Orange County Solid Waste, as it is at present. This property is located in the Lower Eno River Unprotected watershed and must comply with the regulations of the Falls Lake Nutrient Management Strategy. Stormwater has already been provided to the proposed building site by the addition of a bioretention cell on the north end of the new site. This was installed during the last construction project at the school which was the classroom addition. Runoff from the new facility will be treated by this cell; a stormwater management plan for this application is not warranted. 18