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F <br /> Surrounding Land Uses and Zoning AedaIImage with Parce19863281858©utiined <br /> North ■ R1 (Rural Residential) <br /> ■ Interstate 40 corridor and undeveloped <br /> South ■ R1 (Rural Residential) <br /> ■ Grady Brown Elementary School _ <br /> East ■ R1 (Rural Residential) and R20 <br /> Residential (Town of Hillsborough) <br /> ■ Interstate 40 corridor, low density <br /> residential, and undeveloped <br /> West R1 (Rural Residential) <br /> ■ Low density residential and undeveloped ._.--'- <br /> Existing Roads -� <br /> 9aG 3287a5a <br /> North Interstate 40 corridor <br /> South New Grady Brown School Road <br /> East Orange Grove Road <br /> West None <br /> ©PIN til63NtB:11 W" <br /> Existing Conditions/Physical Features <br /> Cedar Ridge High School currently operates on the +/- 69.58-acre tract. The existing high school was <br /> permitted in 2001. The existing site includes the main school facility and several accessory structures and <br /> uses, including tennis courts, baseball fields, track and field facilities, concessions, and bleachers. <br /> Currently, the site meets landscaping and parking requirements for the existing school. <br /> Public Water and Sewer <br /> The site is served via public water and sewer (Town of Hillsborough system). <br /> Proposed Project <br /> Proposed Development <br /> Orange County, in coordination with Orange County Schools, has initiated a Zoning Atlas Amendments to <br /> bring the existing Cedar Ridge High School site into compliance with the Orange County Unified <br /> Development Ordinance (UDO) and to allow for future development. The existing high school was permitted <br /> in 2001 following the site plan review process. In 2021, Orange County adopted several amendments to the <br /> LIDO to address zoning changes at the state level. As part of this process, the UDO was modified, no <br /> longer allowing for schools in the R-1, Rural Residential zoning district. This action resulted in Cedar Ridge <br /> High School becoming a legal non-conforming use. Based on the UDO, a legal non-conforming use is <br /> allowed to continue operations, however, these uses are not allowed to expand. As a result, the proposed <br /> pole barn could not be approved as an accessory structure without correcting the non-conforming status of <br /> the existing land use. <br /> Approval of the proposed zoning atlas amendment will bring the existing school site into compliance with <br /> the UDO, allow for the construction of the proposed pole barn, and allow for future development and <br /> 3 <br />