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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY 68 <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> PLANNING and INSPECTIONS <br /> Cy Stober,AICP,Director I cstober@orangecountync.gov 1 131 W.Margaret Lane,Hillsborough,NC 27278 1919.245.2575 <br /> August 22, 2025 <br /> NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING <br /> Dear Property Owner: <br /> This notice is to inform you of the September 4, 2025, Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) <br /> meeting, at which an application to rezone +/-110.456 acres (PINs: 9892-31-0306, 9892-22-7326, <br /> 9892-20-2052) will be reviewed. The parcels' primary address is 4809 Friends School Road, <br /> Durham, within the Chapel Hill Township. This notification is occurring in accordance with the <br /> provisions of Section 2.8 Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance Amendments of the <br /> Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). You are receiving this notice because <br /> you own property located within 1,000-feet of the parcels requested for rezoning. <br /> YOUR PROPERTY IS NOT PROPOSED FOR REZONING. <br /> Property Information <br /> Parcel ID Numbers (PINs) 9892-31-0306, 9892-22-7326, 9892-20-2052 <br /> Owner Carolina Friends School and Peter and Martha <br /> Klopfer Life Estate <br /> Applicant Carolina Friends School and Peter and Martha <br /> Klopfer Life Estate <br /> Location 4809 Friends School Road, Durham <br /> Acreage +/-110.456 <br /> Current Zoning PDHRB (Planned Development Housing - <br /> Rural Buffer); RB (Rural Buffer) <br /> Proposed Zoning Non-Residential Conditional District (NR-CD) <br /> Watershed Designation Jordan Lake Unprotected <br /> What is being proposed? <br /> Carolina Friends School has initiated a Zoning Atlas Amendment in order to bring the existing <br /> school site into compliance with the Orange County UDO and to allow for future <br /> development/expansion of the school. The applicant and property owner are requesting a <br /> rezoning of the +/-110.456 acre property to NR-CD. The applicant has provided a site-specific <br /> plan featuring the existing school facility and proposed future school improvements. <br /> What is this meeting for? <br /> The BOCC will hold a public hearing on the proposed rezoning. Interested persons are invited to <br /> address the County Commissioners with their comments regarding the rezoning application. <br /> The Orange County Planning Board, an advisory board comprised of appointed volunteers, <br /> reviewed this application at its June 4, 2025, regular meeting and voted unanimously to <br /> recommend approval of the rezoning request. <br />