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216 <br /> Discussion <br /> The proposed changes to the property will not bring any of the school buildings closer to the <br /> adjoining homes. The school has been in this use since 1985. This is a reduction in overall school <br /> building area allowed but a higher student population. <br /> I regularly appraise subdivisions as part of my appraisal practice. Subdivisions in close proximity to <br /> schools are generally considered to be enhanced by that proximity and developers often choose such <br /> sites over other similar sites for that reason. <br /> Marketing brochures for new homes frequently point out close proximity to schools as a positive <br /> feature for new homes. I have never seen any evidence of any negative impact due to proximity to <br /> schools in my appraisal work. <br /> Schools do typically have some setbacks and reasonable screening from nearby residential uses, <br /> though not from the primary thoroughfare for access. <br /> A good example of this is in Cary at the corner of Roberts Road and Green Level Church Road, <br /> where Wake County built a multistory high school building and directly across the street Standard <br /> Pacific simultaneously began developing a new subdivision. <br /> m � a <br /> nit <br /> i G 8 <br /> ,uu <br /> n ' <br /> v <br /> i V <br /> 7 � _ <br /> rc <br /> c <br /> 8 <br /> As shown in the map above, the high school was being constructed on the north side of Roberts <br /> Road. The map above is an aerial from 2013 with 2018 lot lines overlaid. On the following page, I <br /> show this same location with the 2021 aerial overlay with 2023 lot lines overlaid. Multiple <br /> subdivisions have been constructed in the area with steadily increasing land and home values. <br />