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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNewsletter 1995STONEY CREEK SMALL AREA PLAN NEWSLETTER This is the ninth newsletter for the Stoney Creek Basin Small Area Plan. Newsletters follow each meeting of the Stoney Creek Basin Planning Group and are distributed by group members from the Stoney Creek neighborhoods. Background On December 5, 1994, the Orange County Board of Commissioners adopted the following charge: "To prepare a land use plan, including recommendations for implementation, for the Stoney Creek Basin Planning Area southeast of the town of Hillsborough. " A Planning Group of neighborhood representatives plus elected and appointed officials was formed. There are currently 22 members and seven alternates; they first met on March 16, 1995. Research for the Stoney Creek Basin Small Area Plan involved developing a set of alternative plans. The Status Quo, Open Space, and Neo- Traditional alternatives were developed by graduate planning students from UNC and a Rural Character alternative was developed by Orange County staff. A Flexible Development alternative may be prepared by County staff at a future date. The alternatives will be reviewed by the Planning Group and desirable features of each incorporated into a recommended plan. Where We Are Meeting nine of the Planning Group was held on October 19 at the Orange County Emergency Management Facility (911 Center) with 14 Planning Group members and two alternates present. The purpose of the meeting was to receive reports from the Vision and Value Subcommittees appointed at the September 14 meeting and to charge the Preliminary Design Subcommittee with its task. The Vision Subcommittee had been given the task of condensing a lengthy list of goal statements and attributes into a manageable package. Areas identified as important by the subcommittee included protection of: the rural landscape, significant cultural and historical features, important natural areas and resources, the area's visual resources, the character of existing neighborhoods, and the property rights and land values of rural landowners. The Planning Group was in general agreement with the subcommittee report, but did ask them to reconvene .before the next meeting and clarify some portions of their report. The Value Subcommittee reported on property rights, fair value, and flexibility for landowners. They concluded that landowners had the right to develop their property as understood under the U.S. Constitution and state and local laws governing land development. They also recognized that the natural environment (in particular, the ability of the soil to support septic systems) posed restrictions; and that the number of building lots a landowner could create might be less than the law allowed due to the restrictive nature of environmental conditions on his property. Land value was determined on the open market and influenced by factors such as supply and demand, zoning, development potential, and neighborhood character. The subcommittee recognized that landowners cherish the ability to develop their land as they see fit and recommended that landowners be able to choose from a variety of development options that are consistent with good land stewardship and community standards. The Preliminary Design Subcommittee which was appointed at the same time as the Vision and Value Subcommittees was given the assignment of incorporating the work of the UNC students, planning staff, and the other subcommittees into a conceptual land use plan. Next Steps The Planning Group is scheduled to meet again on November 16. The Vision Subcommittee will present its revised statement and the Preliminary Design Subcommittee will present its first draft of a concept plan for the area. More Information For more information, call Gene Bell, Planner III in the Orange County Planning Department at 306F Revere Road, Hillsborough, N.C. 27278. He can be reached at extension 2589 at 732 -8181 (Hillsborough), 967 -9251 (Chapel Hill), and 688 -7331 (Durham) . Stoney Creek Small Area Plan - Newsletter 9 11 -2 -95 STONEY CREEK BASIN PLANNING GROUP NEIGHBORHOOD Colonial Hills Joppa Oaks NC 86 Area New Hope/ Powder Mill/ Bumphus Road Old NC 10 South Stoney Creek Strayhorn Hills University Station Road Area Wyngate Old NC 10 North Stoney Creek Farms REPRESENTATIVE Steve Price 1801 Washington St. Hillsborough, NC 27278 732 -2005 Bobby Nicholson 2436 Lonnie Circle Hillsborough, NC 27278 732 -8348 Trudy Cuffe 3630 NC 86 South Hillsborough, NC 27278 732 -7554 Michael Warner 100 Europa Drive Suite 250 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 383 -8213 James Bumphus 4118 Bumphus Road Chapel Hill, NC 27514 383 -4673 Gary Hanker 2622 Hoot Owl Drive Hillsborough, NC 27278 644 -7199 Meg McKean 3711 Stoneycreek Rd. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Unlisted Number Dan Teichman 2310 Stagecoach Dr. Hillsborough, NC 27278 644 -0874 David Yelton 3035 Carriage Trail Hillsborough, NC 27278 732 -4672 Curtis Bane 3809 University Station Rd. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 383 -1559 Dean Zehnder 2121 Old Forest Dr. Hillsborough, NC 27278 644 -8365 None None ALTERNATE Kim Price 1801 Washington St. Hillsborough, NC 27278 732 -2005 Kenneth Maynard 2439 Lonnie Circle Hillsborough, NC 27278 732 -7142 None Trish Rafalow 4512 Powder Mill Rd. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 382 -2950 John Ringland 2512 Hoot Owl Drive Hillsborough, NC 27278 644 -2977 Dan Kenan 3522 Bluestone Ct. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 732 -4607 Irene VanDyke 3015 Carriage Trail Hillsborough, NC 27278 732 -8014 None Thea Wilson 2108 Old Forest Trail Hillsborough, NC 27278 732 -5421 None None STONEY CREEK BASIN PLANNING GROUP (CONTINUED) AGENCY REPRESENTATIVE(S) At Large Bob Strayhorn 2103 New Hope Church Rd. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 967 -1467 Duke University Orange County School Board Economic Development Commission Triangle Land Conservancy Orange County Planning Board Orange County Commissioners Dr. Angelaurelio Soldi 4317 Cedar Pass Chapel Hill, NC 27514 383 -2853 Lee Rafalow 4512 Powder Mill Rd. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 382 -2950 Judson Edeburn School of the Environment Duke University PO Box 90328 Durham, NC 27708 613 -8014 Keith Cook 419 Calvary Ct. Hillsborough, NC 27278 644 -1657 Bob Hall 5706 Old Stony Way Durham, NC 27705 489 -1931 Bill Bracey Arbor Realty 431 W. Franklin St. Chapel Hill, NC 27516 967 -4116 Clint Burklin 3811 Stoneycreek Rd. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 732 -4379 Renee A. Price 1701 Riverside Dr. Hillsborough, NC 27278 383 -5284 Dr. Stephen Halkiotis 1007 Panther Ct. Hillsborough, NC 27278 644 -6863 Don Willhoit 203 Lexington Rd. Chapel Hill, NC 27516 942 -2571 Rev. 11 -2 -95