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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL
JOINT PLANNING AREA PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: October 15, 2003
Action Agenda
Item No.
SUBJECT: PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE JOINT PLANNING AREA ZONING ATLAS FOR
THE CHAPEL WATCH VILLAGE SITE~ON EUBANKS ROAD. (JPA-CH-Z-2-03)
DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections
PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) YES
ATTACHMENT(S):
Staff Memorandum
Map Chapel Watch Village Area
Zoning Atlas Amendment- Statement of
Justification.
Ordinance/ Resolution
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gordon Sutherland 968 2728
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 336-227-2031
PURPOSE:
To receive public comment on a proposal to amend the Joint Planning Area (JPA) Zoning Atlas
to change the zoning for a site along Eubanks Road from the Residential-1 (R-1 ), Residential-2
(R-2), and Mixed-Use Office/Institutional-1 (MU OI-1) zoning districts to the Residential-5-
Conditional (R-5-C) zoning district
BACKGROUND:
The Town of Chapel Hill has received an application for a Zoning Atlas Amendment to rezone a
35-acre site that is located south of Eubanks Road, directly opposite the Chapel Hill Park and
Ride Lot and east of the University Branch Southern Railroad.
On October 1St 2003, Orange County adopted the Town of Chapel Hill 2000 Land Use Plan as an
amendment to the Joint Planning Agreement.
The site is an assemblage of 3 parcels, is located within the Residential-1 (R-1 ), Residential-2 (R-
2), and Mixed-Use Office/Institutional-1 (MU OI-1) zoning districts, and is identified as Chapel Hill
Township Tax Map 18, Lots 15, 16, and 16A. (PIN Nos. 9870-87-1493, 9870-87-5224, and 9870-
97-1299). The property owner has requested that the site be rezoned from the Residential-1 (R-
1), Residential-2 (R-2), and Mixed-Use Office/Institutional-1 (MU OI-1) zoning districts to the
Residential-5-Conditional (R-5-C) zoning district. This could allow a potential of up to 525 units.
However, the applicant has offered to set a limit on the total number of units in any development.
The "conditional" designation means that, if the rezoning is approved, no development may occur
on the property unless the Chapel Hill Town Council approves a Special Use Permit.
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FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
The Orange County and Chapel Hill Planning staffs recommend denial of the proposed zoning
atlas amendment as contained in the attached analysis. Following conclusion of the Public
Hearing, the matter should be referred to the Town of Chapel Hill for decision and then to the
Orange County Planning Board for a recommendation to the County Commissioners.
PROPOSED DATES FOR TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL & ORANGE COUNTY ACTION:
Chapel Hill Town Council -November 10th or November 24tt',2003
Orange County Planning Board - December 3~d,2003
Board of County Commissions -December 9th,2003 or (3~d week) January,2004