CONCEPT PLAN PROPOSAL
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TO: |
Roger L. Stancil, Town Manager |
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FROM: |
J.B. Culpepper, Planning Director Gene Poveromo, Planning Manager |
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SUBJECT: |
Concept Plan: St. Paul A.M.E. Church at Rogers Road and Purefoy Drive (File No. 9870-54-3735) |
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DATE: |
June 16, 2008 |
INTRODUCTION
Attached is a proposal for a Concept Plan for a Master Plan for St. Paul A.M.E. Church. The Council has the opportunity tonight to hear this applicant’s presentation, receive a set of comments from the Community Design Commission, hear public comment, and offer suggestions to the applicant for consideration as further plans are drawn. At the conclusion of the evening’s discussion, we recommend that the Council adopt the attached resolution transmitting comments to the applicant.
This development proposal meets land use intensity thresholds requiring Council review.
BACKGROUND
A Concept Plan for this site was reviewed by the Community Design Commission on April 16, 2008. A copy of the minutes from the April 16, 2008 meeting is attached. The proposal reviewed by the Community Design Commission is identical to the proposal before the Council tonight.
The Land Use Plan, a component of the Comprehensive Plan, identifies the site as Low Residential, 1-4 units per acre. The area is presently being reviewed as part of the Rogers Road Small Area Plan process. We have provided the interim report of the Rogers Road Small Area Plan Task Force as Attachment 4.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Master Plan for the St. Paul A.M.E. Church is proposed in eight phases to include: a church and fellowship hall, gymnasium and wellness center, a 5-story building for senior housing, townhouse development, single-family dwellings, day care center, a cemetery, activity fields, basketball and tennis courts, and a greenbelt with jogging trails and a bridge. Parking spaces for 273 cars are also proposed.
The site is located in the Residential-1 (R-1) zoning district and the Resource Conservation District. The site is within the Rogers Road Small Area Plan and outside the Town Limits within the Urban Services Boundary and the Joint Planning Transition Area. Although no formal staff review has been conducted, we believe that the application will require a rezoning request. If the application requires a rezoning application, then the rezoning application is required to be reviewed and approved by the Town Council and the Orange County Commissioners. Two Concept Plans are proposed. One concept includes an access point off Purefoy Drive and an access off Rogers Road. The alternate concept plan includes a single point of access off Purefoy Drive.
ELEMENTS OF REVIEW
The Town Council and Community Design Commission, in examining Concept Plan proposals, are to consider the various aspects of design, with special emphasis on whether the proposed development is consistent with the Town’s Design Guidelines and the Goals and Objectives of the Town’s Comprehensive Plan.
The Concept Plan review process does not involve staff evaluation of the proposal. Review of the submitted Concept Plan is conducted by the Community Design Commission and, in some instances, the Town Council.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.3 of the Town’s Land Use Management Ordinance, tonight’s Concept Plan review affords Council members the opportunity to provide individual reactions to the overall concept of the development which is being contemplated for future application.
RECOMMENDATION
We recommend that the Council review this Concept Plan, receive comments from citizens, and adopt a resolution transmitting comments to the applicant.
ATTACHMENTS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (June 16, 2008)
