ATTACHMENT 4
AGENDA #9
Additional Information
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: W. Calvin Horton, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Follow-up Report on June 23, 2003 Public Hearing
DATE: June 25, 2003
On Monday night, the Council reopened a Public Hearing on a University application to modify a Council-approved 2001 Development Plan. At the end of the evening’s discussion, the Council recessed the hearing until tonight. The Council also asked the Mayor to discuss issues raised at the hearing with Chancellor Moeser.
ATTACHED MATERIALS
We offer the attached materials, compiled from information presented at and subsequent to Monday night’s meeting:
· Resolution A as presented on June 23, 2003.
· Additional conditions of approval for Resolution A, recommended by the Manager (Attachment 1).
· Possible conditions of approval related to other issues raised on June 23 (Attachment 2).
· A staff report summarizing key new issues raised on June 23 (Attachment 3).
· Copies of handouts from June 23 and new correspondence (Attachment 4).
RECOMMENDATION
We recommend approval of the Development Plan Modification with the conditions of approval contained in Resolution A, presented on June 23, and the following additional conditions that we believe would be reasonable and desirable to add to Resolution A, based on information presented at the hearing.
A. Requirement that the new traffic signal at the Gimghoul/Country Club Roads intersection be installed prior to the start of construction on the Cobb Deck/Chiller Plant.
B. Requirement that the Cobb Parking Deck utilization plan include a provision that allows limited reservation of visitor parking spaces for cemetery use, on a pre-arrangement basis.
C. Requirement to work with the Town of Chapel Hill to install a striped pedestrian crosswalk across Country Club Road, in the vicinity of the Gimghoul Road intersection, by fall, 2003.
Wording for these conditions is included in Attachment 1.
The Council could choose to accept these additional conditions, and/or add other conditions. Attachment 2 includes language that would, if the Council desires, add conditions related to additional issues that were raised on Monday night. Please note that the first three of these changes listed in Attachment 2 were requested on Monday night by the University, but are not recommended by the Manager.
Manager’s Revised Recommendation: That the Council adopt the attached Resolution A, as presented on June 23, 2003, with additional conditions of approval as contained in Attachment 1.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Additional conditions of approval for Resolution A, recommended by the Manager (p. 12).
2. Possible conditions of approval related to other issues raised on June 23 (p. 13).
3. Staff Report summarizing key new issues raised on June 23 (p. 15).
4. Copies of handouts from June 23 and new correspondence (p. 18).
Revised Resolution A
Manager’s Revised Recommendation from June 23, 2003
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT PLAN MODIFICATION NO. 1 FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (2003-06-25/R-20a)
WHEREAS, the Town of Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina are bound by a shared history and desire a unified vision for the future; and
WHEREAS, the University serves as the economic mainstay of the Town while offering a wealth of services from cultural amenities to quality medical care; and
WHEREAS, the Town serves as an attractive and desirable home for faculty, staff and students while offering valued services to the University; and
WHEREAS, the University and Town recognize the need to allow for growth while mitigating transportation, environmental, noise, light, and other impacts; and
WHEREAS, the Chapel Hill Town Council enacted a new zoning district on July 2, 2001 to address the need to allow for growth while mitigating impacts, and applied this zoning district to the University’s Main Campus; and
WHEREAS, on October 3, 2001, after reviewing Development Plan materials submitted by the University, dated July 3, 2001, and Addenda dated August 7, 2001 and September 3, 2001 the Town approved a Development Plan that maps out future campus growth and addresses mitigation of impacts; and
WHEREAS, the University submitted a Development Plan Modification No. 1 application dated April 3, 2003 and Addenda dated May 23, 2003, seeking to amend the Development Plan approved by the Council on October 3, 2001;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that it finds that development proposed by the Development Plan Modification No. 1 application of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, for property identified as parts of Chapel Hill Township Tax Maps numbered 71, 73, 74, 86, and 87, if developed according to the Development Plan Modification No. 1 dated April 3, 2003 and Addenda dated May 23, 2003 and Modification #1, Addendum #1, Map 4, dated June 3, 2003, and in compliance with the conditions listed below, would:
1. Be located, designed, and proposed to be operated so as to maintain or promote the public health, safety, and general welfare; and
2. Be located, designed, and proposed to be operated so as to maintain or enhance the value of adjacent property.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Council hereby approves the application for a Development Plan Modification No. 1 in accordance with the plans listed above and with the conditions listed below:
General Stipulations
1. Relationship to 2001 Development Plan: This approval modifies the terms of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Development Plan approved by the Town Council on October 3, 2001. Except as specifically authorized or modified by this document, the terms and conditions of the Development Plan Resolution as adopted by the Council on October 3, 2001, remain in effect.
2. Level of Development: This Development Plan Modification No. 1 approval represents preliminary authorization for demolition and construction of facilities as shown on “Modification No.1- Map 2 and Maps 6 and 7 Addendum No.1” from the “Development Plan Modification No 1 Addendum No 1,” dated May 23, 2003. Additional information is included in the April 3, 2003 “Development Plan Modification No. 1” and the “Development Plan Modification No. 1 Addendum No. 1,” dated May 23, 2003 modified by conditions outlined below.
In any case involving conflicting information, the controlling component of the “Development Plan Modification No. 1” shall be the Map called “Modification No.1 Map 2 Addendum No.1,” dated May 23, 2003. The controlling maps for Perimeter Transition Areas shall be “Maps 6 and 7 Addendum No.1” from the “Development Plan Modification No. 1 Addendum No. 1,” dated May 23, 2003.
3. Land Use: Unless otherwise modified by conditions herewith, this Development Plan Modification No. 1 authorizes the following:
A. As shown on “Modification No.1, Map 2 Addendum No. 1,” dated May 23, 2003:
· Removal of a parking deck (1,500 spaces) approved with the October 3, 2001 Development Plan and identified as structure P-7;
· Construction of a parking deck (800 space, 5-level) identified as structure P-10 Mod;
· Construction of an academic building (105,000 square feet) identified as structure O-3 Mod;
· Construction of a parking deck (600 space, 5-level) identified as structure P-9 Mod;
· Construction of a chiller plant (21,600 square feet) identified as structure I-3 Mod.; and
· Increased student housing floor area for structure H-21 from 24,300 square feet to 30,050 square feet.
B. As shown on “Map 6 and 7, Addendum No.1,” dated May 23, 2003:
· Construction of student housing (424,400 square feet) identified as structures H-13 through H-20.
C. Pedestrian corridor improvements as shown on “Modification No. 1, Map 5, Addendum No. 1,” dated May 23, 2003.
D. Pervious and impervious surface areas as shown on “Modification Map 3, Addendum No. 1,” dated May 23, 2003.
E. Utility corridor improvements as shown on “Modification No. 1, Map 4, Addendum No. 1,” dated June 3, 2003.
F. Area and parking space calculations for the following list of structures as shown by “Table 3 – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Development Plan – Modification No. 1- Addendum No.1, Area Calculations for Proposed Buildings,” revised, dated June 16, 2003:
· Student Housing structures H-13 through H-21;
· Infrastructure structure I-3 Mod;
· Office structure O-3 Mod; and
· Parking deck structures P-7, P-9 Mod, and P-10 Mod.
4. Land Use Intensities: Land Use Intensities, authorized by the October 3, 2001 Development Plan, are modified as specified below:
|
Land Use Intensity |
Development Plan Modification No. 1 |
|
Student Housing Floor Area |
+ 147, 550 sq ft (increase ) |
|
Infrastructure Floor Area |
+ 21,600 sq ft (increase) |
|
Office Floor Area |
+ 105,000 sq ft (increase) |
|
Student Dwelling Units |
+ 91 units (increase) |
|
Parking |
+ 29 spaces (increase) |
|
Impervious Surface Area |
- 0.9 acres (decrease) |
5. Consistency of Site Development Permit Application with Development Plan Modification No. 1: No application for a Site Development Permit, for land use authorized by this permit within the boundary of this Development Plan Modification No. 1, as shown on the “Modification No.1-Map 2 Addendum No.1’” dated May 23, 2003, shall be approved unless such application is consistent with the Council-approved Development Plan Modification No. 1. Consistent does not mean identical; building footprints and landscaped areas shown on the Council approved Development Plan Modification No. 1, except as otherwise noted below for certain Perimeter Transition Areas, shall be considered to indicate approximate size and location.
6. Interpretation of “Modification No.1-Map 3 Addendum No.1:” “Modification No.1-Map 3 Addendum No.1” dated May 23, 2003 shall be considered to indicate, approximately, areas of pervious and impervious surface that will exist within the area covered by this Development Plan Modification No. 1 after full development has been completed. Except for incidental paving for walkways and fire lanes, areas shown as “Forest” and “Cleared Woodlands” will be expected to be pervious surface after full development, either with existing vegetation left undisturbed or with new vegetation planted and maintained, unless further specified by stipulations below.
Stipulations Related to Transportation
7. Requirements for Ongoing Data Collection and Analysis for Biennial Transportation
Impact Analysis:
a) Intersection Analysis: 2003 and subsequent Biennial Transportation Impact Analysis shall analyze the following additional intersections for existing, no-build, and build conditions Level of Service (LOS) in addition to the 34 intersections analyzed in 2002 Transportation Impact Analysis:
1. Franklin Street and Boundary Street
2. Franklin Street and Park Lane
3. Boundary Street and Battle Lane/Country Club Road
4. Country Club Road and Gimghoul Road/Theater Road
5. Manning Drive and Hibbard Drive
6. Manning Drive and Craige Drive
7. New East Drive/Dogwood Deck Exit and Entrance, including Jackson Circle Lot (S-6) Access
8. Mason Farm Road and Hibbard Drive
Existing A.M. and P.M. peak hour turning movement counts for the above intersections shall be undertaken on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday when school is in session.
b) Average Daily Count Analysis: 2003 and subsequent Biennial Transportation Impact Analysis shall include the following additional locations for existing, no-build, and build conditions Average Daily Traffic (ADT) Counts in addition to the 12 locations analyzed in 2002 Transportation Impact Analysis:
1. Franklin Street (west of Raleigh Street)
2. Franklin Street (east of Boundary Street)
3. Boundary Street (south of Franklin Street)
4. Mason Farm Road (east of South Columbia Street)
5. Mason Farm Road (north of Fordham Boulevard)
6. Purefoy Road (east of South of Columbia Street)
Existing counts for the above locations shall be undertaken on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday when school is in session.
c) 2020 Analysis of Average Daily Traffic (ADT) Counts with the Future Mason Farm Road Corridor: In addition to the existing, no build, and build analysis of average daily traffic counts, the 2003 and subsequent Biennial Transportation Impact Analysis shall include analysis of the projected 2020 average daily traffic counts for all the ADT counted locations with the future Mason Farm Road Corridor. Assumptions made in the projections of 2020 ADT analysis with the future Mason Farm Road Corridor shall be approved by the Town Manager. Results of the 2020 ADT numbers shall be provided in a table format.
8. Traffic Signal System Improvements:
a) Traffic signal timing plans for the Development Plan Modification No. 1, shall be studied and revised for all the intersections that are analyzed for Level of Service criteria. The revised timing plans shall be implemented in coordination with Town staff between June 13, 2003 and August 1, 2003.
b) The Franklin Street and Boundary Street signalized intersections shall be upgraded by replacing the existing 8” signal heads with 12” signal heads. The upgrade must be approved by the Town Manager and North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), and construction must be completed prior to the end of calendar year 2005.
The University shall be responsible for the above traffic signal system improvements.
9. Road Improvements: The University shall be responsible for constructing and implementing the following roadway and intersection improvements or their equivalent prior to the opening of the Cobb Hall-Performing Arts Center Parking Deck (P-9 Mod):
· Country Club Road/Gimghoul Road/Paul Green Theater Drive: The University shall design and install a fully actuated traffic signal with pedestrian countdown heads at the intersection of Country Club Road and Gimghoul Road/Paul Green Theater Drive. The design and installation of the traffic signal shall be approved by the Town Manager prior to installation.
· Boundary Street/Battle Lane/Country Club Road: The University design and reconstruct the Boundary Street/Battle Lane/Country Club Road intersection. The design and construction may incorporate a traffic signal. Such design shall include signal timing plans for the new signal. Alternatively, the University may consider a “round-about” or similar intersection redesign with or without a traffic signal. Prior to construction, the design must be reviewed and approved by the Town Manager.
If the University demonstrates that intersection improvements at this location are deemed unfeasible, the University shall investigate and implement other methods to mitigate the negative impact the proposed Development Plan Modification No. 1 would have on the intersections in this area. Subject to approval by the Town Manager, the mitigation measures shall be installed prior to the opening of the Cobb Hall-Performing Arts Center Parking Deck (P-9 Mod).
10. Signalized Intersections: The following signalized intersections shall be upgraded with pedestrian “count down” heads and remarked crosswalks prior to the opening of the Cobb Hall-Performing Arts Parking Deck:
· Cameron Avenue/Country Club Road and Raleigh Street
· Franklin Street and Boundary Street
11. South Road Sidewalk: Prior to the opening of the Cobb Hall-Performing Arts Parking Deck (P-9 Mod) the University shall construct a sidewalk along the north side of South Road, adjacent to the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery. The final design and location of the sidewalk shall be reviewed and approved by the Town Manager.
Stipulations Related to Site Development Permit Applications
12. P-10 Mod (Jackson Circle Parking Deck): The Site Development Permit for parking deck structure P-10 Mod (Jackson Circle) must include details on the proposed Fixed Guideway Corridor including potential room for a future transit stop/transfer station location.
Stipulation Related to Perimeter Transition Areas
13. P-9 Mod and I-3 Mod Perimeter Transition Area Designation (Cobb Hall Parking Deck and Chiller Plant): Approval of this Development Plan Modification No.1 shall designate the parking deck structure P-9 and the infrastructure structure I-3 Mod (Cobb Hall-Performing Arts Parking Deck and Chiller Plant) projects as a Perimeter Transition Area.
14. P-9 Mod and I-3 Mod (Cobb Hall Parking Deck and Chiller Plant): For P-9 Mod and I-3 Mod structures, the following additional stipulations shall apply:
a) Submittal of a Site Development Permit shall include detailed maps, similar to the Perimeter Transition Area Maps included in Modification No. 1 Addendum No.1 dated May 23, 2003. These maps must, at a minimum include the following information:
· OI -4 and surrounding zoning district boundaries
· Perimeter Transition Boundary Area
· Structures including existing and approved per the Development Plan and Development Plan Modification No. 1
b) This development site must comply with the following standards:
Mechanical Equipment: All mechanical equipment, both rooftop and ground locations, must be screened from view from the Cemetery.
Lighting and Noise: Parking deck and chiller plant must comply with the Noise and Light Performance Standards adopted by the Town Council on July 2, 2001.
Details confirming compliance will be provided in the Site Development Permit.
Building Height: Building mass of the parking deck and chiller plant shall be consistent with adjacent buildings. The tallest roof ridge elevation for the deck and chiller plant shall not exceed the roof ridge of the adjacent Cobb dormitory (except for elevator shafts, chimneys, mechanical equipment enclosures and parapet walls).
Landscape Buffer: A Type C buffer or equivalent, or alternate bufferyard approved by the Community Design Commission, shall be located between the building and the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery. The landscape buffer shall consist of a mix of evergreen and deciduous plant materials. Landscape details will be part of the Site Development Permit submittal. A type C buffer is typically 20 feet wide.
Cemetery Improvements: The present/former stone walls along the western and northern edges of the cemetery shall be repaired/rebuilt; design of the deck and chiller plant shall include provisions to channel pedestrian traffic to the main, center walk; the southern façade of the deck/chiller plant shall be designed in a manner that obscures views of parked vehicles, and the design shall reflect the character of the immediate area. Construction Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved by the Town Manager prior to the commencement of construction of the deck/chiller plant.
Transportation: Required improvements to the Country Club/South Road intersection and signalization of the Country Club/Gimghoul intersection shall be completed prior to the opening of the parking deck; signage shall be installed at egress points of the parking deck indicating western movements out of the deck to access South Road.
c) That the submittal of a Site Development Permit for the Cobb Hall-Performing Arts Parking Deck or Chiller Plant include verification that the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources was involved in the planning process.
Student Family Housing East
15. Student Family Housing East - Perimeter Transition Area: For the Student Family Housing-East Perimeter Transition Area:
a) A Housing Corridor, between 60 feet and 73.5 feet wide, shall be established parallel to Mason Farm Road.
Above stipulation 14a) shall modify the 60-foot wide Housing Corridor width authorized by Option 1 Stipulation #32 in Development Plan Resolution adopted by the Town Council on October 3, 2001.
b) The submittal of a Site Development Permit application for the Student Housing Family-East Perimeter Transition Area shall include the following additional information:
· A street cross- section detail for Mason Farm Road. The scaled cross-section detail must identify the Housing Corridor, two Transit Corridors, reserved for future street or transit improvements and proposed utility corridors.
· A utility plan for the new utility corridor as shown on “Modification No.1-Map 4 Addendum No.1,” dated June 3, 2003. The plan must identify the type of utility, clearing limits and easement areas. The utility plan must include the areas between Manning Drive/Skipper Bowles Drive and the western edge of the Perimeter Transition Area as identified on “Modification No.1-Map 4 Addendum No.1.” The plan must verify that utility installation will not conflict with future roadway or mass transit corridor improvements.
· Baity Hill-Manning Drive Pedestrian Connection: That pedestrian connection from Baity Hill to surrounding areas to the north and northeast is required as Site Development Permit applications are designed and submitted.
· A pedestrian path connecting the new Family Housing to a transit stop.
· A Construction Management Plan, to be approved by the Town Manager prior to the start of construction.
· Replacement of the 10’ chain link fence to the north of the Family Housing site with a shorter, lockable fence to remain open except during special events.
· A plan, to be approved by the Town Manager, for placement of parking monitors during special events to limit parking in the adjacent residential neighborhood.
Student Family Housing West
16. Student Family Housing West (H-21) – Perimeter Transition Area: Except for those stipulations contained within this document modifying floor area, parking, dwelling unit numbers, impervious surface area and utility improvements, the proposed access changes to the Student Family Housing West Perimeter Transition Area, as proposed by this application, are not authorized. A Construction Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved by the Town Manager prior to the commencement of construction.
Miscellaneous Stipulations
17. Continued Validity: Continued validity and effectiveness of this approval is expressly conditioned on the continued compliance with the plans and conditions listed above.
18. Severability: If any of the above conditions is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, all other conditions shall remain valid and this approval shall remain intact.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Council hereby approves the application for a Development Plan Modification No. 1 by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
This the 25th day of June, 2003.
Attachment 1
Manager’s Recommended Additions to Resolution A
A. Add the following sentence to condition # 9, under “Road Improvements”:
“The new traffic signal at the Gimghoul-Country Club Road intersection shall be installed prior to the start of construction on the Cobb Deck/Chiller Plant.”
B. Add the following sentence to condition # 9, under “Road Improvements”:
“That the University work with the Town of Chapel Hill to install a striped pedestrian crosswalk across Country Club Road, in the vicinity of the Gimghoul Road intersection, by fall, 2003.”
C. Add the following new condition under “Miscellaneous Stipulations”:
“Plans for utilization of the Cobb Parking Deck shall include a provision that allows for limited reservation of visitor parking spaces, on a pre-arrangement basis, for cemetery use.”
Attachment 2
Possible Additions to Resolution A
A. Remove requirement for a fence between the proposed Family Housing and the Smith Center
Remove the 6th bullet in Condition # 15(b) - (as shown below in strikethrough text):
Replacement
of the 10’ chain link fence to the north of the Family Housing site with a
shorter, lockable fence to remain open except during special events.
B. Remove requirement that access to proposed building H-21 be from the west
Amend Condition # 16 as follows:
16. Student
Family Housing West (H-21) – Perimeter Transition Area: Except for those stipulations Changes are authorized to the site plan for this housing
as contained within this document
modifying floor area, parking, dwelling unit numbers, impervious surface area
and utility improvements, the proposed access changes to the Student Family
Housing West Perimeter Transition Area., as
proposed by this application, are not authorized. A Construction Management Plan shall be submitted to and
approved by the Town Manager prior to the commencement of construction.
Add the following to condition #2:
“Modification No. 1 – Maps 8 and 9 Addendum No. 1”
Add the following to condition #3:
“G. As shown on Map 8 and 9, Addendum No. 1, dated May 23, 2003: Construction of student housing (30500 square feet) identified as structure H-21”
C. Remove requirement for traffic analysis related to possible new southern access road
Delete Condition 7 (c) – (as shown below in strikethrough text):
2020
Analysis of Average Daily Traffic (ADT) Counts with the Future Mason Farm Road
Corridor: In addition to the
existing, no build, and build analysis of average daily traffic counts, the
2003 and subsequent Biennial Transportation Impact Analysis shall include
analysis of the projected 2020 average daily traffic counts for all the ADT
counted locations with the future Mason Farm Road Corridor. Assumptions made
in the projections of 2020 ADT analysis with the future Mason Farm Road
Corridor shall be approved by the Town Manager. Results of the 2020 ADT numbers
shall be provided in a table format.
D. Reduce the number of spaces in the proposed Cobb Parking Deck by 240 spaces
In Condition #3, change the number of spaces for deck P-9 from 600 to 360.
In the table under Condition #4, reduce the parking change number from +29 to -211.
E. Require western access to Cobb Deck to alternate one-way patterns
Add the following sentence to the first bullet under Condition #9:
“The western access point to the parking deck, with access to Raleigh Road, shall be restricted to one-way-in access to the deck in the morning hours, and one-way-out exit from the deck in evening hours.”
F. Delete proposed parking deck at Jackson Circle
In Condition #3, delete authorization for and reference to Deck P-10.
In the table under Condition #4, reduce the parking change number from +29 to -771.
Delete Condition #12 – (as shown below in strikethrough text):
“12. P-10 Mod (Jackson Circle Parking Deck): The Site Development Permit for parking deck structure P-10 Mod (Jackson Circle) must include details on the proposed Fixed Guideway Corridor including potential room for a future transit stop/transfer station location.”
G. Require that Cobb Deck be reserved for use by visitors only
Add the following new Condition # 17 to “Miscellaneous Stipulations” (and renumber subsequent stipulations, accordingly):
“17. Spaces in the Cobb Parking Deck shall be reserved for visitor use only.”
Attachment 3
Issues Raised at June 23, 2003 Public Hearing
A. Timetable for OI-4 is too short
Comment: The Land Use Management Ordinance sets a time limit for action on a Development Plan or a Modification to a Development Plan. Review by the Planning Board is required. A recommendation from the Planning Board is not required. The Council enacted these time limits as part of the provisions of the Office/Institutional-4 zoning district. The Land Use Management Ordinance can be amended through a process that involves a public hearing.
B. Mason Farm Family Housing - - pedestrian improvements to south
Comment: Recommended conditions of approval for pedestrian improvements have been based on consideration of the location of the proposed housing, opportunities for pedestrian movements, and likely destinations. This led to recommendations for sidewalks to be constructed along Mason Farm Road, and for a pedestrian connection from the new housing to a transit stop.
C. Battle-Country Club Intersection - - improvements should include consideration of cyclists/pedestrians
Comment: When plans are prepared for intersection improvements, consideration will be given to bicycle and pedestrian movements.
D. Mobility for residents of proposed new housing for getting to Glenwood Elementary School and other destinations to the north and east.
Comment: This proposed modification does not alter the general circulation pattern for the Mason Farm area that was in place at the time of the original Development Plan approval in 2001, and which has been in place to serve neighborhoods in the Mason Farm corridor since widening of Fordham Boulevard. Deletion of the Manning Deck deletes a connection from Baity Hill to the northeast; however, this connection to Manning Drive was to be through the deck, and would not have served general circulation needs. A new road could be built that connects Mason Farm Road to Manning Drive, over and around Baity Hill; however, this would open the Mason Farm Road neighborhood to significant new amounts of traffic, with a new option for moving from Manning Drive to Fordham Boulevard. This option has not been proposed by the University, nor have the implications of such an idea been examined. We understand that elementary age children living in the new Family Housing would currently attend Glenwood Elementary, if the children were enrolled in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. Attendance zones periodically shift as new schools are constructed, and there is no certainty about which school children in the Mason Farm neighborhoods would attend in the future. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools provide bus transportation for the Mason Farm neighborhoods, for all school levels.
E. Reduce Spaces in the proposed Cobb Deck
Comment: This idea has been suggested, and language that would accomplish this is offered in Attachment 2.
F. Install Gimghoul signal prior to starting construction on deck
Comment: This idea has been suggested, and language that would accomplish this is offered in Attachment 1 and recommended by the Town Manager.
G. Construct Country Club Road crosswalk by fall, 2003
Comment: This idea has been suggested, and language that would accomplish this is offered in Attachment 1 and recommended by the Town Manager.
H. One-way in am, one-way out pm, for western drive from Cobb Deck
Comment: This idea has been suggested, and language that would accomplish this is offered in Attachment 2.
I. Close Catholic Church parking lot
Comment: We are researching land records to examine the regulatory history of this parking lot, and have visited the lot to observe parking patterns. If a determination is made that use of the lot is not consistent with approved uses of the property, the owner will be contacted to discuss coming into compliance with applicable regulations.
J. Written assurance from UNC of no plans for NC54 lot
Comment: The parking lot on NC54, adjacent to the Gimghoul neighborhood, is not included in the 2001 Development Plan approval nor in the proposed Modification to the Development Plan.
K. Reserve spaces in new deck for visitors to the cemetery
Comment: This idea has been suggested, and language that would accomplish this is offered in Attachment 1 and recommended by the Town Manager
L. Reserve spaces on South Road for visitors to the cemetery
Comment: Reserving spaces along South Road for cemetery use would mean low utilization of those spaces during most times of day, and most days of the week, in a valuable location. Enforcement of such a restriction would be very difficult, involving either cemetery monitors or a permit system for people wishing to park and visit the cemetery.
J. Delete Jackson Deck; build at Manning
Comment: This idea has been suggested, and language that would accomplish this is offered in Attachment 2.
K. How does the size of the proposed Chiller Plant compare to existing Chiller Plants?
Comment: We have asked the University to respond to this request for information.
L. Dumpsters are planned next to Diana Steele’s property
Comment: The Manager’s proposed Resolution A would require that access to the proposed new Building H-21 be from the west. Ms. Steele’s property abuts this site on the east. Therefore, dumpsters would not be placed adjacent to Ms. Steele’s property.
J. The Cobb deck, if built, should be reserved for visitor use only
Comment: This idea has been suggested, and language that would accomplish this is offered in Attachment 2.
K. Consider mechanisms to allow separate votes on the different parts of Development Plan Modification request
Comment: A single vote is needed in order to take action on the application in the manner called for in the Land Use Management Plan; however, once a motion is made (either to approve or deny the application), subsequent individual motions can be made to modify the main motion. If such subsequent motions were made, each would need to be voted on individually. In Attachments 1 and 2 of this memorandum, we offer language for specific, individual additions/deletions to the recommended Resolution A.
Attachment 4
Materials Distributed at and Subsequent to June 23 Meeting