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Vote to approve a quasi-judicial request by the Chatham County Parks and Recreation Department for a Special Use Permit for new county-owned park on Parcel 5809, located at 994 Pea Ridge Rd, Cape Fear Township.
ABSTRACT
Action Requested:
Vote to approve a quasi-judicial request by the Chatham County Parks and Recreation Department for a Special Use Permit for new county-owned park on Parcel 5809, located at 994 Pea Ridge Rd, Cape Fear Township.
Introduction & Background:
A quasi-judicial public hearing was held September 18, 2023. Planning staff and staff representatives presented the project.
One resident asked about picket ball courts and there were no other comments.
Proposed master plan map
Discussion & Analysis:
When determining whether a Special Use Permit request should be approved as per Section 5 Conditional Zoning Districts, the following findings must be supported.
The alleged error in the Ordinance, if any, which would be remedied by the proposed amendment with a detailed explanation of such error in the Ordinance and detailed reasons how the proposed amendment will correct the same. No error in the Ordinance is being claimed. The proposed park is allowed under the approval of a Special Use Permit.
Current zoning map
The requested special use permit is either essential or desirable for the public convenience or welfare.
* A Traffic Impact Analysis was completed for the Triangle Innovation project, but park traffic was not included at that time.
* Regular passenger vehicles and buses will utilize the park depending on the various events taking place with most traffic in the evenings and on weekends.
* Projected traffic counts will be performed by a third party (PEF) and reviewed by NCDOT based on the new road alignment configurations already proposed.
* A crash test for the Pea Ridge Road segment is under way.
* The Chatham County Appearance Commission reviewed the proposed landscaping and site plan on July 26, 2023, and recommended s...
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