INC NEWS - Z07-31A: New Hope Church Initial: Sorry...pls read

[Melissa Rooney]

Doh! New Information: No need for alarm on New Hope
Church Initial (Z07-31A).

I have just been informed that the PDR portion of this
rezoning refers to the EXISTING subdivisions on the
west side of Fayetteville Rd. Thus, The church
property contains no PDR potential. (The PDR reference
is an administrative clean-up since those subdivisions
didn't include their right of way to the mid-point of
Fayetteville Rd. when they were annexed.) 

Somehow I didn't receive a pertinent email message
(sent Dec 26 and attached) in this regard. Thus, since
I'd heard (and read) nothing, I figured that my
assumptions must be correct. Then, with the meeting
being tonight (and my inability to attend) I felt I
had to act fast.

Sorry to have wasted anyone's time. Apparently, it's
going to take me a while to get caught up around here
;)

Thanks for your understanding,
Melissa



From: Medlin, Steve
> 
>   To: Melissa Rooney ; Council Members ;
> bmheron at durhamcountync.gov ; ereckhow at aol.com ;
> lcheek at durhamcountync.gov ; Brine, George 
>   Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 7:10 AM
>   Subject: RE: Z07-31A: New Hope Church Initial
> 
>   
> 
>     Melissa,
>    
>   The church, when petitioning for annexation, was
> required to include the full right-of-way for
> Fayetteville Road in their application. The
> properties on the west side of Fayetteville Road are
> already existing zoned PDR sites, which have already
> been annexed into the City, with the PDR zoning
> district limits extending to the centerline of the
> Fayetteville Road right-of-way. This initial zoning
> is not rezoning any properties from their existing
> zones but is only a translation from the existing
> County zoning districts to equivalent zoning
> districts in the City. I have attached a copy of the
> context map for your reference.
>    
>   At the time of annexation of these existing PDRs
> the annexation boundaries did not include  any
> portions of the right-of-way of Fayetteville Road.
> This annexation and related initial zoning request
> is cleaning up the City limit boundaries and zoning
> so that the full right-of-way will be in the City.
>    
>   I have attached a copy of the context map for your
> reference. Please take  a look at this and if you
> still have questions please let me know.
>    
>   Steve Medlin
> 
>   
>   
> ---------------------------------
>   From: Melissa Rooney [mailto:mmr121570 at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Sun 12/23/2007 5:06 PM
> To: Council Members; bmheron at durhamcountync.gov;
> ereckhow at aol.com; lcheek at durhamcountync.gov; Brine,
> George; Medlin, Steve
> Subject: Re: Z07-31A: New Hope Church Initial
> 
> 
>     Dear Durham gov't officials,
> 
> I sincerely hope that the above rezoning case is not
> just a rubber stamp zoning going along with the
> annexation, especially considering that citizens
> like
> me were notified of rezoning for this site only a
> few
> days ago.
> 
> I have been informed that DOST-DRC saw plans only
> for
> a church there, with no indication of a PDR
> development. DOST commented on leaving a grove of
> trees in the southwest corner.
> 
> I would very much like to know when the PDR portion
> got attached to the plan and who was (or was not)
> informed of this from the get-go.
> 
> Thanks again for reading, considering, and donating
> so
> much of your time and efforts to the betterment of
> Durham.
> 
> Melissa
> 
> Melissa Rooney
> mmr121570 at yahoo.com


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