INC NEWS - INC-list Digest, Vol 26, Issue 29

Thu Mar 1 09:12:28 EST 2007

No need to apologize; you are simply concerned about your community. I
understand that.

A few things to bear in mind, though. Planning staff places the signs
based on ordinance requirements and we are required by State law to file
affidavits of posting. Posted signs have been removed in the past,
however, so the fact that you do not see one could possibly mean it was
removed; I lack the budgetary resources to continue to replace signs if
they are removed.

You should also consider that mass grading can be the more
environmentally friendly way to develop sites that will require
extensive preparation. Mass grading permits the work to be done quickly
and the site stabilized to minimize erosion issues. Other types of
grading prolong the development process and delay stabilization of the
site. 

You also need to consider the trade-off between lot size and open space.
Larger lots typically result in less open space and can also mean
greater intrusion into environmentally sensitive features. 

There are no easy answers to any of these issues. They are a series of
trade-offs that have to be evaluated.

Frank Duke, AICP
City-County Planning Director

-----Original Message-----
From: Melissa Rooney [mailto:mmr121570 at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 6:42 PM
To: Duke, Frank
Cc: inc-list at rtpnet.org
Subject: Re: INC NEWS - INC-list Digest, Vol 26, Issue 29

Dear Mr. Duke,
I really appreciate all that you and the planning
department do for us Durham citizens and, in no way,
meant to imply that you were negligent. I have not
seen the signs on 751, and I realize that for many
important reasons, they cannot be put in the right of
way, which may be why I can't readily see them
(especially since this is a wooded area).

I am sorry to have caused any offense. My south Durham
neighbors and I are a bit panic-ed about this new
rezoning, what with the proposition of mass-grading
and 0.17 lots -- a higher density than adjacent
neighborhoods -- not to mention the existing
environmental problems with current developments in
our area. So I apologize if my urgency/passion was
mistaken for criticism or insult.

I admit that, in my email, the use of the term "poor"
with regard to the placement of the signs was a poor
word choice. Again, I apologize.

Thank you again for all you do to keep Durham the
unique and beautiful place that it is.

Melissa Rooney

mmr121570 at yahoo.com

--- "Duke, Frank" <Frank.Duke at durhamnc.gov> wrote:

> The statement that signs for the zoning map change
> for Jordan at
> Southpoint is not accurate. Signs were placed along
> 751, Salix Drive,
> and Scott King Road as required by the Unified
> Development Ordinance;
> multiple signs were placed on Scott King Road
> because the property
> proposed for change wraps around parcels that are
> proposed for change.
> The Planning Department takes its responsibility for
> ensuring that
> appropriate notice is provided very seriously. 
> 
> Frank Duke, AICP
> City-County Planning Director
> 
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:06:46 -0800 (PST)
> From: Melissa Rooney <mmr121570 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: INC NEWS - New Development signs along
> Scott King (in S.
> 	Durham):	(Z06-51)
> To: inc-list at durhaminc.org
> Message-ID:
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> 
> Hi again.
> 
> There is a new rezoning sign (Z06-51) on Scott King
> Rd. across from Herndon Park that is going before
> the
> Planning Commission in March. 
> 
> The project is called Jordan at Southpoint.  The
> placement of the rezoning signs is very poor. There
> are two signs within 100 feet of each other on Scott
> King Rd., and none placed along NC 751. I have
> emailed
> Planning Director Frank Duke to request that signs
> be
> put up on 751 as well. 
> 
> The project extends down to the Chatham County Line
> and wraps around to NC 751. Over 200 lots with half
> being 7500 sq. ft. and the other half 10,000 sq. ft.
> DOST suggested this be a conservation subdivision
> and
> the applicant has ignored every suggestion made by
> DOST.
> 
> I understand that planning Director Frank Duke is
> asking for the 100 ft. buffers adjacent to Army
> Corps
> land. The applicant, George Stanziale, refused this
> request when DOST (Durham Open Space and Trails)
> asked
> for it. 
> 
> This project will impact Crooked Creek as well as
> Northeast Creek. 
> 
> The applicant claims it will be environmentally
> sensitive, yet there will be mass grading. When DOST
> asked questions the applicant claimed he wouldn't
> have
> the answers until the final grading plan which will
> be
> too late.
> 
> I have been informed that Mr. Stanziale is getting
> the
> land annexed into the city and the rezoning will go
> before the City Council. 
> 
> There are very few neighbors since this is VERY
> rural
> land. People who live on the little dead-end street,
> Salix Rd., across from Herndon Park are the only
> ones
> who can file a protest petition and will probably be
> the only ones contacted by the applicant. 
> 
> Mr. Stanziale just got the Fayetteville Assemblage
> rezoned so he's planning on marching all the way to
> the county line. 7,500 sq. ft. lots piled up along
> the
> Chatham County line...The development plan shows 236
> lots...just more strip the land, stack and pack
> building.
>  
> This is going before the Planning Commission on
> March
> 13. They meet at City Hall at 6:00 PM. 
> 
> I am very concerned about South Durham losing it's
> rural character and ending up like Cary. I would
> greatly appreciate it if you would contact the
> planning commission, council, and the county board
> of
> commissioners with your opposition to this
> mass-graded
> development. 
> 
> You can email all the Planning Commission Members
> (referencing Z06-51) at:
> DurhamPlanningCommission at durhamnc.gov
> 
> Planning Director Frank Duke at:
> Frank.Duke at durhamnc.gov 
> 
> City Council at:
> council at ci.durham.nc.us
> 
> and the County Commissioners at:
> ereckhow at durhamcountync.gov,
> bmheron at durhamcountync.gov,
> lcheek at durhamcountync.gov,
> prcousin at earthlink.net, mpage at durhamcountync.gov
> 
> There is more info wrt the planning commission,
> including direct email addresses at:
>
http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/planning/planning_commission_roster.
> cfm
> 
> Thanks,
> Melissa
> 
> Melissa Rooney
> Fairfield Neighborhood 
> mmr121570 at yahoo.com
> 
> 
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