[Durham INC] Fw: Resolution Propsal Lochaven Hills

[Pat Carstensen]

The proposal is attached and in text below:

Whereas the gap between statement of intent for mixed use developments found in the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) calling for “innovative” and “integrated” and the mid-20th century proposal by Halvorson is so immense,

Whereas this is not the first case we have seen of applicants avoiding the publically valuable step of obtaining a change in the future land use plan by this “Mixed Use” loophole,

Whereas, as desirable as a Publix might be, the public needs to be made aware that many other commercial uses can be substituted after the “Mixed Use” application is approved by the council,

Whereas the Publix announcement disrespected the process by announcing they were opening in 2018 without acknowledging the many regulatory steps that, as yet, have not been approved by the planning board or the city council,

Whereas with four grocery/shopping centers within three miles there is no shortage of shopping/commercial space in the area,

Whereas there are multiple sites available for development/redevelopment that will require no change of classification,

Whereas the neighborhood (Lochaven Hills) has concerns about the substantial traffic problems that currently existed and will be exacerbated by the Halvorson proposal,

Whereas stormwater runoff from a development of the magnitude proposed by Halvorson will have an adverse effect on the section of the Eno River just hundreds of feet downstream and flowing through the City of Durham's largest nature park, West Point on the Eno, which is the City of Durham's cleanest water quality and a location where thousands of people swim, fish, and play at Synnot's Hole,

Whereas the Citizens of Durham and the Eno River Association members have spent 50 years protecting the water quality of the Eno River, and protecting this resource should be of utmost importance to the City of Durham,

Whereas such a commercial area immediately next to Easley Elementary School will harm the atmosphere and the safety of the children and faculty of the school,

Therefore the INC of Durham resolves:

* Governing bodies should deny the request to rezone the land.

* As the current definition and description of “Mixed Use” is quite vague, the UDO needs to more precisely define what a “Mixed Use” designation should require in order to be approved.


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From: Keith LePage <ktlepage at yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 9:13 PM
To: Pat Carstensen
Subject: Resolution Propsal Lochaven Hills

Pat,

We have run an online and "walkabout" poll on the feelings of the residents of Lochaven Hills regarding the Halvorson proposal for the intersection of Latta and Guess Roads.  The neighborhood is overwhelming (80%) against any zoning change for the site.  To that end we have put together a resolution for the INC to consider.

Our neighborhood association has put together a draft we feel conveys our, and hopefully the INC's) major issues on the proposal.  However, we have little experience in drafting such resolutions.  Would you mind giving some help on this document.  Any suggestions you have regarding the form or focus of the resolution will be greatly appreciated by our group.

I would like to get something to DeDreana in time to get it on the agenda in time for the next meeting.  Hopefully, we could get something passed before the next city council meeting.


Thanks,

Keith LePage
Lochaven Hills
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