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The Tar Heel Thursday, July 17. 19863 Land Mse plan approved mim By SCOTT GREIG City Editor The Chapel Hill Town Council unanimously approved a new land use plan at its Monday meeting. It calls for fewer residential housing N.C. authors at Hardback The Hardback Cafe & Bookstore will host "Sixty Minutes to Help Save the South," a benefit for the Coalition for Alternatives to Shearon Harris. The evening of dining and literary readings will feature six of North Carolina's finest writers. Scheduled to appear and read from their published works and works in progress are Lee Smith, Clyde Edger ton, Elizabeth Spencer, Joe Ashby Porter, Jill McCorkle and Garrett Epps. Advance tickets can be bought at the Hardback Cafe at 110 N. Columbia St. in Chapel Hill for $50 per person. For more info, call 933-5100. LOOKING FOR A HORSE? WHY NOT ADOPT ONE? For details, write: Bureau of Land Management 350 S. Pickett Street Alexandria, VA 22304 units per acre and will serve to update the 1977 land-use plan. Also adopted was a land-use plan designed to outline joint planning ventures within Orange County. That plan must now go to the county commissioners for their approval. Future changes to any of Chapel Hill's zoning ordinances will be dealt with through this new land-use plan. Chapel Hill Town Manager David Taylor told the council that the Planning Board had put much effort into the compilation and thought behind the plan. "The plan is being submitted after a long and laborious process," Taylor said. "There are very sound reasons for everything in the new plan." Alter the plans were adopted with very little discussion, Councilman Jonathan B. Howes proclaimed the council's action as a momentous step in the town's planning process. "I think the public realizes that we tried to please everybody," Howes said. WI think the only people who were not accommodated were the landfill people. They appreciate the fact that the council will perform serious study on the site before any final decision is made." Howes was referring to the 127 acre plot of land that is southeast of the Eubanks Road landfill. That tract of land was purchased in 1984 as a future disposal site. It was designated in' the plan as a potential landfill, which drew oppo sition from residents who live near the site. About 270 people showed up at the June 24 public hearing to discuss the matter with the council. The majority of the residential development called for in the plan is at a low or medium density level. Low density is defined as one to four homes per acre while medium density would have four to eight homes per acre. . Most vacant land discussed in the plan is slated for low-density housing with a proposed estimate of 4.1 people per acre. That figure is down from the 1977 estimate of 7.5 people per acre. The plan's objectives from the beginning, according to council members, have been to control growth, minimize the effects of traffic, provide affordable housing where needed and preserve the quality of existing neighborhoods. The resolution finally came before the council for its vote Monday after a series of 1 7 public meetings, a public hearing that saw 270 residents show up and a closed work session at which the council finalized the changes to the land-use plan. NEW atici University Square Chapel Hill 967-8935 CONTACT LENS CONTACT LENS CONTACT LENS CONTACT LENS a O Back by Popular Demand Daily Wear Spherical Soft Contact Lenses $00 Includes: Eye examination, contact ; lenses, sterilization unit, fitting, and follow-up visits. Offer good through 8186. f FOR THE f- " CARE OF L YOUR Or- & EYES Dr. Thomas Costabile Optometrist 968-4774 Mon.-Fri. 9-6 Closed 1-2 Kroger Plaza Chapel Hill CONTACT LENS CONTACT LENS CONTACT LENS - CONTACT LENS sre TFMKSm 151 E. Franklin 942-0127 FINEST SELECTION OF CAROLINA SPORTSWEAR AND MEMORABILIA Active Sportswear Greek Sportswear ; Plain Sportswear Class Rings Gifts Trophies and Awards Large selection of 100 Cotton tanks and t-shirts WE SPECIALIZE IN CUSTOM IMPRINTING T-Shirts, Tanks, Shorts, Sweats Glassware; Buttons, Bumper Stickers, Frisbees, and much more YOU NAME ITWE PRINT IT. With this ad: 15 discount on all insfore purchases Mfefla ttJjD aDtair Mew V J See Us For llw See Us Corner Clips ' f i J Brackets The easiest, pi 1 I f fastest. idi IT71 pot-lt-together. fjl 1 - . -yourself t 1 furniture idea ljk I J since nails. ( 1 1 Jj GCQLIiQfjGfcEIPO ! I 'pnl Organizers If erblocks V c4 I Ifll 1st fcfc33r end better than ever! CTLQ f I Saturday, September 27, 8-12 noon J M J! H-Jgl ( ) - U U U J L-J Gst rcsdy for em AtlHUAL DACRYARD SALE! If II be bfejer end batter than everl Saturday, September 27, 8-12 noon . , i..ih:.,,iJbm 3M itnt irNMfetn ftrHt, urrkorickMl M. tthplwM 942-31531
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