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TOWN
OF CARY DEVELOPMENT
PLAN REPORT
Macedonia
United Methodist Church Site
Plan Approval 03-SP-217 |
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APPLICANT |
OWNER |
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Stewart
Engineering, Inc. |
Macedonia
United Methodist Church |
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Location: Map: |
The
site is located north
of Tryon Road and west of Jones Franklin Road at 2904 Walnut Street. |
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Staff
Recommendation: |
Staff
recommends approval of the plan. |
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Planning
and Zoning Board Recommendation: |
The
Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of the plan.
The vote of approval was unanimous. |
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Pending
Items: |
N/A |
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PROPOSED
SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS |
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Planning
and Zoning Board |
March
15, 204 |
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Town
Council |
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PROJECT
DESCRIPTION |
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The
plans propose the removal of existing parking along the eastern side of
the Church; the installation of additional parking west of the new
addition to the sanctuary and, to a lesser extent, south of the Church;
and roadway improvements with sidewalk along Jones Franklin Road.
The amount of parking required is 164 spaces, however, 166 spaces
are proposed. The new building
addition would utilize the same exterior materials and colors a those used
on the existing Church building. The
property contains 6.78 acres, is zoned Residential 40 District, and is
inside Cary’s town limits. According
to Section 5.2.2(E) of the Land Development Ordinance, churches located on
less than 20 acres in residential districts must be approved by the Town
Council as a special use. |
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PARCEL
INFORMATION |
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Parcel
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Realid
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Area |
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0772.11-76-4706 |
6.76
acres |
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ZONING
AND LAND USE PLAN COMPLIANCE |
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Current
Zoning: Residential-40 District
(R-40) Town
Limits: The property is inside
Cary's town limits. Land
Use Compliance: The Land Use Plan allows for offices and institutional
uses. Churches are also
allowed as a permitted use provided the site contains more than 20 acres.
Church sites containing less than 20 acres are allowed as a special
use. |
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LANDSCAPE |
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The
plan complies with all landscape requirements. |
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BUILDING
ELEVATION |
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Building
Height: 34.7’ Building
Size: Existing: 15, 582 sq. ft.
Proposed: 11,650 sq. ft. addition Building
Materials & colors: The
existing building contains red-brown brick with off-white trim and dark
gray asphalt roof. The
proposed building addition would utilize the same exterior building
materials and colors. |
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TRAFFIC
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No
Traffic Impact Study is required. |
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ROADWAY
DESIGN
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The
plan proposes widening Jones Franklin Road in compliance with the Town’s
Comprehensive Transportation Plan. The
resulting Jones Franklin Road cross section would consist of five lanes
with wide outside lanes to accommodate bikes. Due
to the Town’s planned and designed Tryon Road widening project, the
applicant received on January 8, 2004, a waiver from Town Council on doing
improvements to Tryon Road as part of the church expansion.
The Towns’ Tryon Road widening plan proposes a four lane
median-divided cross section. FYI
– There is insufficient spacing between Walnut Street and Jones Franklin
Road for the church to have a full access driveway to Tryon Road.
The distance between the two intersections is approximately 900’,
with a fire department median opening approximately half-way in between. The
NCDOT’s standard between median openings is 1000’.
Staff does not feel that the |
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UTILITIES
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This
development has access to Cary water and sewer and complies with Town
utility policies and standards. |
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STORM
WATER
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The
project meets all storm water requirements of the Town of Cary. |
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PROPERTY
OWNER NOTIFICATION AND CONCERNS
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Adjoining
property owners were notified during staff's initial review of this plan.
Staff has received no inquiries regarding this proposed
development. |
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