APPLICANT(S)

OWNER(S)

PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS

PARCEL INFORMATION

Parcel #

Realid #

Area

074403416716

0206711

9.26 acres

REZONING DATA

CURRENT

PROPOSED

Office & Institutional Conditional Use

Office & Institutional

REZONING CONDITIONS

CURRENT

PROPOSED

N/A

1. Maximum building height: two stories

2. No banks allowed.

REZONING HISTORY

SITE DATA

WATER/SEWER SERVICE

Town maps show that both water and sewer services are available to serve this property via an 8" water line within Cornerstone Drive right-of-way and an 18" sanitary sewer line along the property’s southern boundary.

TRANSPORTATION

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

The subject property is not within a protected watershed area.

WAKE COUNTY SCHOOL CAPACITY

ADJACENT ZONING AND LAND USES

Zoning:

Land Use:

TOWN OF CARY FUTURE LAND USE PLAN DATA

CURRENT

PROPOSED

EXISTING LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT HISTORY

STAFF ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATION

A model of the watershed was created using the U.S. Army’s Corps of Engineers HEC-RAS computer program. Turkey Creek was analyzed for the 100-yr storm event for these scenarios, rural conditions, existing conditions and future build-out conditions. The model determined the depth and width of flooding along the stream reach. The results indicate that flooding increases will be relatively small for future conditions (+ 10 % in flood plain width).

The 36" culvert under Davis Drive is currently under sized. It has been determined that the culvert should be replaced with two 72" diameter culverts or a 12’x6’ box culvert. This will be addressed during the design and construction of the Davis Drive widening project. The increase in culvert size will have minimal impact on property owners further down stream. The larger culvert size, however, will require velocity reduction measures in order not to impact immediate downstream property owners.

The major problem along Turkey Creek was identified as stream bank erosion. To resolve this problem requires a two part solution: 1) Install a detention pond on private property upstream of Davis Drive at an approximate cost of $210,000, and 2) A stream bank restoration project along Turkey Creek from the Whitebridge subdivision downstream through the Fenton Estates subdivision at an approximate cost of $686,000. This project would also take place on private property.

The culvert under Davis Drive will be replaced with the widening project. The detention pond and stream restoration projects would occur on private property and, according to current Town Policy, do not qualify for town funding. There are, however, possible alternate funding sources available such as the North Carolina Wetlands Restoration Program and the Clean Water Management Trust Fund. If these projects meet certain criteria, such as providing a significant increase in water quality and a significant reduction in nitrogen loading, then funding for these projects could be available. If grants such as these are awarded they have to be made through a public agency such as the Town. The Town would have to administer the contracts and distribute funds. In return for the grants these agencies will require assurances through dedicated easements that these projects will endure.

Based on the analysis, the Town Council agreed to replace the culvert under Davis Drive and to assist the property owners with grant application preparation assistance.

The subject parcels are located along the south side of Cornerstone Drive. Cornerstone Drive is a commercial collector street that provides access to High House Road and Davis Drive. Both of these roads are considered Thoroughfares. High House Road will be designed as a 4-5 lane cross section within a 90 foot right of way. Davis Drive will be designed as a 4-5 lane cross section within a 78 foot right of way. Recently, The Town has initiated the Davis Drive widening project. This project is intended to complete the full width widening of Davis Drive from Morrisville/Carpenter Road to south of Leonard Christian Road. The design will be completed in the fall of 2000 with construction in 2001.

As individual site plans are submitted on the parcels subject to the rezoning, staff will be best able to evaluate the traffic impacts of the proposed project on the area’s transportation system. Since additional land uses that are significant traffic generators are not being introduced to the area as a result of the rezoning, the impact of the rezoning request from a traffic perspective is minimal.

REZONING REQUEST

Recommendation: Staff recommends approval.

PLANNING & ZONING BOARD RECOMMENDATION