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Public Hearing on a Request for Voluntary Annexation of Property Contiguous to the Town Limits
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is for the Board of Aldermen to receive public comment on a request for voluntary annexation of two properties, 905 and 921 Homestead Road. An ordinance annexing these properties into the Town limits is provided for the Board’s use.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Trish McGuire, pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org <mailto:pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org>, 919-918-7327
INFORMATION: Petitions for the voluntary annexation of two properties contiguous to the Town’s city limits have been received. The addresses and parcel identification numbers (PIN) for these properties, with owners shown in parentheses, are listed below:
1) 905 Homestead Road PIN 9779 27 6322 (Parker Louis, LLC)
2) 921 Homestead Road PIN 9779 27 8209 (Parker Louis LLC)
A map showing the properties is attached, along with the petitions, which Deputy Town Clerk, Cora Houston found to be complete (Attachment B). The 4.784 -acre area to be annexed is contiguous to the Town’s municipal boundary and currently contains one dwelling unit. These properties are the focus of a conditional rezoning request under consideration by the Board of Aldermen. Nineteen new lots for the same number of homes are proposed. The existing home located at 905 Homestead Road is to remain and be incorporated into the new subdivision.
The public hearing is being held in in reference to the Board of Aldermen’s April 17th acceptance of the petitions for annexation and adoption of a resolution setting the public hearing
FISCAL & STAFF IMPACT: A Town property tax obligation will accrue to the subject properties beginning with the effective date of the annexation.
RECOMMENDATION:r It is recommended that the Board of Aldermen adopt the attached ordinance (Attachment A) that annexes the 4.784 -acre area (Orange County PINs 9779 27 6322 and 9779 27 8209) located on the south side of Homestead Road (State Road 1777) just west of Claremont Drive and north of Wyndham Drive (Attachment A).