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3 <br />3. Vehicular access must consists of direct access to a street classified as <br />either arterial or collector as designated by the adopted Comprehensive <br />Plan. <br />Development Process, Schedule, and Action <br />Concept Plan Approval: On April 1, 1998, the Planning Board voted 5 to <br />3 to approved the Concept Plan for Lawrence Park. <br />Public Hearing: November 23, 1998 Public Hearing <br />Planning staff recommended approval of the Zoning Atlas amendment and <br />class A special use permit for a planned development based on the area <br />being designated as 20 -year transition area in the adopted Comprehensive <br />Plan and meeting the R -3 zoning district application criteria; and the <br />application met the specific standards of the special use. <br />After receiving comments from the developers and from citizens opposing <br />the planned development, Chair Brown and Commissioner Gordon asked <br />that additional information be brought back to the Board. The public <br />hearing was adjourned until February 22, 1999 (the next regularly <br />scheduled public hearing.) Minutes of the November 23, 1998 Public <br />Hearing are attached. <br />February 22, 1999, Public Hearing <br />Minutes of the February 22, 1999, Public Hearing are attached. <br />Planning Board: The Planning Board reviewed the application on April 7, <br />1999, and considered the revised planning staff recommendation prepared <br />after citizen input at the public hearings. The staff recommendation was: <br />(1) to deny the PD -H -R3 zoning; and, (2) to approve the application <br />with a PD -H -R2 zoning (approve the Zoning Atlas amendment for 83.216 <br />acres from R -1 to PD -1-1-112) and approve a Special Use Permit for 181 <br />residential lots as would be allowed in a PD -H -R2 district. Please refer to <br />the attached planning staff analysis on page 27. <br />The Planning Board voted 3 - 3 to recommend denial of the application <br />as submitted (to deny the Zoning Atlas amendment to rezone 83.216 <br />acres from R -1 to PD -H -R3 and to deny the class A special use permit.) <br />In recommending denial of the Zoning Atlas amendment, the Planning <br />Board found that rezoning the property to a PD -H -R3 district will result in a <br />use that will not maintain or enhance the value of contiguous property. The <br />Board further stipulated that while the proposed density is consistent with <br />that allowed within the 20 -year transition area, the timing is not right for this <br />type of development at this location. <br />g:\ plandev\ pd398\ pd398fin .abs \5- 13- 99 \5- 21- 99 \5- 26 -99 \kl <br />