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57 2 Slade McCalip referred to page 157 of the packet which presented projected traffic volumes. He 3 stated that US 70 Bypass is cun'ently experiencing more trips and it is forecast in the regional model 4 to get much more traffic in the next 20 years. 5 6 Commissioner Halkiotis mentioned that there are signs on Hwy 1-40 which refer to trucks using Hwy 7 70 Business. He asked why that was happening. He has seen tractor trailers doing u-turns at 7:45 in s the morning on Hwy 70. He said that he was alarmed to hear that it was projected to get worse. to Slade McCalip indicate that Hillsborough has a prohibition on trucks using Churton Street. Also, he 11 mentioned that the Dufiam-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Work Group, of which 12 Orange County is a member, has forecast that US 70 wilt have a significant increase in traffic. It will 13 be well -over capacity by 2025. He explained that the Transportation Improvement Plan includes 14 planned improvements for Hwy 70 but those improvements are not yet programmed. He explained 15 that Improvements are not actually expected to be completed until they are included in the State 16 Transportation Program. Only improvements that are programmed are intended to be completed 17 within the next six years. Proposed improvements go into the plan and from there they are selected 18 to be included in the program to be completed within asix-year time period. It could be included 19 sometime after the year 2006. 20 21 A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Carey, to close the 22 Public Hearing and refer the application to the Planning Board for a recommendation to be returned 23 to the Board of Commissioners no sooner than May 4, 1999. 24 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 25 2b 27 ~ b) Z-01-99 Armin Lieth 2s This item was presented by Planner Karen Lincoln for the purpose of receiving 29 evidence and citizen comment on the proposed rezoning of portions of two lots in the White Cross 3o community, Bingham Township, from R-1, Rural Residential, to LS-1, Local Commercial, and NC- 3 ~ 2 Neighbofiood Commercial. The applicant is proposing to rezone 4.0 acres of an 11.5 acre tot 32 from R-1 to NC-2; to rezone 2.5 acres of that same lot from R-1 to LC-1 and to rezone 1.5 acres 33 of another 11.5 acre tot from R-1 to LC-1. The subject property is located on the south side of 34 NC Highway 54 West approximately 0.28 miles west of Butler Road and approximately 0.265 35 miles east of White Cross Road. The property is zoned R-1, Rural Residential. the southern 36 halves of the two lots are zoned HAW PW, Haw River Protected Watershed Overlay District. 37 Approximately 2.0 acres of the area proposed to be rezoned to LC-1 are within the HAW PW 38 Overlay District. None of the area proposed to be rezoned to NC-2 is wkhin the HAW PW Overlay 39 District. Surrounding land uses are residential with commercial uses to the northwest, west and 4o east along N.C. Highway 54. Oak Hollow Subdivision and Westbrook Subdivision are located at across N.C. Highway 54 to the north and northeast of the subject property. Sturdivants Tire and a2 Auto is adjacenf to the property on the east; Piedmont Feed and Supply, a B.P. Station, and 43 Fabric Showroom Superior Furniture Upholstery area are located on the south side of N.C. 44 Highway 54 to the west; White Cross School (which houses N.C. Writers Network, the White 45 Cross Community Art Space, ISI & Rhythms ll, Cathy Kiffney and Akido), Video Plus, a hardware 46 and paint store, Woodworking Co-op and a seafood restaurant are on the north side of N.C. 47 Highway 54 to the northwest. According to the Orange County Zoning Ordinance, Article IV, 48 Sections 4.2.8 b)4. and 4.2.9 b)4. the maximum amount of land zoned LC-1 at any node shalt not 49 exceed nine acres, and the maximum amount of land zoned NC-2 at any node shall not exceed so nine acres; however, in rural areas where population density is lower and distributed more widely ~:~~