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195 <br />BASED ON THE APPLICATION MATERIAL SUBMITTED, THE PLANNING STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THERE IS <br />EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS AS REQUIRED BY THE ORANGE COUNTY ZONING <br />ORDINANCE: <br />Article XX, Section 20.3.2 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance state that applications for amendments to the Zoning <br />Atlas , without limiting the right to file additional material, shall contain at least the following. <br />PLANNING STAFF <br />EVIDENCE SUBMITTED TO <br />PLANNING BOARD <br />FINDINGS BASED <br />SUPPORT FINDINGS <br />RECOMMENDED <br />ON SUBMITTED <br />FINDINGS <br />APPLICATION <br />20.3.2a) Map showing <br />As part of the application, the <br />Yes No <br />affected property at a scale of <br />applicants have submitted a <br />not less than 1" =100' nor <br />plat of the subject property at <br />more than 1 " =20'. <br />X Yes No <br />1 " =60' scale. <br />20.3.2a) Legal description of <br />As part of the application, the <br />Yes No <br />property. <br />X Yes No <br />applicants have submitted a <br />legal description of the subject <br />property. <br />20.3.2 c) Explanation of <br />The application does not allege <br />Yes No <br />alleged error, if any, to be <br />that there is an error in the <br />corrected by proposed <br />Zoning Atlas. <br />amendment. <br />Yes X No <br />20.3.2d) Changed conditions, <br />The application states that the <br />No <br />if any, which make <br />population of Bingham Township <br />amendment reasonably <br />has grown an average of about 3% <br />necessary to promote public <br />annually since the 5.0 acre min. for <br />health, safety and general <br />X <br />each commercial zone was <br />welfare. <br />Yes <br />established; that traffic on both NC <br />Hwy 54 and Old Greensboro Rd. <br />have increased significantly <br />because area residents must drive <br />an average of 20 miles (10 miles <br />each way) to the nearest <br />convenience store. <br />Population projections prepared <br />by the Orange County Planning <br />Dept. in June, 1992, using the <br />Community Analysis and <br />Planning Computer Program <br />indicate a 30 -year average <br />annual growth rate of 2.91% - <br />the highest for any township in <br />Orange County using that <br />method. Population estimates <br />from April, 1997, using a <br />composite estimate which <br />