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24 Development of a 19.96 acre lot located in the I- 85Buckhorn Road Economic Development Activity Node, and identified on Tax Map 44, Cheeks Township, as parcel 2A. The subject property is owned by James and Patricia LaTorre and is located on the north side of West Ten Road approximately 0.5 mile west of Bushy Cook Road (SR 1137) and approximately 1.25 miles east of Buckhorn Road (SR 1114). The applicants purchased the property in August, 1994, as an existing "U- Pick" Berry Farm. The applicants' written statement, submitted as part of the application, indicates that the applicants have tried to market the subject property for commercial development and cannot find-any interested clients because of the lack of public infrastructure (water and sewer) needed to attract large industrial or commercial enterprises. The applicants are requesting Secondary Development Area designation for the subject property. Secondary Development Areas are intended to provide a "step - down" or land use buffer between Primary Development Areas and residentially zoned or developed properties. A limited number of residential and office uses are allowed within Secondary Development Areas. Where residential development is contemplated, moderate densities ranging from two to four dwelling units per acre are permitted. Adjacent properties to the west, north and east are within the I- 85Buckhorn Road DE; properties south of West Ten Road are in the R -1 Rural Residential Zoning District; the entire area is within the U- ENO -PW Upper Eno Protected Watershed Overlay District. A Major Transportation Corridor (MTC) Overlay District extends southward 1,250 feet from I-40 8c I -85 right -of -way and covers the northern third of the subject property. Use of land within the MTC Overlay District for single family and two - family dwellings is not subject to the provisions, requirements and restrictions of that overlay district. There is one residential structure on the subject property. Adjacent properties to the west, south and east also contain residential structures. Areas along West Ten Road farther to the east also contain residential structures. Areas along West Ten farther to the east are predominantly wooded; areas farther to the west are wooded and interspersed with residential uses; areas south of West Ten Road contain cleared and wooded land interspersed with residential areas. As documented in The Orange County Economic Development Districts Design Manual (Part Two, 22 Permitted Uses) residential uses (single - family, two - family, and multi- family dwellings in designated locations and subject to design standards, and mobile homes for replacement of existing mobile home and for temporary occupancy during construction of a permanent residential unit) are the only uses allowed, subject to County staff review and approval of development plans, within Secondary Development Areas in the I- 85/Buckhom Road EDD that are not allowed in Primary Development Areas in that district However, the I- 85/Buckhorn Road EDD was approved as a Primary Area for economic development and contains no Secondary Development Areas.