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The Board of County Commissioners adjourned the Public hearing as the Orange <br /> County Housing Authority Board and reconvened as the Board of County <br /> Commissioners. <br /> 5-2. Public Hearings (Sitting as the Board of County Commissioners) <br /> a. Zoning Atlas Amendment (Rezoning) — 214 Phelps Road <br /> The Board considered the Planning Board recommendations on, and considered <br /> approval of, a petition to rezone portions of a parcel of property located at 214 Phelps Road. <br /> Planner Michael Harvey made this presentation. <br /> APPLICATION SPECIFICS: <br /> •Applicant: Planning Staff/Charles and Mary Beth Helgevold <br /> •Address: 214 Phelps Road <br /> •TMBL/ PIN: 2.46..40H / 9866-58-5983 <br /> •Size of Parcel: 4 %2 acres <br /> •Zoning: Existing Commercial Five (EC-5), Agricultural Residential, Little River Protected <br /> Watershed, <br /> •Township: CEDAR GROVE <br /> •Land Use Element Map (LUEM) Designation: Agricultural Residential <br /> Rezoning request: <br /> Rezone a 46,500 square foot portion of property from Existing Commercial Five (EC-5) to <br /> Agricultural Residential (AR), and <br /> Rezone a 46,500 square foot portion of property, currently utilized to support a commercial <br /> landscaping operation, from AR to EC-5 <br /> Staff Recommendations: <br /> •Deliberate on the petition, <br /> •Recommend approval of the petition finding that: <br /> a. Application is complete —Article 20 <br /> b. Correct alleged error— Sec 20.3.2 (c) <br /> c. Carry out intent of Comprehensive Plan— Sec 20.3.2 (e) <br /> 3. Recommend approval (Attachments two (2) and three (3) to the BOCC <br /> PUBLIC COMMENT: NONE <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Hemminger, seconded by Commissioner <br /> Pelissier to approve the Administration recommendation to receive the Planning Board <br /> recommendation, close the public hearing, and approve the proposed zoning atlas amendment <br /> petition finding that: <br /> a. The Zoning Atlas Petition is complete in accordance with the provisions of Article 20 <br /> of the Zoning Ordinance. <br /> b. Per Section 20.3.2(c) of the Zoning Ordinance, staff and the property owner have <br /> identified the alleged error that would be corrected through the approval of the <br /> petition. Specifically, the EC-5 zoning designation would be reconfigured to <br /> incorporate the commercial operation located on the property. <br />