ORD-2009-012-Review of Zoning Atlas Amendment Petition for Property

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is 108 MOTION by Mary Bobbitt-Cooke to recommend approval of the rezoning petition, in accordance with staff's 109 recommendation, finding that: 110 111 1. The Zoning Atlas Petition was complete in accordance with the provisions of Article Twenty (20) of 112 the Zoning Ordinance, 113 2. Per Section 20.3.2 (d) of the Zoning Ordinance, staff and the property owner had identified 114 appropriate changes relating to the use of the property making the Zoning Atlas Petition 115 reasonable necessary in promoting the public health, safety, and general welfare. 116 Specifically, the changing condiflon relates to the property owner's desire to utilize the property to 117 support asingle-family residential development rather than allow for the development of a non- 118 residential land use. 119 3. Per Section 20.3.2 (e) of the Zoning Ordinance, the approval of the Zoning Atlas Petition would 120 carry out the intent of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. 121 Specifically, the approval of the petition would eliminate an EC-5 zoning designation on a parcel of 122 property where there is no non-residential land use in operation. By approving the petition, the use 123 of the property to support asingle-family residence would be consistent with surrounding land uses 124 as well as the land use category for the area as detailed within the Comprehensive Plan. 125 4. The Board recommend approval of the Statement of Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan as 126 contained within Attachment Two (2) of the abstract, and 127 5. The Board recommend approval of the Resolution of Rezoning Approval as contained within 128 Attachment Three (3) of the abstract. 129 Seconded by Larry Wright. 130 131 Brian Crawford asked if there was any further discussion. Rachel Phelps Hawkins asked if staff could comment on 132 how many other similar conflicts there might be throughout the County. Michael Harvey said he believed the number 133 was currently in the thirties (30's) and reminded the Board that he testified during the Public Hearing that staff was 134 working to resolve these issues as quickly as possible.. Rachel Phelps Hawkins said she hoped staff would continue 135 to try and identify these various issues in a timely manner and work with the property owners to resolve the problem. 136 The Board echoed the concerns and suggested that staff ought to move forward to identify these properties and work 137 expediently to resolve them. 138 139 Brian Crawford asked if there were any further comments. There was no further discussion. 140 141 MOTION by Mary Bobbitt-Cooke to recommend approval of the rezoning petition, in accordance with staffs 142 recommendation. Seconded by Larry Wright 143 144 VOTE: Unanimous 145