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Mr. Kirk stated that surrounding residents had been notified of the rezoning request and he had not received any correspondence for ar against the request. Mrs. Nunn, a resident of the Eubanks Road area, spoke against the rezoning request. She stated she presently lives next to the property being discussed and she feels there is enough traffic going in and out of Eubanks Road at this time, with the landfill. She stated she was con- cerned with not having a bodge-podge of uses in the area. Hal Minis informed the Boards that under the Land Classification System thds was classified as a rural area, however, r2r. Jones' property would be a corner of the' rural transision area. Larry Nunn stated that he wished to be recorded as speaking against the rezoning request. The Charrman asked if others wished to speak in opposition to this request and no one came forth. The Chairman referred to the rezoning request of Irving E. Nunn, Jr. The request was for rezoning from residential to general commercial. This lot is located in Chapel Hi11 Township off Eubanks Road next to the land- fill and also off of Highway 86. Mr. Kirk stated the purpose of the general commercial district is to provide for general businesses adjacent to main highways, such as outdoor storage, commercial uses, outdoor food service establishments, automobile service stations and repair garages, laundries, and other customary uses. Permitted uses'in thes area are: public and private utilities, zetail sales of convenient .home and faxm merchandise, automobile service stations with not more than four gasoline pumps, residential storage within closed structure, Class A automobile service stations, offices, mobile home sales, general wholesale and retail sales and service unlimited, general whole sale and retain sales conducting activities and storing merchandise within a building with exterior storage of sample merchandise for advertisement purposes only and only behind the set back lines. Mr. Nunn is requesting that a one acre tract be cut from a ten acre tract and the one acre tract be rezoned. Access will be from a non- platted road off of Eubanks Road and down the property line. Mr. Nunn stated that he planned to construct a small 25' by 36' garage and the garage would not have any gas pumps. He stated there are Duke Power and Piedmont Electric easements on the property which has caused the property to decrease in value. A 60 foot easement has been obtained from relatives of Mr. Nunn. Chairman Bonar asked if anyone wished to speak in favor of this re- quest, and no one came forth. The Chairman asked if there were persons who wished to speak in opposi- tion to the rezoning request, and no one came forth. Chairman Bonar then turned the meeting over to the Chairman to the Board of Commissioners. Chairman Whitted stated if there were no other items to borne before either~:Boards, the public hearing is hereby declared ajourned. K Mr. whittdd stated the Orange County Board of Commissioners would con- vene at this time for their regular fourth Monday night meeting. Item 1 on the agenda is consideration of extension of subdivision regulations countywide. Chairman whitted stated that the Board of Commissioners did review the recommendation of the Planning Board at their last meeting of February 21, 1978 and did move and adopt to consider all of the recommended amendments at the quarterly public hearing to be held in May. The item to consider the extension of the subdivision regulation countywide was tabled at that meeting until the meeting of February 27, 1978. He stated that one year ago tonight the first public hearing was conducted to discuss the Subdivision Ordinance. At that hearing, amendments to the Subdivision Ordinance were put into effect in Chapel Hill and Eno Township, where the Ordinance is now in effect. Since that time, there has been sevexal delays in implementing the Regulations, which were at the request of different people and the Planning Board