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