ORD-2008-109 - Zoning Atlas Amendment Rezoning: Hillsborough Area Economic Developmnent

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Y Size: Tract 1: 8.83 acres Tract 2: 12.68 acres Tract 1 PIN's: 9863 -96 -5912, 9863 -96 -5768, 9863 -96 -5688, 9863 -96 -6573, 9863 -96 -4502, 9863 -96 -3812, 9863 -97 -1293 Tract 2 PIN's: 9863-95-8966,9873-05-1814,9873-05-0697,9873-05-3116 Existing Land Uses: Tract 1: Five single - family residential dwellings and 2 undeveloped lots Tract 2: One single - family dwelling and undeveloped land (Orange Water and Sewer Authority has a water interconnect between OWASA and Hillsborough on a small parcel) Surrounding Land Uses: Tract 1: North — Undeveloped commercial uses (Oakdale Village) East — Commercial, office and light industrial uses (Citgo, NCDOT Maintenance) South and West — Residential subdivision (Cornwallis Hills) Tract 2: West and North — Single family subdivision (Cornwallis Hills) East — Four single - family dwellings across Old NC 86 South — Predominantly undeveloped with one abandoned residential structure Reason for Zoning Atlas Amendment Recently staff has noticed an increased commercial and office interest in properties located along the Old NC 86 corridor between 1 -85 and 1-40, specifically in the area between the State Employees Credit Union (SECU) and 1 -40. Land on the western side of Old NC 86, excluding the SECU and Cornwallis Hills subdivision, falls within the County's zoning jurisdiction. A public hearing to amend the Zoning Atlas may be scheduled by the Board of County Commissioners either: 1) upon receipt of a valid petition from the public or, 2) upon the Board's own initiative. This petition has been requested at the County's own initiative to address issues relating to land development along Old NC 86. Regardless of the origination type of petition, the zoning ordinance requires that a purpose of rezoning be stated along with the petition. In this particular case, Article 20.3.2 d) gives a reasonable justification, and is stated verbatim as follows: The changed or changing conditions, if any, in the area or in the County generally, which makes the proposed Zoning Atlas and /or Zoning Ordinance text amendment reasonably necessary to the promotion of the public health, safety and general welfare Both Tracts 1 and 2 under consideration are linearly situated along Old NC 86 (See Attachment 1). As a part of the adoption of the 2001 zoning and text amendments in the Hillsborough Area EDD six zoning districts were created, one of which is the ED -LNR district. The district was created in the text, but not affixed to any specific parcels. The primary purpose of the ED -LNR district is to allow land use conversion of these existing lots and residential dwellings to small -scale offices and /or low impact services provided that the structures were limited to 5,000 square feet in gross floor area with a district maximum height of