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M)MRC CCM4ZS�-jTC`1f_RS AsMTI.AGO.TIAI 1'TLl :aST21= Zt= January 4. 1983 SUbje-C Amendment to the Land Use Plan for Piedmont Power-Company (Rural Residential to Commercial Trahsition_Activity. Node) c "y= ' Plannin , i as '- rg X ^-y Harmon Young Node Map C;.�-: Marvin Collins Public Hearing Minutes of 11/22/82; Planning Board Minutes of 12/20/82 P N=kr .-_- 73Z-8181 Extension 349 To consider a recommendation from the Planning Board in regard to a proposed amendment to the Land Use Plan from Rural Residential Co Commercial Transition Activity Node. rn 1974, Piedmont Power Company purchased a 33.92 acre tract located south of 1-83 an the east side of N.C. 86 in Hillsborough Township with the intention of using the site as an office building and maintenance/warehouse facility. Following the purchase, the company made application for- approval to proceed with the Planning and design of the facility. During the late 19.70's and early 1980's, Orange County developed a land use plan and zoning ordinance. The provisions of the Zoning Ordinance were officially applied to HiLlsborough Township on September 2, 1981. The area in which the property is located was zoned R-L at that time and limited the use of the property to primarily residential purposes at densities no greater than one (L) dwelling.unit per acre. In the fall of 1981, ?iedmont Power Company brought the problem to the, attention of the Planning Department. Several options were outlined, including a lard use olan. amendment coupled with a request for a general use zoning classification (Ofzi.ce Institutional) and a Land use plan change coupled with a request for a planned development. district classification (Office institutional). The applicant decided upon the latter approach since plans for the use of. the property were :tn.owu. Z+?a= The proposed amendment to the Land Use Plan. would result in a "zinger-Lika" projection. ( 3,000 feet ) of the Harmon Young Commercial Transition Activity Node south along the N.C. Highway 86 right-of-way to include the ?iedmonc Power Company pxopezty. The amendment would result in a change in the type of land uses proposed for the area; }.e_, office/institutional type facility as opposed to residential uses. However, the proposed use would not be incompatible in that impacts such as traffic asneraticn, visual appearance, etc, would be considerably less than amore intensive retail type of use. Furthermore, there is an existing commercial development an the opposite side of N.C. Highway 86 from the Piedmont Power Company site, and the site has adequate access by-way-of N.C. Highway 86. An on-site sewage disposal system and. well are proposed to serve the facilities. 7I%MNDATION: The Planning Department recommends approval of the requested change to the Land Use ?Ian.. A review and possible revision of the entire HB-4 activity node will be undertaken at a later date as part of the annual work program. The Planning Board recommended that the Board of• County Commissioners consider Piedmont Power Company's application as a "Class A" Special Use Permit as indicated on page 4-13 of the Zoning Ordinance. The proposed use would be considered in the same class as public utility stations and substations, switching stations, telephone exchanges, and water and sewer treatment planes. The proposed use would be allowed. in the Rural Residential (R-1) district under the special. use permit procedure without changing the zoning classification. A decision regarding whether or not the proposal would require re-advertisement