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$ i;~ ~ 5. All sites designated PTC-2 shall have direct access to a street classified either as an arterial or collector as de3ignated by the adopted Land Use Plan. '~ The subject property has direct access on NC 34 which is classified as an arterial by the adopted Land Use Plan. Ric}; Cannity, representative for the developer, indicated that retail sales on the site vacs the intended use. Coutu indicated that he had received citizen requests to hold the public hearing open for their letters. Gordan suggested continuing the L`x~blic hearing in April. t^Thitted questioned holding the public hearing oven to receive citizen letters. Coutu e:cplained the citizens vaere unable to attend the meeting. ti^fiitted felt to honor the citizen's request vrould set a precedent, and was not convinced the request was warranted. Gordon e.:pressed concern about new Planning Board public hearing procedure regarding acceptinc substa*~tive caa~m~ent after the public hearing and recoru:~ended that the public hearing be held open. Cannity stated the applicant submitted the request on time and that the Boards proceed with the decision along the calendar already established. Gordon e~.pressed concern about no staff preliminary presentation and the late receipt of the agenda packets by the Planning Board. ~~lhitted felt that the Board would be setting a bad precedent and would confuse the record by holding the ~lic hearing open to receive additional co~rnents. Marshall relt the public hearing should be kept open far the Planning Board to study the natter. Collins responded to Gordon's comment that the Planning Board had receives the essential information in a tir.~ly manner. There was Board consensus that the item be referred to the Planning Board without holding the public hearing open for additional citizen comment. The public hearing cues continued until April 2, 1984 to receive the Planning Board's recomriendation. - I 4'~ '7$- g The proposed amendment was requested by Fick Cannity on behalf of his client, Mr. Vernon Davis. P~Tr. Davis has requested rezoning of a 2,.35 acre tract to NC-2 for the purpose of developing a used car dealership. (See permanent agenda file fora copy of the letter). One correction to the content should be notes: - motor vehicle maintenance and repair (body shop) is ~ allowed. Amend Section 4.3 (S25) ~ by adding "Aiotar Vehicles Sales/Rental (New and Used)" to the list of permitted uses in the NC-2 D?eighborhhood Commercial-2 zoning district. "P•lotor Vehicle 5ales/1?ental (New and Used)" are currently permitted only in the GC-~ (General Com~ercial-~) anc EC-5 (57tisting Commercial-S) zoning districts. Tne intent of the Ateighborhood Commercial NC-2 District is to provide..... sites far limited corn:ercial uses designed to serve a population at the neigh- borhood and rural leve' with convenience goods and personal services. New and used dealerships are not normally associated with neighborhood service areas. Rowever, rural areas have traditionally had such establishrerts (particularly used cars), as well as body shops, to provide service to the farm .and rural non-farm residents. .each establishr,~nts are also smaller in size vaath opera- tions scaled to the surrounding service area.