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.I Planning Board chair ;41ice Gordon presented the Planning Board Recommendation: Recommendation: Approval at R-2 density by a 6-3-1 (one abstention) vote. Issues Raised: (1) Amount of traffic through the development between YVildwood Section IV ~. and NC 86 (earlier phases of Wildwood). (2) Unknown impact of commercial areas already zoned between Wildwood and I-85 on what is still a two lane road (Occoneechee Point I and II). (3) Amount of water available. (4) Hillsborough's recommeddation for R-2 density. Explanation of Dissenting Votes: A preliminary vote to rezone at R-2 density, rather than at R-4 density, passed with a vote of 5-4-1 (one abstention). Therefore in the final vote the three dissenters voted in the negative because they favored the higher density. Other information and/or Citations from County REgulations: Chair's note: See the provisions for amending the zoning ordinance given in Section 20.1 (Applicant does not allege error but cites changing conditions) . Susan Smith noted that the Town of Hillsborough and their Planning Board both indicated that R-2 or R--3 would be more appropriate for this area. tilotion was made by Commissioner Walker, seconded by Commissioner Lloyd to apprve the Planning Staff recommendation. VOTE: AYES, 2; NOES, 3 (Chair 1rVillhoit and Commissioners Marshall and Carey) Motion was made by Commissioner Marshall, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve the Planning Board recommendation. Commissioner Lloyd noted that R-4 housing would be rnore affordable than the R-2 housing. ~~ Commissioner Walker questioned the rationale of Hillsborough in making a recommendation for R-2 or R-3. Chair Willhoit and Commissioner Marshall agreed that the Board should try to approve, as close as possible, what the Town has recommended since Hill~orough will be serving the area. Also the topography must be considered and the fact that the development will feed into the road system of the existing YVildwood development. VOTE: AYES, 3; NOES, 2 (Commissioners Lloyd and Walker). 14. Z 14-85 JAME$ 1=. HILL - REZON,I.NG REQUEST Planner Susan Smith presented for consideration of approval a proposed rezoning request for 0.57 acres located at the southeast corner of the intersection of U.S. 70 and NC 751 in Eno Township. The property is located in an area designated Twenty Year Transition Area and Commercial Transition Activity Node on the Orange County Land Use Plan. The present zoning of the property is Rural Residential. The applicant is requesting that the lot be rezoned to Community Commercial III. Approval of the request would allow a community commercial use at this intersection. The Planning Staff recommended denial of the CC--3 rezoning request given that the potential impacts of the uses permitted by right in the district and the constraints imposed an the site by its relationship to the road network suggest a planned development rezoning is more appropriate. Recommendation: The Board was evenly divided between approval and denial with a 5-5 vote. Issues Raised: (1) It was asserted that the applicant should have alleged an error to be corrected by the proposed amendment. (2) It appeared that there were traffic and environmental impacts (Duke Forest) that needed to be addressed. It was asserted that these issued could be more effectively handled in a Planned Development process.