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with less density would be required to have as much open space as dc.! with higher density. He noted that recreation is determined by people rather than land. Collins responded that this was a concern expressed by mobile home park. owners as well. He noted that the recreation facilities must be geared to the needs of the mobile home park residents. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. 4. ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENTS Z-1-8~ W. E. and Ruby Blackwood (R-1 to LC-1) The presentation was made by Marvin Collins. W. E. and Ruby S. Blackwood are requesting rezoning of a 2.0 acre parcel located on the north side of NC 54 opposite its intersection with .white Cross Road (SR 1952). The property is known as Lot 9 of Tax Map 30B for Bingham Township. The property is lacated within an area designated Agricultural Residential and Rural Community Activity Node in the Orange County Land Use Plan. The present zoning classification of the property is Agricultural Residential (AR). The applicant is requesting the lot to be rezoned to Local Commercial 1 (LC-1). Approval of the request would allow development of the full range of commercial uses for the LC-1 district at this location. Properties to the south and west are currently zoned NC-2 Neighborhood Commercial, comprising a total of 4.35 acres of land. Rezoning of the property would allow for the expansion of commercial areas near the :.;~ intersection of NC 54 and White Cross Road. `:;:;~ Planning Staff recommends denial due to the fact that the applicant fails to meet traffic generation criteria for the LC-1 Local Commercial zoning district; specifically, uses that are permitted in the LG-1 district have to have traffic generation of less than 200 vehicles per day from the site. The site was reviewed, and it was estimated there were 350 to 450 trips per day based on the building size indicated in the application. Collins indicated a positive recommendation could be considered, but the Planning Staff would limit the building area so that no more than 200 trips per day would result from the site. The only other zoning district that could be NC-2 or Neighborhood Commercial district. The to 800 trips per day. The Zoning Ordinance has acres in any rural activity node, and there are alr~ for NC-2 purposes leaving only about two-thirds of be used for that purpose. be applied for would district permits 200 a limitation of five Cady 4.35 acres zoned an acre which could Collins continued, noting that if the rezoning request was approved, Planning Staff would be required, through the Zoning Ordinance provisions limit the building size based on the amount of traffic generation proposed. Steve Yuhasz inquired how many of the uses listed for NC- 2 would generate less than 200 trips per day. Collins explained that it would depend on the size of the business.