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Rural Residential One (R-1) to <br />Neighborhood Commercial Two (NC-2) <br />Property Vicinity Map: <br />APPLICATION SPECIFICS: <br />•Applicant: Vernon Davis <br />•Address: 3300 NC 54 West <br />•TMBL /PIN: 6.306.8 / 9749-50-0366 <br />•Size of Total Parcel: 2.04 acres <br />•Zoning: Rural Residential One (R-1) (1.36 acres) and Neighborhood Commercial Two (NC-2) <br />(.68 acres) <br />•Proposed Zoning Parcel: Neighborhood Commercial Two (NC-2) -1.36 acres <br />•Township: Bingham <br />•Land Use Element Map (LUEM) Designation: White Cross Rural Community Activity Node <br />Surrounding Land Uses: <br />•NORTH: <br />•Across NC 54: several commercial operations <br />•SOUTH/EAST/WEST: <br />•Predominatelysingle-family residential land uses <br />Node Boundaries: <br />Request: <br />•The septic system, and required repair area, supporting an existing non-residential general <br />retail operation on the subject property are located on the residentially zoned portion of <br />property, <br />•Mr. Davis is concerned about his continued ability to have the septic system supporting his <br />commercial operation on the residentially zoned portion of property, <br />Request (continued): <br />•Mr. Davis is seeking to rezone approximately 1.36 acres of the subject parcel to NC-2, <br />•If the request is approved, the entire property will be zoned NC-2, <br />•If the request is approved, the existing septic system and repair area will be properly zoned to <br />support the existing non-residential operation. <br />Zoning Officer Analysis: <br />•Section 4.2.9 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance limits the amount of land zoned NC-2 <br />permissible within a Rural Community Activity Node to ten (10) acres, <br />•There is currently 5.5 acres of NC-2 zoned property within the Node, <br />•If approved this request will add 1.36 acres of additional NC-2 zoned property within the Node, <br />expanding the total to 6.86 acres, <br />•The Zoning Officer has determined there is sufficient available area to allow for the approval of <br />the rezoning while complying with acreage limitations established within Section 4.2.9 <br />Zoning Officer Analysis (continued): <br />•The Zoning Officer agrees that the request is reasonable given the issues relating to the <br />location of the septic system and further finds that the request is consistent with the <br />requirements of the Ordinance. <br />'Staff recommends approval of the request. <br />