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~_ <br />' ~ ,~ .. <br />E. SPECIAL USE PERMIT - THE OLD PLACE <br />The following persons were sc.~orn in: Murray Lrnch, Doris Lynch, Joe Rice, <br />~Sary Scearbo and Marvin Collins. The presentation r;as made b~- 'Mary Scearbo. In summar~- <br />this item was presented to recei~•e citizen comment on the praposNd request for a Class A '. <br />Special Use Permit for a Bed and Breal:f.ast. Joseph Rice has requested approval of a <br />Special Use Permit to operate a Bed and Breakfast ir, an historic log cabin. The Table <br />of Permitted Uses identifies this use as "Historic Structures }ion-Residential Mixed <br />Use". The property is located in Cheeks Township on Saddle Club Road near 'Mebane. a <br />log cabin is located on the property and is on the ?rational Register of Historic Places <br />as the Paisley-Rice Lo; House. The house is now located an a ~;-acre parcel. The <br />applicant will record an exempt subdivision plat as a condition of approval to create an <br />11-acre parcel to be under the control of the Special Use Permit. Frontage will be <br />provided on Saddle Club Road. The facility will proti•ide food and lodging for up to four <br />guests at any given time. The facilit3- hill be ad~-ertised in Trati°el publications, and <br />all guests will call ahead for appointments. The propertti• owner has access rights to an <br />easement along the southeastern corner of the property to Saddle Club Road. The <br />easement currently provides access to tl,e log house. The width of the Easement and <br />travelway does not appear to meet County standards, but is adequate for the minimal <br />traffic which will be generated, and is adequate for emergency vehicles. The parcel <br />will contain adequate frontage on Saddle Club Road, so that a separate driveFa~• could he <br />utilized if any problems, with the existing access easement arise in the future. <br />QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD OF COMbiISSIONERS AND PLANNING BOARD <br />COMMISSIONER HARTWELL asked if the plan was to use the existing easement far access <br />unless that became problematic at a future time at which time the proposed driveway <br />shown on the plat could be built. Ms. Scearbo stated that the applicant has indicated ' <br />that at some future time he intends to have a driver: a3- directly onto Saddle Club Raad <br />through that area. <br />THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPEN FOR CITIZEN COMMENT <br />DORIS LYNCH asked rchy her property tias ;Ding to be rezoned and was adt-ised by *is. <br />Scearbo that neither her property- nor the Old Place c:as going to be rezoned. <br />JOE RICE the or.°ner of this property indicated that there is no zoning proposal <br />against Ais. Lt*nch's land. He stated that his propert~• is r:ithin 500 feet of ~1s. Lynch's <br />property and they want to know if she has an~° problems pith a Bed and Brealfast being <br />located so close td her-property. He plans to use this property for people who traz•el <br />to this area as members of his church, such as evangelists and/ar missionaries. <br />LYNCH indicated that she has no problem with the intended use of ?~ir. L~•nch's <br />property. <br />MARYIN COLLINS stated that this does not involve any rezoning of property-. The <br />issuance of a Special Use Permit is what is being considered here so that a Bed and <br />Ereakfast can be operated an this propertti-. <br />A motion has made by Commissioner Hall:iotis, seconded bs• Commissioner HartwEll, to <br />adjourn this meeting to the time and date set certain of Octobsr ?rid for the purpose of <br />receizing the Planning Board recommendation. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />