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~ ~~ 2' ,s Total Acreage: 3.25 The addition of 1.37 acres to the existing 1.88 acre site. Traffic Patterns: Request is for one full access point from Old NC86 and the existing full access from Oakdale Drive. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is recommending the access point to Old NC 86 be full access. Planning staff is recommending one right-in /right-out access point to Old NC86 and the existing Oakdale Drive access. One stub-out will be constructed to the southern property line to provide for interconnectivity and a stub-out easement will be provided to the western property line. Water-Sewer: Hillsborough water and sewer is located at the site. Lines will be extended to the remote teller office. Agency Comments: Comments attached from Town of Hillsborough, Sheriffs Office, Emergency Management, and NCDOT. Zoning Consistency: The proposed expansion plan does not meet three of the performance standards of the ED- LNR zoning~district. However, the ordinance allows the Board of Commissioners to deviate from these standards through the Planned Development process if the BOCC determines that a public benefit or purpose is being met. • The maximum floor area limit in the Linear Office District is 5,000 square feet with 20,000 square foot minimum zoning lot. - The proposed facility will be on 3.25 acres or a lot of 141,570 square feet, which is approximately 7 times the minimum zoning lot area for the District. The plan is to expand the existing building to 7,334 square feet total with a new remote teller station of 634 square feet and a relocated new canopy of 2,000 square feet. The total constructed square footage proposed, therefore, is 9,968, which is substantially less than the total floor area that would be allowed with 7 separate 20,000 square foot zoning lots [i.e_ 7 X 5,000= 35,000 square feet]. Even if the 1.37 acres were subdivided and developed separately as two zoning lots, each lot could allow up to 5,000 square feet each for a total permissible floor area of 10,000 square feet, which is more than the proposed area of 9, 968 square feet. Additional office space to accommodate walk in traffic is a part of this proposal. • The Hillsborough Area EDD has a prohibition against drive-through facilities. - The existing facility has four drive-through lanes, including the ATM lane. The request is to relocate these lanes, to add one extra drive through lane and to add tellers (at the remote teller station) that are dedicated exclusively to serve drive-through customers. The additional lane, when served by a dedicated teller, has the potential to reduce emissions by shortening the time of vehicles waiting in line to perform transactions. The Credit Union is also promoting use of on line banking which also may reduce the number of trips. • The maximum building height is 30 feet. - The existing building is 35 feet in height. The additions are less than 30 feet in height.