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5 compliant with applicable regulations including, but not limited to, landscaping and buffering requirements, setbacks, parking, and ensuring required septic and repair areas intended to support non-residential operations are appropriately zoned. The properties subject to this petition are located within the Commercial Transition Activity Node as denoted on the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan and the Urban Designated Area as denoted on the Growth Management System Map. Pur ose: To review the item and receive public comment on the application. 4. Application for a Class A Special Use Permit: In accordance with the provisions of Section 2.7 Special Use Permits and Section 5.9.3 of the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), Strata Solar and the John Bradshaw Family Limited Partnership have submitted a Class A Special Use Permit application seeking to develop a solar array/public utility station on a parcel of property off of White Cross Road. Strata Solar intends to lease a 46 acre portion of an existing 122 acre parcel of property, with a Parcel Identification Number (PIN) of 9748-34-9639, owned by the John Bradshaw Family Limited Partnership. According to the application the property will be subdivided through the exempt subdivision process to separate the proposed solar array from an existing mobile home park already located on the property. The project will involve the development of a 5 megawatt facility involving the erection of individual solar arrays. The property subject to this petition is located within the Agricultural Residential land use category as denoted on the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan and the Rural Designated Area as denoted on the Growth Management System Map. Purpose: To review the item and receive public comment on the application. 5. Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map and Zoning Atlas Amendments: In accordance with the provisions of Section 2.3 Comprehensive Plan Amendments and Section 2.8 Zoning At/as and Unified Deve%pment Ordinance Amendments of the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), the Planning Director has initiated amendments to the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map and to the Zoning Atlas. These proposed amendments affect properties in the vicinity of the Eno Economic Development District (an area near the Interstate 85/US Highway 70 interchange in eastern Orange County). This item was continued to the May 29, 2012 quarterly public hearing from the February 27, 2012 quarterly public hearing, Materials from the February hearing are available at the following web address: http://www.co.orange.nc.us/OCCLERKS/120227C2.pdf