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2 b. Size of Parcels -- 1.71 acres. c. Zoning of Parcels -- Neighborhood Commercial (NC -2) and Rural Residential (R -1) d. Township -- Hillsborough e. Land Use Element Map Designation -- Commercial Transition f. Growth Management System Designation -- Urban. g. Existing Conditions -- The properties are used for access and parking for the Orange Garden Center directly to the east. A 33 -foot AT &T underground buried cable utility easement crosses the northern tip of the property. h. Access -- The properties have direct access onto US Highway 70 and driveway from St. Mary's Road. Surrounding Land Uses: a. North -- Single- family detached residences. b. East -- Single- family detached residences. c. South -- Single- family detached residences within the Town of Hillsborough's Extra - Territorial Jurisdiction with a vacant commercial building at the corner of St. Mary's Road. d. West -- The Churton Grove Center on the opposite corner and a gasoline service station Proposal: As detailed within Attachment 1, the purpose of the amendment is to extend the NC- 2 zoning designation over the two split zoned properties. Current NC -2 zoning district boundaries do not coincide with existing lot lines creating problems for the property owner with respect to compliance with established landscape standards as well as limiting available locations for septic systems to support non - residential development. Please refer to the vicinity map within Attachment 2 for additional detail. Approval of the zoning atlas amendment would align the NC -2 zoning district boundaries with the boundaries of the recorded lots. This amendment would also allow full use of each parcel, in support of the development requirements and privileges attributed to the NC -2 zoning district. Staff Analysis: In accordance with Section 2.8 of the UDO, the Planning Director is required to `cause an analysis to be made of the application' and pass that analysis on the reviewing body. In that respect the Planning Director states the following: 1. The application has been deemed complete in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.8 of the UDO. 2. The properties are of sufficient size to be rezoned to the NC -2 zoning designation. 3. The present use of the properties conforms to permitted NC -2 land uses. 4. The rezoning is consistent with the Orange County 2030 Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Map and the Growth Management Plan. The site has no environmental encumberances.