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001 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: August 21, 2012 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-d <br /> SUBJECT: Zoning Atlas Amendment—Woods Rezoning <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br /> ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Zoning Application Packet Glenn Bowles, Planner II, 245-2577 <br /> 2. Rezoning Map Michael D. Harvey, Planner III, 245-2597 <br /> 3. Ordinance Approving Rezoning Petition Craig Benedict, Director, 245-2592 <br /> 4. Ordinance Denying Rezoning Petition <br /> 5. Excerpt from Draft May 28, 2012 Quarterly <br /> Public Hearing Minutes <br /> 6. Excerpt from June 6, 2012 Planning Board <br /> Minutes <br /> PURPOSE: To receive the Planning Board recommendation, close the public hearing, and <br /> make a decision on an owner-initiated Zoning Atlas Amendment to rezone approximately 0.58 <br /> acres of land on two parcels of property from Rural Residential (R1) to Neighborhood <br /> Commercial (NC2) in accordance with the provisions of the Unified Development Ordinance <br /> (UDO). <br /> BACKGROUND: This item was presented at the May 29, 2012 Quarterly Public Hearing. As <br /> staff indicated the two properties owned by Mr. and Mrs. Ronald and Phyllis Woods are split <br /> zoned, specifically: <br /> • PIN 9874-78-1414: a 26,769 sq. ft. parcel split zoned with 8,540 sq. ft. zoned R1 and the <br /> remaining zoned NC2; and <br /> • PIN 9874-68-9326: a 47,851 sq. ft. parcel split zoned with 16,540 sq. ft. zoned R1 and <br /> the remaining portion zoned NC2. <br /> The properties are north of Highway 70, east of the intersection of Highway 70 and St. Mary's <br /> Road, and are currently utilized to support a small garden center. These parcels are adjacent to <br /> the Merritt properties, which are also subject to a rezoning petition currently under review <br /> (please see Attachment 2 for additional detail). <br /> The current zoning configuration limits available locations for septic systems to support <br /> development, as septic fields supporting non-residential development cannot be located on <br /> residentially zoned portions of property, and creates problems with respect to the owner <br /> complying with established landscape, parking, and setback standards. <br /> The proposed atlas amendment would eliminate the existing R-1 zoning designation it its <br /> entirety and rezone those portions of property to NC2. <br />