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PROPOSED AMENDMENT: 9 <br /> ARTICLE 4 ESTABLISHMENT OF PERMITTED USE TABLE AND SCHEDULE <br /> 4.1 Establishment of Use Regulations <br /> 4.2 District Statements of Intent and Application Criteria <br /> 4.2.26 Efland Setback(ES) Overlay District (NEW) <br /> .a) Intent <br /> The p=ose of the Efland Setback Overlay District is to recognize the unique <br /> pattern of lot sizes which existed in the Efland Area prior to the application of <br /> zoning regulations to Cheeks Township on October 1. 1984. The <br /> development Characteristics of Efland and areas west differ from development <br /> patterns in the remainder of Orange Coun 's Planning jurisdiction. <br /> The area is located along a Transportation Corridor marked by I-85/1-40. US <br /> Highway 70 and the Southern Railroad Efland was established as a community <br /> circa 1880. as a tobacco-shipping outpost along the railroad. In the early 19005. <br /> ,textile manufacture became a significant industry in both the region and the <br /> State. and mills in and around Efland spurred much of the residential <br /> development which is considered the core of the co munit <br /> The dominance of the railroad and manufacture of textiles has diminished <br /> during the last half-cent=- but the development patterns created during that <br /> time including residential development and industrial. connnercial and <br /> institutional service. remain and development has continued. <br /> The unique characteristics of the Efland Area is recognized in the Orange <br /> Comly Comprehensive Plan by its designation as Ten-or Twenty-Year <br /> Transition Area and , in some areas, as Commercial-Industrial Activity Node. <br /> Some areas.most of which were developed prior to zoning are mooned LC 1. <br /> NC2,EC-5. EI or 11. reflecting their existing_commercial or industrial use= <br /> Some areas have also been rezoned to allow residential densities ranging from 2 <br /> to 5 dwelling units per acre. <br /> The majority of Efland. however, is currently in the R-1 (Rural Residential) <br /> zoning district. The Rl district serves as a holding zone until adeottae <br /> community services enable moderate residential densities allowed in the 10- and <br /> 20-year Transition Areas, <br /> The R1 rural residential district requires a minimum lot size of 40,000 square <br /> feet. Building setbacks are required to be 20 feet from side and rear prop <br />