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15 <br /> Node centered on the intersection of NC 86 and <br /> Carr Store/Sawmill Road West. <br /> The Plan describes the Agricultural-Residential <br /> category as containing rural areas where <br /> prevailing use activities are related to the land <br /> (agriculture, forestry) and which is an <br /> appropriate location for continuing these uses. <br /> Existing land use on the property consists of a <br /> business which provides concrete service. This <br /> use is permitted in the EC-5 Existing Commercial <br /> District, as listed in Section 4.3, Permitted Use <br /> Table of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance. <br /> Existing land use to the north and south of the <br /> Jones property is residential. To the east across <br /> NC 86 is cropland, and the west side is woodland. <br /> Zoning for all surrounding properties is AR <br /> Agricultural Residential. <br /> The purpose of an EC-5 de-aignation is to provide <br /> for existing commercial uses during the <br /> application of zoning to previously unzoned <br /> townships. EC-5 may accommodate existing <br /> commercial uses located in areas not designated <br /> as Activity Nodes by the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> Information from the Orange County Sheriff, Fire <br /> Marshall and 911 indicates that the uses <br /> permitted in an EC-5 zoning district at this <br /> location can be served. - - -- - - <br /> The application has been reviewed by the Planning <br /> Staff with the following findings: <br /> 1. An error was made with respect to the <br /> -- - - — property when zoning was adopted for Cedar <br /> Grove Township on January 1, 1994; <br /> 2. Rezoning to EC-5 would be compatible with the <br /> stipulations set forth for businesses in <br /> operation on the effective date of zoning. <br /> The Comprehensive Plan would not need to be <br /> amended to accommodate EC-5 zoning. <br /> 3. Thirty-three uses are permitted by right in <br /> the EC-5 zoning district.. One use requires a <br /> Class A Special Use Permit with approval of <br /> the Board of County Commissioners, and three <br /> require a Class B Permit with approval of the <br /> Board of Adjustment. Any of these uses, <br /> either by right or under special conditions, <br /> could be allowed on the proposed zoning lot. <br /> At the public hearing on November 27, 1995, one <br />