Agenda - 11-05-2013 - 5a - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

3 1 Future Land Use Element Map Designation —Commercial Industrial Transition Activity 2 Node 3 Growth Management System Designation -- Urban. 4 Existing Conditions -- The property is developed and utilized to support a metal sheet 5 fabrication operation. 6 Access -- The property has direct access onto Southern Drive. 7 REQUEST: 8 Property is split zoned residential and industrial. 9 Necessary infrastructure (i.e. septic, parking) on residentially zoned portion of property. 10 • Applicant concerned over long-term ability to continue operation with necessary 11 components on `residentially' zoned property. 12 • Applicant requests entire property be zoned 1-1 (Light Industrial) so `use' would be 13 considered conforming. 14 FUTURE LAND USE MAP: 15 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL TRANSITION: 16 Per approved Comprehensive Plan area `appropriate for retail and other commercial 17 uses and/or manufacturing and other industrial uses'. 18 County did not eliminate all residential zoning in the area when land use category 19 created/adopted so individuals could still make use of property. 20 Area is intended to support non-residential development including industrial (i.e. 21 manufacturing). 22 STAFF ASSESSMENT: 23 The application is complete. 24 The property is of sufficient size. 25 Rezoning consistent with the Orange County 2030 Comprehensive Plan, Growth 26 Management System Map, and adopted Efland Mebane Small Area Plan, 27 Represents logical extension of existing 1-1 district. 28 Applicant's issue is not unique. 29 Staff has previously identified similar problems on other properties throughout the 30 County. 31 Staff will be bringing a comprehensive solution for consideration by the BOCC in the fall. 32 Staff did not want applicant to wait for staff's review to be complete and encouraged the 33 submittal of rezoning request. 34 RECOMMENDATION: 35 1. Refer the matter to the Planning Board with a request that a recommendation be 36 returned to the Board of County Commissioners in time for the November 5, 2013 37 BOCC regular meeting. 38 2. Adjourn the public hearing until November 5, 2013 in order to receive and accept the 39 Planning Board's recommendation and any submitted written comments. 40 41 Michael Harvey said this is not an uncommon issue, and it is due to past zoning 42 practices that restricted commercial zoning to a small square around industrial buildings, while 43 leaving all other areas as residential space. He said staff will be bringing forward more parcels 44 in the future as attempts are made to fix the zoning issues on those lots as well. 45 Commissioner Dorosin asked for clarification on the commercial/industrial transition slide 46 and the fact that residential zoning is not eliminated. 47 Michael Harvey said there is residential zoning in the area. He said the purpose of the 48 activity node is to encourage and create more retail and manufacturing opportunities by the 49 extension of the land use category; however residential land use was not eliminated as part of 50 this. 51 He noted that Ronald Keizer and any other non-residential land owner in the area will be 52 held to the existing land use buffer standards, as listed in article 6. 53 Commissioner Dorosin said he is not sure he understands the map and zoning 54 designations on the future land use map.