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5 <br /> 1 2. Zoning Atlas Amendment—To review a property owner-initiated amendment to the <br /> 2 Zoning Atlas to rezone 2 parcels of property, totaling approximately 16 acres in land area, from <br /> 3 Rural Residential (R-1) to Light Industrial (1-1). <br /> 4 The parcels are undeveloped and without an assigned street address but are located east and <br /> 5 south of the USA Dutch property at 3604 Southern Drive. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Planning Board member Lisa Stuckey left at 7:43 pm. <br /> 8 Michael Harvey reviewed the following PowerPoint Slides: <br /> 9 <br /> 10 ZONING ATLAS (MAP) AMENDMENT <br /> 11 BACKGROUND <br /> 12 PIN(S) —9844-87-7368 and 9844-86-7573. <br /> 13 Size of Parcel(s) —Total is approximately 16 acres. <br /> 14 Future Land Use Element Map Designation —Commercial Industrial Transition Activity <br /> 15 Node <br /> 16 Growth Management System Designation -- Urban. <br /> 17 Existing Conditions — Properties are undeveloped with varying topography and <br /> 18 vegetation. <br /> 19 Access -- The smaller property has direct access onto Southern Drive. <br /> 20 REQUEST: <br /> 21 • Applicant (Keizer) owns adjacent metal fabrication business at 3604 Southern Drive. <br /> 22 • Applicant looking to expand existing operation. <br /> 23 Wishes to have both parcels rezoned to allow for expansion. <br /> 24 FUTURE LAND USE MAP: <br /> 25 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL TRANSITION: <br /> 26 Per approved Comprehensive Plan area `appropriate for retail and other commercial <br /> 27 uses and/or manufacturing and other industrial uses'. <br /> 28 County did not eliminate all residential zoning in the area when land use category <br /> 29 created/adopted so individuals could still make use of property. <br /> 30 Area is intended to support non-residential development including industrial (i.e. <br /> 31 manufacturing). <br /> 32 STAFF ASSESSMENT: <br /> 33 The application is complete. <br /> 34 The property is of sufficient size. <br /> 35 Rezoning consistent with the Orange County 2030 Comprehensive Plan, Growth <br /> 36 Management System Map, and adopted Efland Mebane Small Area Plan, <br /> 37 Represents logical extension of existing 1-1 district. <br /> 38 Existing vegetation near interstate and around existing stream will have to be preserved. <br /> 39 The applicant will have to plant additional vegetation to satisfy land use buffer <br /> 40 requirement of 100 feet per Section 6.8.6 (F) of UDO. <br /> 41 Sheet metal fabrication is a permitted use of property in the 1-1 zoning district. <br /> 42 Expansion would be reviewed/acted upon by staff with the submission of a site plan per <br /> 43 Section 2.5 of the UDO. <br /> 44 RECOMMENDATION: <br /> 45 1. Refer the matter to the Planning Board with a request that a recommendation be <br /> 46 returned to the Board of County Commissioners in time for the November 5, 2013 <br /> 47 BOCC regular meeting. <br />