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