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57 <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br />Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br />Current Planning <br />(919) 245 -2575 <br />(919) 644 -3002 (FAX) <br />www.co.orange.nc.us <br />131 West Margaret Lane <br />P O Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, <br />North Carolina, 27278 <br />February 7, 2014 <br />Subject: NOTIFICATION OF PUBLIC HEARING to review a Zoning Atlas <br />Amendment request submitted by Donald and Donna Easterlin to rezone portions <br />of their property along US Highway 70 East <br />To Whom It May Concern: <br />This letter is being sent to inform you that the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />and the Planning Board have scheduled a joint PUBLIC HEARING to review a ZONING <br />ATLAS AMENDMENT request, submitted by Mr. and Mrs. Donald and Donna Easterlin <br />(hereafter `the applicant') to rezone approximately 12 acre parcel of property located at 5908 US <br />70 East in Eno Township: <br />FROM: Economic Development Eno Low Intensity (EDE -1); Economic Development <br />Eno High Intensity (EDE -2); and Lower Eno Protected Watershed Protection <br />Overlay. <br />TO: Economic Development Eno High Intensity (EDE -2) and Lower Eno <br />Protected Watershed Protection Overlay. <br />The parcel in question is currently split zoned with a Parcel Identification Number (PIN) <br />of 0803 -11 -5662. Approximately 8.6 acres of the property is zoned EDE -2 with the remaining <br />acreage (approximately 3.4 acres) zoned EDE -1 (please refer to the attached map for additional <br />detail). <br />The property is currently utilized to support a Class II Kennel operation and a <br />telecommunications tower. Kennels are a permitted use of property, subject to the issuance of a <br />Class B Special Use Permit, in the EDE -2 zoning district and are prohibited within the EDE -1 <br />zoning district. According to the application, Mr. and Mrs. Easterlin are requesting the rezoning <br />to eliminate the existing split zoning and ensure the kennel operation is entirely contained within <br />the EDE -2 general use zoning designation. <br />The property subject to this petition is located within the Economic Development <br />Transition Activity Node land use category as denoted on the Future Land Use Map of the <br />Comprehensive Plan and the Urban Designated Area as denoted on the Growth Management <br />System Map. <br />