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i ~ <br />~, ~,i~ <br />BUCKHORN VILLAGE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT -STAFF RECOM~~NDATION: <br />I. REZONING -ARTICLES TWENTY (20) AND SEVEN ('7): <br />REZONING SECTION -OUTLINE: This Section is broken down as follows: <br />1. Staff background and comment: Pages one (1) through four (4) <br />2. Staff Recommendation -Rezoning Petition: Page four (4) <br />3. Staff justification for recommendation: Pages four (4) through twelve (12), and <br />4. Explanation of Planning Board action: Page twelve (12) <br />APPLICANT REQUEST: <br />The applicant is requesting that the property(s) be rezoned: <br />FROM: Economic Development District (I-85Buckhron Road EDD) <br />TO: Buckhorn Village Planned Development - Economic Development <br />District (BVPD-ED) <br />STAFF BACKGROUND AND COMMENT: <br />The processing of the rezoning request is handled in accordance with the .provisions of Article <br />Twenty (20) Amendments of the Ordinance. As part of the review of this request, the Zoning Officer <br />is required to cause an analysis to be made of the application, and based upon that analysis, prepare a <br />recommendation for consideration of the request to the Planning Board and Board of County <br />Commissioners. <br />Additionally Article Twenty (20) of the Ordinance and North Carolina General Statutes, specifically <br />153A-341, requires that the review of any and all Zoning Atlas and/or Text amendments by the <br />Planlung Board include written comments on the consistency of the proposed amendment with the <br />Orange County Comprehensive Plan and any other relevant plans (i.e. Small Area Plan, a corridor <br />plan, a transportation plan, etc.) that have been adopted by the governing board. <br />Further, as this is a Planned Development rezoning. request, the staff is required to make a <br />recommendation on the appropriateness of the request based on criteria outlined within Section 7.5.4 <br />Zoning Officer's Recommendations, specifically: <br />(a) As to the suitability of the proposals for the general type of PD category, the physical <br />characteristics of the land, and relation of the proposed development to surrounding <br />areas and existing and probable future development; <br />(b) As to relation to raaajor roads and mass transit facilities, utilities arzd other facilities and <br />services; <br />(c) As to the adequacy of evidence on unifzed control and the suitability of any proposed <br />agreements, contracts, deed restrictions, sureties, dedications, contributions, guarantees, <br />1 <br />