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w <br /> a <br /> 2 <br /> gathering information to prepare a site plan, the <br /> applicant advised Staff that the building is located <br /> on the lot line between the NC-2 zoning lot and the <br /> adjacent 1-acre parcel under the same ownership. <br /> The adjacent lot is currently zoned Agricultural <br /> Residential (AR) and Little River Protected Watershed. <br /> It is also included in a lease agreement between the <br /> land owner and Orange County for a solid waste <br /> convenience center. The facility is located on the <br /> northern portion of the lot near Walnut Grove Church <br /> Road. <br /> Neighborhood Commercial zoning would have been <br /> applied to the 1.0-acre lot when the township was <br /> zoned, if Staff had known the actual location of the <br /> building. The Planning and Inspections Department <br /> proposes to correct the Zoning Atlas by rezoning the <br /> 1.0-acre lot to NC-2. <br /> The proposed rezoning is consistent with the <br /> Comprehensive Plan. The property is located within a <br /> Rural Neighborhood Activity Node and has direct access <br /> to Walnut Grove Church Road which is designated as a <br /> collector in the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> The proposal was presented at public hearing on May <br /> 31. The owner of Piedmont Quality Electrical Services, <br /> Inc. spoke in favor of the rezoning. The Board of <br /> Commissioners referred the matter to the Planning <br /> Board for a recommendation. <br /> On June 19, the Planning Board unanimously recommended <br /> approval of the rezoning based on the attached <br /> findings required by Articles 4 and 20 of the Zoning <br /> Ordinance. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends approval of the Zoning <br /> Atlas amendment from Agricultural Residential to <br /> Neighborhood Commercial as per the Planning Board <br /> recommendation. <br />