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13 <br />commercial operation commencing on the property. The applicant is also proposing to <br />develop buss stop facilities on the property to make the project assessable to mass transit. <br />In consultation with the County Engineer and the City of Mebane, water and sewer <br />services can be provided to support this project. The applicant will be required to make <br />modifications to existing service lines in order to accommodate the proposed <br />development as well as. allow for additional development within the Interstate <br />85Buckhorn Road Economic Development District. This information is referenced <br />within the Utility Master Plan contained within the project narrative. <br />Staff is still awaiting comments from the North Carolina Department of Transportation, <br />and the City of Mebane, to determine if the proposed modifications to local roadways, or <br />infrastructure improvements, are adequate to support the project. <br />Staff is still waiting on comments from NC DOT and the City of~lVIebane. Staff <br />cannot make a finding on this item at this time. <br />(c) As to the adequacy of evidence on unified control and the suitability of any proposed <br />agreements, contracts, deed restrictions, sureties, dedications, contributions, guarantees, <br />or other instruments, or the need for such instruments, or for amendments in those <br />proposed; <br />Zn reviewing the application, the Zoning Officer can make the following finding: <br />i. That there is adequate evidence showing unified control and sustainability <br />of agreements for the project. <br />(d) As to the suitability of plans proposed or the desirability of amendments; <br />Staff Comment: Please refer to the next section for a discussion on this item. <br />(e) As to the adherence to PD or general regulations or as to desirable specific <br />modifications in PD or general regulations as applied to the particular case, based on <br />determination that such modifications are necessary or justified in the particular case by <br />demonstration that the public purposes of PD or other regulations would be met to at <br />least an equivalent degree by such modifications. <br />Staff Comment: Please refer to the next section for a discussion on this item. <br />ASSESSMENT/ANALYSIS OF DESIGN SOLUTIONS: <br />As outlined within Section 7.21.1 of the Ordinance, the overall purpose and intent of PD/SUP <br />projects is to: `provide for properly located and planned non-residential development consistent <br />with Orange County's Strategic Plan for Economic Development'. This process is intended to <br />provide an opportunity for development proposals to be considered for approval when such plans <br />do not: <br />1. Meet the criteria for site plan approval listed in Article 14.3; <br />2. Address agency comments solicited during the site plan review process; and/or <br />