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• 19 8 - The EC-5 zoning would not .establish a wide-oplin commercial area with all the permitted uses. All it allows is the type of use that was there at the time the Zoning Ordinance was approved. They are asking that this error be corrected and that this land be rezoned to EC-5. He feels that Mr. Combs is providing a public service. He is available -hours a day for wrecker calls from various law-enforcement agencies. Mr. SAth submitted various documents for the record including a copy of the deed f the people who purchased the property in 1979, affidavits showing the us of the property, survey which shows that some properties were found t be allowed to continue as commercial, receipts for the cars which were rushed, privilege licenses and other documents showing that the business I is been in operation for some time. In answer to a question from Commiss' ner Gordon about the increase in the number of cars, Mr. Smith indicated Uat they would certainly try to keep the number of cars down. TROOPER MlRiC T. BROWN spoke abo the service that Mr. Combs provides. Mr. Combs responds to accidents a all hours of the night. He is a definite asset. He does a good job and d as not complain. His storage area is in a key location on the south side f the county. There are only one or two -other places they can store vehi les. The cars cannot be seen from the road or any public access. He keeps the area neat and organized and works well with all the law enforcement age ies. GLBW 871LD1►ZN purchased in 1979 oni to two acres on the north side- of the Combs' property. He noticed that the a were cars on the property in question. The cars did not bother him then they do not bother him now. Mr. Combs in-an excellent neighbor and a fr end. He asked that the Board. vote to allow then to continue to operate i this area. NMY D17WAEY has been a neighbor of Mr. Combs for five or six years.' Mr. Combs in a good neighbor and he upports the rezoning. DM CLARK purchased 11 acres in 964 on Ferguson Road which is connected to Mr. Combs' property. There i no evidence that there is a garage or cars stored on the property. His ouse is nice and he provides a service to the community. He wants Combs t be able to continue. EDWARD PODSMM lives across from Combs. He noted that the property is kept neat with all the cars line up like soldiers, the grass is mowed and there is no junk. His house is n There is no traffic problem and he sees nothing wrong With keeping it way it is. T.C. EMSON, JR. noted he has en car crushing for Mr. Combs since 1986. A division of his company has en recycling metal since the early 1970's and car crushing since 1986. Mr Combs was waiting on the price to increase on metal before moving out the s he had accumulated. He sold his cars as ordered by Orange County. They ought several thousand dollars less than they would have on a good scrap tal market. Hudson does car crushing for all of central North Carolina d have never been to a yard as well kept as Combs. Since 1986, lair. Combs ha had about 200 tons of cars per . year crushed until December when he crushed 0 to be in compliance with the County's order. He wants Mr. Combs to be all ed to continue. He emphasized