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y , • • 5 Betsy Rhine, whose home is directly across the road from Chandler Concrete Co., then spoke. She stated that from her driveway she could view the entire project. She noted the lack of trees and stated that this helped to magnify the noise from the project. She stated that last summer the property was divided among the heirs and her brother went to Apple Creek Realty to talk to Mr. James Rae Freeland about the possibility of selling his property and Mr. Freeland assured him that the zoning would remain Residential-1. Her brother, with this reassurance, sold the land to James Freeland in late August of 1984. In early March 1985, she noted the property was completely cleared and stripped of all vegetation and it was evident that Chandler Concrete was expanding its operation. Ms. Rhine noted that she then contacted the Planning Department. She indicated it was two weeks before work was stopped on the site. She continued that the applicant had continued to use the land for cleaning the concrete trucks and emptying out into the pits. A petition was circulated among residents and she noted that almost everyone had complaints. She cited a letter from Ada Nichols expressing concern over the destruction of her driveway by the trucks. Gordon reminded citizens at this point, that this was only a request for a LUP amendment. If the amendment was implemented, then a request for fi rezoning would come forth. A real estate appraiser from Chapel Hill, P. H. Craig, was retained by the Rhines and he presented the following findings; He referenced maps regarding potential homesites and noted that they would look straight across to the pits and the lake precludes effective screening; all topsoil has been stripped and pits are easily visible. All frontages on SR 1710 will be adversly effected by the use or rezoning. He felt the whole 46 acres would suffer about $30,000 damage. M. C. Allison, a resident in Strayhorn Hills since 1978, spoke for residents of his immediate neighborhood. He noted damage done to vehicles due to rocks being thrown by concrete trucks. There were places where the cement had been emptied on the side of the road. Willard Cates, resident of Byrdsville for 12 years, expressed concern with traffic problems, debris and concrete spillage on sides of the road and near stop sign. 2. Z-7-85 GEORGE uORTON REZ0NIj v The presentation was made by Director of Planning Marvin Collins. This agenda item is to consider a rezoning request for George Horton. C. D. Hogue is requesting a rezoning for George Horton on 86.51 acres out of 103 acres of land located along Highway 70 Business southeast of Hillsborough. The remaining 16.49 acres will not be changed zoning designation. The property is referenced as Tax Map 40 Block p.4 Lots R11 and 14 of Hillsborough Township. The property is located in an 'area designated as Ten Year Transition and Commercial Industrial Activity Node in the Orange County Land Use Plan. The present zoning is R-1. The applicant is requesting q i 26.65 acres rezoned to 0-I and 59.86 acres to � es to be be .. rezoned I 1. Approval of the request would allow Office-institutional uses on the 16.65 acres and Industrial-1 uses on the 59.86 acres. A 1984 traffic count on Business 70 indicated 1200 trips per day. On N.C. 86 between Business 70 and Valley Forge Road (SR 1200) a 1984. traffic count indicated 4200 trips per day. If the 59.86 acres proposed to be zoned I-1 were developed approximately 3,137 trips per day could be generated. If the 26.65 acres proposed to be zoned 0-I were developed, an additional 3,866 trips, would possibly be generated. Unless some other type of access is obtained, all of this traffic would be directed to U.S. 70 Business, According to the Department of Transportation (DOT), U.S. 70 Business is presently classified at service level C or better. At the current speed limit of 45 MPH and given a 20, travelway, the capacity of U.S. 70 Business at service level C is estimated to be 5,770 trips per day.