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ft--eui,vc,, NI/vc:77.-, 042 <br /> 8 <br /> M. C. Allison, a resident in Strayhorn Hills since 1978, <br /> spoke for residents of his immediate neighborhood. He noted <br /> damage done to vehicles due to rocks being thrown by <br /> concrete trucks. There were places where the cement had <br /> been emptied on the side of the road. <br /> • Willard Cates, resident of Byrdsville for 12 years, <br /> expressed concern with traffic problems, debris and concrete <br /> spillage on sides of the road and near stop sign. <br /> Agenda Item #2) Z-7-85 George Horton <br /> .. ,i°\6' <br /> Presentation by Collins. <br /> This agenda item is to receive a proposed rezoning request <br /> scheduled for George Horton. <br /> C. D. Hogue is requesting a rezoning for George Horton on <br /> 86.51 acres out of 103 acres of aind located along Highway <br /> 70 Business southeast of Hillsborough. The 16.49 acres <br /> remaining will not be changed from present R-1 zoning. <br /> designation. The property is referenced as Tax Map 40 Block <br /> A Lots 11 and 14 of Hillsborough Township. The property is <br /> located in an area designated as Ten Year Transition and <br /> Commercial Industrial Activity Node in the Orange County <br /> Land Use Plan. <br /> The present zoning is R-1. The appalicants are requesting <br /> 26.65 acres to be rezoned to OI and 59.86 acres to be <br /> rezoned I-1. <br /> Approval of the request would allow Office-institutional <br /> uses on the 16.65 acres and Industrial-1 uses on the 59.86 <br /> acres. <br /> A 1984 traffic count on Business 70 indicated 1200 trips per <br /> day. On N.C. 856 between Business 70 and Valley Forge Road <br /> (SR 1200) a 1984 traffic count indicated 4200 trips per day. <br /> if the 59.86 acres proposed to be zoned I-1 were developed <br /> • approximately 3,137 trips per day could be generated. If <br /> the 26.65 acres proposed to be zoned OI were developed, an <br /> additional 3,866 trips would possibly be generated. Unless <br /> some other type of access is obtained, all of this traffic <br /> • would be directed to U.S. 70 Business. <br /> According to the Department of Transportation U.S. 70 <br /> Business is presently classified at service level C or <br /> better. At the current speed limit of 45 MPH and given a <br /> 20' travelway, the capacity of U.S. 70 Business at service <br /> level C is estimated to bne 5,770 trips per day. <br /> e <br /> 1 <br />