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with White Cross Road (SR 1952) . The 23 ( ) . property is known as Lot 9 of Tax Map 30B for Bingham Township. The property is located within an area designated Agricultural Residential and Rural Community Activity Node in the Orange County Land Use Plan. The present zoning classification of the property is Agricultural Residential (AR) . The applicant is requesting the lot to be rezoned to Local Commercial 1 (LC-1) . Approval of the request would allow development of the full range of commercial uses for the LC-1 district at this location. Properties to the south and west are currently zoned NC-2 Neighborhood Commercial, comprising a total of 4. 35 acres of land. Rezoning of the property would allow for the expansion of commercial areas near the intersection of NC 54 and White Cross Road. Planning Staff recommends denial due to the fact that the applicant fails to meet traffic generation criteria for the LC-1 Local Commercial zoning district; specifically, uses that are permitted in the LC-1 district have to have traffic generation of less than 200 vehicles per day from the site. The site was reviewed, and it was estimated there were 350 to 450 trips per day based on the building size indicated in the application. Collins indicated a positive recommendation could be considered, but the Planning Staff would limit the building area so that no more than 200 trips per day would result from the site. The only other zoning district that could be applied for would be NC-2 or Neighborhood Commercial district. The district permits 200 to 800 trips per day. The Zoning Ordinance has a limitation of five acres in any rural activity node, and there are already 4. 35 acres zoned for NC-2 purposes leaving only about two-thirds of an acre which could be used for that purpose. Collins continued, noting that if the rezoning request was approved, Planning Staff would be required, through the Zoning Ordinance provisions limit the building size based on the amount of traffic generation proposed. Steve Yuhasz inquired how many of the uses listed for NC- 2 would generate less than 200 trips per day. Collins explained that it would depend on the size of the business. Vernon Davis indicated his desire to speak in favor of the rezoning request because of a need for a hardware store in the area but expressed a need for a turning lane at the intersection of NC 54 and White Cross Road. Randy Danzinger expressed support for the need of such a neighborhood business. County Attorney, Geof Gledhill cautioned the Planning Board and Commissioners not to consider the specific use in a rezoning request unless it is a Special Use Permit application. There is no power in a general rezoning to require on-site improvements. Commissioner Carey inquired about the reduction in building size needed to accommodate the trip generation allowed in the zoning district. Collins responded that the Health Department comments