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O R A N G E C O U N T Y 090 <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date March 24, 1987 <br /> Action ends <br /> Item I <br /> SUBJECT: Z-1 -87 (REZONING REQUEST) W. E. & RUBY S . BLACKWOOD <br /> DEPARTMENT: PLANNING - PUBLIC HEARING Yes _ X _ No <br /> ATTACHMENT( S ) : — INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Szymik <br /> Application <br /> Vicinity Map <br /> Summary Sheet <br /> Impacts Statement <br /> Agency Comments <br /> 2-23-87 Public Hearing Minutes <br /> Draft 3-3-87 Planning Board Minutes <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS : <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> PURPOSE : To approve a proposed amendment to the Zoning Atlas as <br /> recommended below . <br /> BACKGROUND : W. E. and Ruby S. Blackwood are requesting rezoning of a 2 .0 <br /> acre parcel located on the north side of NC 54 opposite the <br /> intersection of White Cross Road (SR 1952) . The property is <br /> known as Lot 9 of Tax Map 30, and part of Lot 13 of Tax Map 30B <br /> for Bingham Township. <br /> The property is located in an area designated Agricultural <br /> Residential and Rural Community Activity Node in the Land Use <br /> Plan . The present zoning is AR (Agricultural Residential ) . <br /> The requested zoning is to LC-1 (Local Commercial 1 ) . <br /> Rezoning of the property would allow the expansion of <br /> commercial areas near the intersection of N.C. 54 and White <br /> Cross Road. Properties to the south and west are zoned NC-2 <br /> ( Neighborhood Commercial ) , comprising a total of 4 .35 acres. <br /> During the public hearing, mention was made of the need for <br /> turn lanes at the intersection of N.C. 54 and White Cross Road. <br /> The Planning Board considered a recommendation for denial and <br /> resubmission as a Planned Development application. The Board <br /> decided against it, however, given the lack of Justification <br /> for turn lanes to serve the site. Instead, the Board <br /> recommended approval . The Planning Department would enforce the <br />