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f ) <br /> _ n .Fi <br /> H <br /> e. Z-1-87 (REZONING REQUEST) W. E. & RUBY S. BLACKWOOD <br /> Presentation by Greg Szymik. <br /> W. E. and Ruby S. Blackwood are requesting rezoning of <br /> a 2.0 acre parcel located on the north side of NC 54 <br /> opposite its intersection with White Cross Road (SR <br /> 1952) . The property is known as Lot 9 of Tax Map 30, <br /> and part of Lot 13 of Tax Map 30B for Bingham <br /> Township. <br /> The property is located within an area designated <br /> Agricultural Residential and Rural Community Activity <br /> Node in the Orange County Land Use Plan. The present <br /> zoning classification of the property is Agricultural <br /> Residential (AR) . The applicant is requesting the lot <br /> be rezoned to Local Commercial 1 (LC-1) . <br /> Approval of the request would allow development of the <br /> full range of commercial uses for the LC-1 district at <br /> this location. Properties to the south and west are <br /> currently zoned NC-2 Neighborhood Commercial, com- <br /> prising a total of 4.35 acres of land. Rezoning of <br /> the property would allow for the expansion of com- <br /> mercial areas near the intersection fo NC 54 and White <br /> Cross Road. <br /> The Planning staff recommends denial, since the <br /> w . <br />