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102 a classification to the land occupied by Autowerks. This scenario is further supported by the fact that, as indicated above, Autowerks is not listed on either the charts assigning commercial zoning classifications to existing commercial uses or the Planning Staff Memoranda of nonconforming uses. Even assuming that the Autowerks property could have legitimately been made a nonconforming use, there would have been no reasonable basis for doing so. An examination of the charts assigning commercial uses and the Planning Staff Memoranda of nonconforming uses contained in the Commissioners' Minutes, in conjunction with the 1981 township maps, reveals that every existing commercial use on Highway 86 other than Autowerks was assigned a commercial classification. In fact, the only existing commercial uses purportedly made nonconforming were located on smaller secondary roads. Intentionally singling out Autowerks in light of these facts would clearly have been unreasonable. Finally, an examination of the Autowerks site reveals its inappropriateness for residential use. Autowerks is bounded on the south by a 150 foot power easement on which is located large power transmission line structures and on the north by property which has been used as a pig farm. Clearly this property is not the most desirable of residential sites. CONCLUSION The granting of this rezoning request would correct an error made in 1981 when Hillsborough Township was originally zoned. Furthermore, such an amendment would be in full compliance with the Land Use Plan which, although generally limiting commercial uses to activity nodes, contemplated EC-5 zoning for commercial uses in existence in 1981.