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3 procedure that can be applied uniformly throughout the County. It is preferable to have such a unified system applied rather than allowing exceptions for individual subdivisions and/or property owners. Once applied the numbers become more permanent. JOHN ROGERS of 210 Hideaway Drive concurred with his neighbors and asked about the feasibility of integrating the house numbers with the zip code, resulting in a nine digit number to indicate their position on the grid system. He felt such a system would satisfy the postal authorities, the emergency services, and the property owners. BILL HUTCHINS of Falls of New Hope Subdivision indicated there is not a consistent numbering system in place but that everyone chose their own number. He asked if the grid system sufficiently provided for infill. Chair Marshall indicated that the grid system provides sufficient space for growth and that numbers assigned would be permanent. WITH NO FURTHER COMMENTS, THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. The staff was requested to provide more detailed information and a recommendation. 2 . LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENTS - LUP-1-87 CHANDLER CONCRETE COMPANY The Staff presentation was made by Planner Gene Bell. He stated that on October 10, 1985, Chandler Concrete Company was granted a secondary Land Use Plan amendment, Planned Development rezoning, and Class A Special Use Permit for 1.41 acres of land on Old NC Highway 10. The request was prompted by State-mandated requirements to contain runoff from the existing concrete plant. An adjoining property owner subsequently challenged Orange County's approval in court. On December 12, 1986, the court ruled that the Special Use Permit was invalid since the applicant did not meet the required two acre minimum lot size standard, and since evidence had not been presented which proved that the project would maintain the value of existing properties in the area. The affect of the court ruling was to place Chandler Concrete Company in violation of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance. To correct its nonconforming status, Chandler Concrete is requesting that the Ten Year Transition area and Commercial Industrial Activity node be expanded by an additional 0.59 acres which when combined with the 1.41 acres currently in the same designation, would meet the two- acre lot size requirement. If the proposed Land Use Plan amendment is approved, Chandler Concrete Company will submit a Planned Development application for the entire two acres. Current policy does not permit Land Use Plan amendment and Planned Development (or rezoning) applications to be handled concurrently. The procedures for amending the Land Use Plan states three reasons for which the Plan may be amended: (1) because of changed or changing conditions in a particular area or areas of the County; (2) to correct an error or an omission in the plan; or (3) in response to a change in land use policy. The Land Use Plan amendment application does not adequately address any of these reasons. Evaluation of a plan amendment also requires conformance with the locational criteria for the plan designation being requested as specified in Section 3.4 of the Land Use Plan. The criteria includes land slope,