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14 A motion was made by Commissioner Carey and seconded by Commissioner Hartwell to refer this item to the Planning Board for a recommendation to be considered by the Board of Commissioners on October 5, 1987. VOTE: Unanimous. d. PD-3-87 Occoneechee Point Planner Greg Szymik presented for the receipt of public comments a proposed Planned Development-Commercial by Wildwood Corporation. Wildwood Corporation has submitted an application for PD-C-GC4 (Planned Development - Commercial - General) classification on 11.8 acres located in the southwest quadrant of the interchange of I-85 and NC 86. The project is to contain a convenience store/gas station, car wash, restaurant and motel. The Board of Commissioners approved a Planned Development-Special Use Permit for this site on November 5, 1984. Although the PD-C-GC4 zoning remains on the property, a revised site plan was not submitted, and a Special Use Permit was not issued. The approval thus became void, requiring a new approval in order to develop the site. The property is currently zoned PD-C-GC4 (Planned Development- Commercial-General Commercial 4) and R-1 (Rural Residential) . The property is also located in the Major Transportation Corridor (MTC) adjacent to 1-85. It is designated in the Orange County Land Use Plan, Central Orange Study as 10 Year Transition and Commercial-Industrial Transition Node. These designations are placed on land that is in areas that are in the process of changing from rural to urban and are appro- priate for retail and other commercial uses. The applicant has responded to Staff review of the application with a revised site plan and additional information that substantially addresses Staff concerns. However, review agency comments had not yet been received at the time the agenda was prepared. The Staff recommends that citizen comments be received on the application, but that the public hearing be continued to October 5, 1987 to allow Staff to include review agency comments in their evaluation of the application. A Staff recommendation will be presentd at that Szymik continued noting Staff concern that atwo-lane highwaymsuch as NC 86 could not handle the increase in traffic. concern with the large volume of turning activityThinto athelsother commercial uses on each side of NC 86 as well as the large trucks turning into the truck stop. Szymik stated that Staff had recommended to the applicant that a three-lane section be constructed on NC 86 with a travel lane in each direction and a continuous left turn lane in the center. Staff also recommended that the entrance-only drive to the convenience store be eliminated, that only two driveways be approved to the project, that there be deceleration lanes for each driveway, and that the northernmost drive be realigned to intersect NC 86 at ninety degrees. The applicant has submitted a revised site plan which addresses all but one of these recommendations, and it places left turn bays on NC 86 instead of a continuous left turn lane. He noted that these recommendations were consistent with NCDOT's response to the original project in 1984. The applicant has submitted an agreement with the Town of Hillsborough that grants access to the Town's water and sewer facilities. The Staff, however, has requested documentation establishing the Town's 11M/