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- . <br /> () <br /> ORAGE cals,TY • <br /> SO.'ARD O CO.-21ISSI0'N:7:33 Action Ag=r.da <br /> Item <br /> ACTION AGEN-DA laSTR.A.Cf <br /> PLI.L.T1."N1 DATE 4/5/82 <br /> subict: Rezoning requests by Dean's Truck & Coach, G-M Electric, Phillips General <br /> Repair, Bass Welding Shop Auto,Catering Service, for a rezoning from R-1 <br /> (Residential-1) to CC3 (Community Commercial-3) <br /> Planning j Public Hearing: yes X no <br /> -- <br /> Attaerrn-nt(s) : Rough Draft of March 15, Information Contact: Jim Polatty <br /> 1982 Planning Board Minutes <br /> Phone ritren.=r: 732-8181-Ext. 342 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive the Planning Board Recommendation of the requested rezoning in the <br /> Murphy's School area. <br /> NEED: This was discussed at the Public Hearing on March 8, 1982, attachments are with <br /> that agenda. The following is a brief summary of the points brought out in the <br /> Planning Board's discussion of this request at their meeting on March 15, 1982: <br /> 1. Concern about 5 requesting rezoning since 3 could now be classified as have <br /> occupations or non-conforming uses. 2. Rezoning to CC-3 zone, if one or two <br /> existing business are moved or closed up a number of different commercial uses <br /> could move in. 3. Concern about changing criteria for EC-5 district and possibly <br /> creating small zoning lots around existing commercial buildings. 4. Concern <br /> about helping illegal uses conform to home occupation requirements in the <br /> ZdniRg Ordinance. <br /> IMPACT: This area is designated as Rural-Residential in the Land Use Plan. The applicants <br /> have requested a change in the Land Use Plan and rezoning to Camnunity Oxmlercial- <br /> 3. This is the second most intensive commercial district. Development with <br /> intensity allowed in the CC-3 zone could alter the Character of the neighborhood <br /> if the 5 rezonings are approved. <br /> PECCKENDATION: The Planning Board recommended that illegal uses cease or change to conform <br /> to the requirements of Article 11 Non-Conforming Uses or Home Occupations <br /> under Section 6.16.6 and that zoning in that area stay as presently designated. <br /> The Planning Staff recommends denial of this request. The scale and intensity <br /> of development allowed by the request would be inappropriate for this location. <br /> There are no urban services available to this area, and the existing commercial <br /> uses do not serve a large portion of County residents. Staff feels the request <br /> for Community Cormiercial-3 is inappropriate under the existing conditions. The <br /> commercial activities in the immediate area include three illegal uses, three <br /> non-conforming uses, and two home occupations. The Planning Staff recognizes <br /> alternatives to denial. <br /> ALTERNATIVE 1: Change the Land Use Plan to create a Rural Neighborhood Node <br /> at Murphy School, amend the Permitted Use Table to allow motor vehicle repair <br /> and maintenance in the Neighborhood Commercial-2 zoning district, and rezone <br /> the existing commercial uses to the NC-2 district. This district would allow <br /> much less intense development levels. <br /> ALTERNATIVE 2: Change the application criteria of the Existing Commercial-5 <br /> district, from application in unzoned townships to all townships, and rezone <br /> the properties to the EC-5 district. This district is the most restrictive <br /> cammercial designation, it allows the fewest commercial uses and has the <br /> fewest negative impacts on adjacent uses. This alternative would not require <br /> a change in the Land Use Plan, because an activity node would not be created. <br />