Agenda - 01-24-2017 - 6-a - Minutes

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4 1 Michael Harvey referred to the maps within Attachments 3 and 7, and reviewed the 2 areas affected. He went through each parcel and the Commissioners were able to ask 3 questions. 4 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the first parcel, to which Michael Harvey referred, is not 5 actually resolving the split zoning of the parcels completely. 6 Michael Harvey said yes. 7 Commissioner Dorosin said the modification is less than the whole parcel; and if the 8 Board approves this tonight, this parcel will have two zoning designations. 9 Michael Harvey said the benefit is that the commercial operation will be fully enclosed in 10 the existing commercial 5 (EC5), by making it more reasonable for the property owner to make 11 use of the property, while still maintaining a zoning lot zoned agricultural-residential that can 12 support residential development on the rear of the property at a later date. He said the zoning 13 boundary for EC5 is being modified. 14 Commissioner Rich asked if there is a reason that the parcel appears to go out into the 15 highway. 16 Michael Harvey said the zoning boundaries go to the centerlines of highways. 17 Commissioner Jacobs said a parcel of this nature existed five years ago, where the 18 owner of a commercial property needed more room to install a septic tank. He said hopefully 19 this amendment will eliminate a protracted process like that one. 20 Michael Harvey said the next rezoning is off of Mt. Willing, and there is a split-zoned 21 parcel: agricultural-residential/neighborhood-commercial. He said there is not commercial 22 activity on the property and never has been. He said the owner has no interest in maintaining 23 the neighborhood-commercial zoning and the whole property will be zoned agricultural 24 residential. 25 Michael Harvey said the next parcel is an existing commercial operation off of Orange 26 Grove near Dairy land Road. He said there is split zoning, and it is proposed that the entire 27 property be rezoned. He said there is potential expansion needed, and this will bring the 28 property into compliance should the owner choose to redevelop it. 29 Michael Harvey said the next parcel is an existing gas station at Buckhorn and Highway 30 70, which is zoned residential. He said they are recommending this to be zoned neighborhood- 31 commercial, which will allow the gas station to remain a legally performing use of property. 32 Chair McKee asked if the gas station would be considered out of compliance, if this 33 rezoning does not occur. 34 Michael Harvey said it would be illegal-not in conformity, meaning that it was developed 35 at a point in time prior to its residential zoning designation. He said it would be allowed to 36 continue operating and could make minor modifications; however, if the owner wanted to make 37 major renovations, the owner would have to go through the zoning process. 38 Michael Harvey said the next property is off of Highway 70, which contains a mobile 39 home park and a small grading business. He said staff is proposing to expand the EC5 zoning 40 designation to fully cover a portion of the existing commercial building that is part zoned 41 residential and EC5. He said staff is also proposing to expand the EC5 designation to provide 42 driveway access to the highway. He said that was done at the request of the property owner, 43 and staff was in agreement. 44 Michael Harvey said the next parcels are several lots owned by Efland Real Property, 45 LLC along Highway 70. He reviewed the existing zoning designations of the different parcels. 46 He said staff met with the Applicant on numerous occasions, and the Applicant has no interest 47 in maintaining the existing industrial, but wanted to maintain some non-residential activity on the 48 property. He said staff is recommending that all four parcels be zoned general commercial. He 49 said the simple establishment of a commercial zoning designation does not mean that the whole 50 property gets developed for commercial activity. He said the Applicant will be responsible for 51 maintaining all required land use buffers surrounding the property. He said there is no