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

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5 1 development proposal for this lot currently. He said staff's recommendation is due to the 2 property's location in a commercial industrial transition zone, and this is a more acceptable land 3 use for the area in general versus existing industrial. 4 Commissioner Jacobs asked if this is part of the Efland Mebane Small Area Plan. 5 Michael Harvey said yes. 6 Commissioner Jacobs said the purpose, in part, for that Plan was to pre-plan for some 7 commercial development on this corridor, where there was existing infrastructure. 8 Michael Harvey said staff believes general commercial zoning allows for more flexibility. 9 Michael Harvey referred to the parcel of land off of Mt. Willing Road, saying it is zoned 10 commercial property, and staff is recommending it be re-zoned agricultural residential. He said 11 the Department of Transportation (DOT) owns this parcel. He said there may have been a 12 commercial entity at some point, but when DOT took the property the zoning was not re- 13 designated. 14 Michael Harvey referred to the next parcel, which is an existing automotive repair 15 business, off of highway 70. He said the majority of the property is zoned neighborhood- 16 commercial. He said staff is recommending that the entire parcel be zone neighborhood- 17 commercial. He said this property will also have to insure that the land use buffer is part of the 18 commercial lot. 19 Michael Harvey reviewed the remaining parcels of land, their zoning designations, and 20 any changes being proposed by staff. 21 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the process by which staff identified these parcels could 22 be explained, and if there are other parcels that may be brought forward in the future. 23 Michael Harvey said Attachment 3 shows that staff identified approximately 100 24 properties in the Bingham, Cheeks and Cedar Grove Townships, which had inconsistent or 25 messy zoning. He said the property owners were contacted to discuss the land, some of whom 26 expressed no interest in changing the zoning of their land. He said this is acceptable as long as 27 there is no inconsistency with the comprehensive plan. He said the other four townships will be 28 reviewed at a later date. 29 Commissioner Jacobs said this is all consistent with the Woods rezoning on Highway 70, 30 when the Board of County Commissioners asked staff to fix all of these properties. He said that 31 brought the need for rezoning to the County's attention years ago. 32 Michael Harvey said this project has been a long time coming and is not yet completed. 33 He said it has been important to involve the landowners in the discussion. 34 Commissioner Price agreed that this is excellent work. 35 Commissioner Price referred to the parcels with owners who do not want rezoning, and 36 asked if these properties were to be sold in the future, would the new owner be made aware of 37 the zoning inconsistencies. 38 Michael Harvey said anyone that buys property should ask about zoning, but staff will 39 work with anyone to insure the zoning is consistent. He said staff was given a specific direction 40 to look at zoning by the Board of County Commissioners, and if the residents choose not to take 41 advantage of this opportunity then the onus would be on the residents. 42 Chair McKee asked if any property owners, or other members of the public, would like to 43 speak. 44 45 PUBLIC COMMENT: 46 Rob Gray said it would be helpful to display the Ashwick neighborhood across from 47 Highway 70. 48 Michael Harvey said he did not have that map. 49 Rob Gray asked for a map of the property across from this location, where there is a golf 50 cart repair business. He said many of these rezoning suggestions make a lot of sense. He said 51 the property in the map he requested is located near a neighborhood called Ashwick. He said