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PAGE 8 5- 1 Element designation of the property from Rural Residential to 20-year Transition. 2 3 Comprehensive Plan amendments adopted for Eno Township on July 5, 1988 and staff- 4 initiated rezonings to promote consistency with the Land Use Element of the Plan would 5 have changed the zoning on Mr. Johnny Kennedy's property from GC-4, the classification 5 it has had since 1981, to EC-5. 3 The Staff analysis presented to the Commissioners at their January 3rd meeting 9 indicated this property was outside the activity node and was incorrectly zoned in 1981. The Staff proposed Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments that would broaden the 1 scope of the EC-5 district. Mr. Kennedy was not pleased with this suggestion and was 2 instructed to meet with the Planning Staff to discuss alternatives. At that meeting 3 an amendment to the Land. Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan was identified as the 4 only alternative which would provide consistency between the Zoning Atlas and the 5 Comprehensive Plan. Mr.Kennedy indicated his approval of this suggestion. The ; proposed amendment would enlarge the existing 20-Year Transition Area that abuts the 7 area on the south and which includes the other three quadrants of the U.S. 70/1-85 3 interchange. Property other than that owned by Mr. Kennedy is included in the 3 proposal, since it adjoins the access road which parallels U.S. 70 and 1-85, is in the 0 path of Durham's urban growth corridor, and would result in a uniform expansion of the 1 Transition Area to the south. 2 ' • 3 QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS OR PLANNING BOARD 4 • 5 -- Commissioner Hartwell indicated that, there appears to be a used car lot on this 6 property and requested clarification as to- its- exact location 'ofthe parcel the cars 7 are• locatedon.. ::' . _ _ 3 • • " 74 " • 9 :.17,::::., Mr,"Stancil indicated that. there. is a residential use near the corner of Pleasant 0 Gieen. Road and. U.S. 70. The ten acre tract is currently used by Mr.. Kennedy as a . 1 school bui repair operation which...is èì GC4. type use'. ' He was not aware of the presence 2 of a used car operation. There are some commercial uses across Pleasant Green Road 3 Zsuch as Bull City Radiator. . • 5 . Commissioner Halkiotis stated that Mr. Kennedy does not repair school buses, but 6 .. sells parts to school systems to repair their own buses. That is the mail order 7 : component of the operation.. . There are seven or eight automobiles and trucks parked in 3 - the driveway area as you approach Mr. Kennedy's property. 9 3. ' THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPEN FOR CITIZENS COMMENTS. 2 - Mr. Kennedy airified that he does have a small used car operation which started 3 out as bus sales but that the Insurance Commissioner stopped that business due to the 4 - fact that churches and private institutions are unable to afford the cost of insurance 5 - on their buses.'. The used car lot is to recoup part of the money he was receiving from the used and new bus sales. 7 . • . . • _ • -- - - 6 Kennedy stated that he met with Mr. Collins and his staff about the proposed 9 changes. ' They agreed with him that the County was in error in thinking that Laural 3 Ridge. Road was a private road rather than a public service road which is part of 1 Highway 70. When he got a building permit to build his building he had to go to DOT 2 and give them copies of plans showing that Laural Ridge Road is part of Highway 70 and 3 serves as a service road to that tract of land. Mr. Collkn's office admits there was 4 an error. Kennedy stated he tried to this error corrected last summer. He asked that 5 7 3