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5 <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded by <br />Commissioner Insko, to refer this item to the Planning Board for <br />a recommendation to be returned to the Board of Commissioners no <br />sooner than August 5th. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded by <br />Commissioner Insko, to ask the Planning Board and staff to consider <br />designating an urban buffer that would connect the Eno State Park <br />with the Corridor Plan. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />3. ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENTS <br />A. Z -1 -91 James R. Sparrow <br />This item was presented by Emily Cameron for the purpose <br />of receiving citizen comments on a proposed Zoning Atlas amendment <br />in Bingham Township. The subject property is located on the north <br />side of NC Highway 54 approximately 900 feet east of the Morrow <br />Mill Road intersection. It is 2.94 acres in size and known as lot <br />27A on tax map 26 of Bingham Township. The current zoning is <br />Neighborhood Commercial and Agricultural Residential. The <br />applicant is requesting a designation of Local Commercial. The <br />purpose of an LC -1 district is to allow limited commercial uses <br />designed to serve a population at the rural and neighborhood level <br />with convenience goods and personal services. The surrounding land <br />on the north and west is zoned AR, but undeveloped; to the south <br />and east are commercial uses. The area is designated in the <br />Comprehensive Plan as the BH -1 Rural Neighborhood Activity Node. <br />Currently, there is no other LC -1 zoning within the activity node. <br />THERE WERE NO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />AND /OR PLANNING BOARD <br />THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPEN FOR CITIZEN COMMENT <br />Mr. Greg Shepard, Shepard Design Associates, indicated that <br />he was representing Mr. Sparrow on this petition. He mentioned <br />that in 1989 1.92 acres of this 2.92 acre tract was zoned NC -2. <br />At that point a total of 5 acres in this activity node were zoned <br />NC2. He stated that DOT has done a feasibility study for widening <br />NC54. Their feasibility study indicates that they would have to <br />purchase all of the buildable area on this tract. He stated that <br />they feel they have met the four criteria in the zoning ordinance <br />which need to be satisfied in order to propose such a rezoning. <br />Commissioner Gordon stated that the Durham /Chapel Hill TAC <br />deleted the proposed widening of NC54. Because of that it is very <br />unlikely that NC54 will be widened. <br />B. Z -2091 W.E. Blackwood <br />This item was presented by Eddie Kirk for the purpose of <br />