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U6 <br />MEMORANDUM - <br />Z -2 -91 W.E. BLACKWOOD REZONING <br />APRIL 24, 1991 <br />PAGE 2 <br />Land Use Plan Designation: <br />Rural Residential and Rural Community Activity Node <br />Zoning: The property is presently zoned Rural Residential (R -1) and Local Commercial. <br />(LC -1). <br />The intent of the Local Commercial -I (LC -1) District is provided in Article 4.2.8 of the <br />Zoning Ordinance. <br />a) Intent <br />The purpose of the Local Commercial. -I (LC -1) District is to provide <br />appropriately located and sized sites for limited commercial uses designed to <br />serve a population at the neighborhood and rural level with convenience goods <br />and personal services. Performance standards will be used to insure the <br />absence of adverse impacts beyond the immediate space occupied by the <br />building. <br />b) Application Criteria <br />This district will usually be applied where the following conditions exist: <br />1. Site is located within areas designated by the adopted Comprehensive <br />Plan as either a Commercial Transition Activity Node, a Rural <br />Commercial Activity Node or a Rural Neighborhood Activity Node. <br />2. Uses would serve a market area population confined to the immediate <br />area and would generally not serve commuters or persons outside the <br />surrounding neighborhood. <br />3. Lot size for individual uses shall be appropriate to the method of water <br />sdWy and sewage disposal. <br />4. Normally, the maximum amount of land zoned LC -1 at any node shall <br />not exceed nine acres, but 5 acres shall apply in rural areas where <br />population density is lower and distributed more widely than in the <br />Transition area. Acreage limitations shall not apply to property zoned <br />Exisong Commercial -V (EC -5) or planned developments. <br />