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E3 The EC -5 zoning would not establish a wide -open commercial area with all the permitted uses. All it allows is the type of use that was there at the time the Zoning Ordinance was approved. They are asking that this error be corrected and that this land be rezoned to EC -5. He feels that Mr. Combs is providing a public service. He is available 24 -hours a day for wrecker calls from various law -- enforcement agencies. Mr. Smith submitted various documents for the record including a copy of the deed of the people who purchased the property in 1979, affidavits showing the use of the property, survey which shows that some properties were found to be allowed to continue as commercial, receipts for the car,,; which were crushed, privilege licenses and other documents showing that the business has been in operation for some time. In answer to a question from Commissioner Gordon about the increase in the number of cars, Mr. Smith indicated that they would certainly try to keep the number of cars down. TROOPER MARK T. BROWN spoke about the service that Mr. Combs provides. Mr. Combs responds to accidents at all hours of the night. He is a definite asset. He does a good job and does not complain. His storage area is in a key location on the south side of the county. There are only one or two other places they can store vehicles. The cars cannot be seen from the road or any public access. He keeps the area neat and organized and works well with all the law enforcement agencies.. GLENN BALDWIN purchased in 1979 one to two acres on the north side of the Combs' property. He noticed that there were cars on the property in question. The cars did not bother him then and they do not bother him now. Mr. Combs in an excellent neighbor and a friend. He asked that the Board vote to allow them to continue to operate in this area. HENRY DOWNEY has been a neighbor of Mr. Combs for five or six years. Mr. Combs in a good neighbor and he supports the rezoning. DOUG CLARK purchased 11 acres in 1964 on Ferguson Road which is connected to Mr. Combs' property. There is no evidence that there is a garage or cars stored on the property. His house is nice and he provides a service to the community. He wants Combs to be able to continue. EDWARD FOUSHEE lives across from Mr. Combs. He noted that the property is kept neat with all the cars lined up like soldiers, the grass is mowed and there is no junk. His house is neat. There is no traffic problem and he sees nothing wrong with keeping it the way it is. T.C. HUDSON, JR. noted he has been car crushing for Mr. Combs since 1986. A division of his company has been recycling metal since the early 1970's and car crushing since 1986. Mr. Combs was waiting on the price to increase on metal before moving out the cars he had accumulated. He sold his cars as ordered by Orange County. They brought several thousand dollars less than they would have on a good scrap metal market. Hudson does car crushing for all of central North Carolina and have never been to a yard as well kept as Combs. Since 1986, Mr. Combs has had about 200 tons of cars per year crushed until December when he crushed 200 to be in compliance with the County's order. He wants Mr. Combs to be allowed to continue. He emphasized