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on the front of the property to be their residence. They continue to live there. Under their proposed rezoning, this portion of the six acre parcel which fronts on the public road, will remain residential. The impetus for this rezoning came in October of 1991, when Mr. Combs received a letter from the Orange County Planning Department stating that he was operating an automobile storage and repair Dusiness on the property in violation of Oranoe County's zoning ordinance. He has been informed that one anonymous telephone compliant had been made. Mr. Combs has not been informed of and is not aware of any other complaints concerning the use of the property. To meet Orange County's concerns, Mr. Comps did a number of things. He had over two - hundred cars removed from the property. This was done in December of 1991 at a time when demand for these cars was low, and he received approximately 57,500.00 less than if he had waited. He also applied for a home occupation permit on November 11, 1991 to allow car repair at the building on the property behind his residence. Mr. Combs had previously received a building permit from Orange County to construct this building. The home occupation permit has not been acted on at this time. The issue of storage of cars was heard by the Board of Adjustment on February 10, 1992. It was Mr. Combs' contention that the storage of cars could be allowed under Article 11 of the zoning ordinance as a valid non- conforming use since the property had been used =or tnis purpose since prior to the adoption of zoning for all of Bingham Township, including the property in 19.81. At the hearing, a number of witnesses testified in favor of Mr. Combs. They included persons who had first -hand knowledoe that cars had been stored on the property at the time that zoning became effective in 1981, and neighbors who stated their support for Mr. Combs and his use of the property. No one spoke in opposition to Mr. Combs. The Board appeared very sympathetic to Mr. Comb=_, and it was stated by the Chairman that it appeared that the property had been used to store cars at the time when zoning be =ame effective, and that Mr. Combs should be able to continue this use. Since the County has the authority to rezone property to EC -5 to correct situations it was unaware of at the time zoning is adopted, it was suggested that Mr.