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113 <br /> APPLICANT: Fuel will be stored in 6 underground, double-walled, <br /> concrete encased, constantly monitored tanks each with a capacity of <br /> 40,000 gallons for a total capacity of 240,000 gallons. <br /> COUNTY STAFF: <br /> L. What signage is proposed for this project? Are you really proposing a 100 ft. tall <br /> sign? This is inconsistent with the rural nature of Efland. <br /> APPLICANT: The original submittal included the Applicant's standard hi- <br /> rise sign height of 100'. The purpose of the sign height is to provide the <br /> interstate traveler, traveling at high speeds, with enough notice to see the <br /> sign, change lanes, and maneuver safely to the exit. Subsequent to the <br /> initial application, a balloon test was conducted to best determine the <br /> appropriate height of the sign. That test concluded that a height of 80' is <br /> sufficient. The application has not yet been updated but the revised <br /> submittal will reflect a height limit of 80'. <br /> COUNTY STAFF: <br /> M. Several general comment(s) were made that Efland is a rural community that this <br /> project will severely impact. <br /> APPLICANT: The subject property is located immediately adjacent to <br /> Highway 40/85, one of the most heavily traveled roadways in our state, at <br /> a highly traveled connection to Highway 70. The subject property is <br /> designated as a Commercial-Industrial Transition Activity Node on the <br /> Future Land Use Map in the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. The <br /> Comprehensive Plan defined Commercial-Industrial Transition Activity <br /> Nodes as follows: "[I]and near major transportation routes that could be <br /> provided with public water and wastewater services and is appropriated <br /> for retail and other commercial uses, manufacturing and other industrial <br /> uses; offices and limited (not to exceed 25% of any Node) higher density <br /> residential uses." Similarly, the Efland-Mebane Small Area Plan <br /> encourages "Mixed Use" in the southeast portion of the planning area. <br /> Change is planned and appropriate for this area. <br /> N. Several individuals made the comment they were supportive of development, <br /> and the need for additional non-residential development to lessen the tax burden <br /> on residential property owners. These individuals, however, do not believe a 120 <br /> pump gas station is what should occur to address this need. <br /> APPLICANT: The subject property is currently zoned Office/Research and <br /> Manufacturing (O/RM) with the Upper Eno Protected Watershed <br /> Protection Overlay District, the Major Transportation Corridor Overlay and <br /> the Efland Interstate Overlay District. A wide variety of land uses are <br /> permitted in O/RM district including, all as shown on Table 5.2 entitled the <br /> "Table of Permitted Uses" in the UDO. A sample of uses permitted in the <br /> O/RM district is listed below: <br />