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17 Development Process, Schedule, and Action: The typical cadence for the review of a General Use Rezoning and Zoning Atlas amendment is: • FIRST ACTION — Submission of a General Use Rezoning application with required supporting documents by the property owner. STAFF COMMENT: Ms. Richardson provided required document(s) on November 6, 2020. This was supplemented in January of 2021 with additional information providing support for the requested change in the FLUM designation. • SECOND ACTION — The Planning Board reviews the application at a regular meeting and makes a recommendation to the BOCC. STAFF COMMENT: The Planning Board will begin its review on March 3, 2021. • THIRD ACTION — The BOCC receives the Planning Board recommendation and makes a decision at a previously advertised public hearing. STAFF COMMENT: Earliest public hearing date is April 6, 2021. If the public hearing is held remotely, there is a 24-hour waiting period required before a decision can be effective, as per State legislation regarding virtual/remote meetings. The purpose of the 24-hour waiting period is to allow for submission of written comments. General Use Rezoning: Zoning promotes development of land uses that can co-exist in proximity to one another consistent with the promotion of the public health, safety, and general welfare. Regulations establish opportunities/constraints associated land development in an attempt to ensure one person's `reasonable use' of property does not impact another person's ability to make reasonable use of their property. This request involves a property owner seeking to change the zoning designation of their property from a residential general use zoning district (R-1) to a district allowing for the development of non-residential land uses (GC-4). In acting on this request, the County is unable to impose conditions and the applicant is not required to define what type of development (i.e. land use) is anticipated. If approved, all land uses permitted within GC-4 could be developed on the property consistent with applicable regulations. General Use Rezoning applications are processed in a legislative manner (i.e., does not require sworn testimony or evidence) and decisions are based on the BOCC's determination the request is consistent with the purpose and intent of the Comprehensive Plan. Proposal: The applicant is requesting the general use zoning designation be changed from R-1 to GC-4 arguing: ... changing this (property's) zoning to General Commercial (GC-4) will be more in line with the Character of the area. There is a shopping center approximately one mile down the road that includes a Walmart, Home Depot, and various other chain stores and fast food restaurants. On the other side of the road from the shopping center is a newly built Sheetz, which also has space to have another tenet beside them. The applicant is also asking the land use designation for the property be changed from Rural Residential to Commercial Industrial Transition Activity Node (CITAN). STAFF COMMENT. This change is necessary if the rezoning request is to be approved.