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29 <br /> The request also involves changing the future land use designation for the property from Rural <br /> Residential to Commercial Industrial Transition Activity Node (CITAN). <br /> STAFF COMMENT. This change is necessary to approve the rezoning request. <br /> The applicant argues current development trends along NC Highway 86, as well as existing <br /> land use designations on parcels to the north and west, support changing the designation of the <br /> subject property to CITAN. <br /> Other pertinent information concerning the property is as follows: <br /> • Comprehensive Plan: The subject parcel is currently located within the Rural <br /> Residential land use category. <br /> Per Appendix F, "Relationships Between Land Use Categories and Zoning Districts <br /> Matrix" of the adopted Orange County Comprehensive Plan, GC-4 is not an allowable <br /> general use zoning category for property located within a Rural Residential land use <br /> category. <br /> The GC-4 general use zoning district is permitted within the Commercial-Industrial <br /> Transition Activity Node (CITAN). <br /> Per Appendix G Land Use Classification and Overlay Locational Criteria of the <br /> Comprehensive Plan, CITAN is located in areas meeting specific criteria including, but <br /> not limited to: <br /> o Areas currently, or could be reasonably and efficiently, served by centralized <br /> public services and utilities; <br /> o Located at the intersection of arterial and/or collector highways or in proximity to <br /> other major transportation networks; <br /> o In areas near major transportation routes that could be provided with public <br /> water and wastewater services, which are appropriate for non-residential and <br /> higher density residential uses. <br /> As detailed by staff (Attachment 5), the subject parcel is not located in an area currently <br /> or planned to be served by public utilities (i.e. water and/or sewer). <br /> In order for the property to have access to public utilities, the Town of <br /> Hillsborough/Orange County Central Orange Coordinated Area (COCA) Land Use Plan <br /> and Water and Sewer Management, Planning and Boundary Agreement (WASMPBA) <br /> would need modification first. <br /> For more information on the definition of CITAN, and to review the allowed zoning <br /> designations permitted within same, the Comprehensive Plan is accessible at: <br /> http://www.orangecountync.gov/1242/2030-Comprehensive-Plan. <br /> • Future Land Use Map (FLUM) Designation: The FLUM can be accessed at: <br /> http://www.orangecountync.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4054/Future-Land-Use-Map- <br /> PDF. <br /> • Growth Management System Map Designation: The property is Rural Designated. <br /> STAFF COMMENT: The Growth Management System Map is a tool utilized by <br /> staff to identify permit review thresholds for residential (i.e., subdivision) projects. <br />