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8 <br /> STAFF COMMENT.- The "Land Use and Zoning Matrix" in <br /> Appendix F of the Comprehensive Plan indicates the 1-2 <br /> zoning district is an appropriate zoning district in areas <br /> designated as CITAN. <br /> F. Growth Management System Designation: Urban Designated; <br /> G. Existing Conditions/Physical Features: The parcel is currently <br /> undeveloped; the topography is relatively flat with drainage <br /> swales. Other than a small clump of trees near the center of the <br /> parcel and three additional clumps of trees on the eastern <br /> property line, the parcel has been cleared of vegetation (other <br /> than grass that's kept mowed) for many years; <br /> H. Roads: The parcel has approximately 200 ft. of frontage along <br /> Forrest Avenue on the south side of the parcel and approximately <br /> 280 feet of frontage along Efland-Cedar Grove Road on the west <br /> side of the parcel; <br /> I. Water and Sewer: The property is in an area served by public <br /> water/sewer. <br /> Surrounding Land Uses: North: 1.01 acre parcel zoned Neighborhood Commercial (NC-2) <br /> supporting a self-wash car wash; <br /> South: Forrest Avenue and railroad tracks. <br /> West: Efland-Cedar Grove Road and three parcels ranging in <br /> size from 0.35 to 0.52 acres in area zoned Rural <br /> Residential (R-1). Two of the parcels are developed with <br /> single-family residential land uses and one parcel is owned <br /> by the adjacent church at the corner of US Highway 70 <br /> and Efland-Cedar Grove Road and supports a storage <br /> building, presumably for the church; and <br /> East: A 5.9 acre parcel zoned 1-2 (Medium Industrial) on which <br /> the former Efland Hosiery Mill operated for many years. <br /> The mill ceased operation in recent years and the building <br /> has been vacant. (Note: this parcel is owned by the same <br /> owner as the parcel requested for rezoning). <br /> Development Process, Schedule, and Action: The typical cadence for the review of a <br /> Conventional District Zoning Atlas amendment is: <br /> • FIRST ACTION — Submission of a Conventional District (formerly "general use <br /> district") Rezoning application with required supporting documents by the property <br /> owner. <br /> STAFF COMMENT. The applicant submitted the required application and <br /> documents in early March 2022. <br /> • SECOND ACTION — The Planning Board reviews the application at a regular meeting <br /> and makes a recommendation to the BOCC. <br /> STAFF COMMENT: The Planning Board will begin its review on June 1, 2022. <br />