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6 <br /> 1 service in the area. Sewer service is provided by the sewer <br /> 2 lines operated by the City of Mebane. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Surrounding Land Uses: North: 1.01 acre parcel zoned Neighborhood Commercial <br /> 5 (NC-2) supporting a self-wash car wash; <br /> 6 South: Forrest Avenue and NC Railroad/Norfolk Southern <br /> 7 tracks. <br /> 8 West: Efland-Cedar Grove Road and three parcels zoned <br /> 9 Rural Residential (R-1) ranging in size from 0.35 to <br /> 10 0.52 acres in area. Two of the parcels are developed <br /> 11 with single-family residential land uses, and one parcel <br /> 12 is owned by Efland Presbyterian Church, located at the <br /> 13 corner of US Highway 70 and Efland-Cedar Grove <br /> 14 Road, and supports a storage building; and <br /> 15 East: A 5.9 acre parcel zoned Medium Industrial (1-2) on <br /> 16 which the 43,600-square foot former Efland Hosiery <br /> 17 Mill operated for many years. The mill ceased <br /> 18 operation more than two years ago and the building is <br /> 19 vacant, with recent building permits issued for interior <br /> 20 upfits. This parcel is owned by the same owner as the <br /> 21 parcel requested for rezoning. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Development Process, Schedule, and Action: The typical cadence for the review of a <br /> 24 Conventional District Zoning Atlas amendment is: <br /> 25 FIRST ACTION — Submission of a Conventional District (formerly "general use <br /> 26 district") Rezoning application with required supporting documents by the property <br /> 27 owner. <br /> 28 STAFF COMMENT. The applicant submitted the required application and <br /> 29 documents in early March 2022. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 SECOND ACTION — The Planning Board reviews the application at a regular <br /> 32 meeting and makes a recommendation to the BOCC. <br /> 33 STAFF COMMENT: The Planning Board reviewed the application at its regular <br /> 34 meeting on June 1, 2022 and voted 6-3 to recommend the BOCC approve the <br /> 35 rezoning application, as presented. <br /> 36 <br /> 37 THIRD ACTION — The BOCC receives the Planning Board recommendation, holds <br /> 38 an advertised public hearing, and potentially makes a decision after the hearing <br /> 39 (either the evening of the hearing or at a subsequent BOCC meeting). <br /> 40 STAFF COMMENT: Public hearing is scheduled for September 6, 2022. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Conventional District Rezoning: Zoning promotes development of land uses that can co-exist in <br /> 43 proximity to one another consistent with the promotion of the public health, safety, and general <br /> 44 welfare. Regulations establish opportunities/constraints associated with land development in an <br /> 45 attempt to ensure one person's `reasonable use' of property does not impact another person's <br /> 46 ability to make reasonable use of their property. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 This request involves a property owner seeking to change the zoning designation of their <br /> 49 property from a Rural Residential (R-1) conventional zoning district to a Medium Industrial (1-2) <br />