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5 <br /> 5. Public Hearings <br /> a. Application for Zoning Atlas Amendment — Undeveloped Parcel (PIN 9844-88-7024) at <br /> Northeast Corner of Forrest Avenue and Efland-Cedar Grove Road, Efland <br /> The Board held a public hearing, received the Planning Board/staff recommendation and public <br /> comment, closed the public hearing, and considered action on an applicant-initiated Zoning <br /> Atlas Amendment for a 2.32 acre parcel at the northeast corner of Forrest Avenue and Efland- <br /> Cedar Grove Road in Efland, Cheeks Township, Orange County. <br /> BACKGROUND: The basic facts concerning this application (Attachment 1) are as follows: <br /> Applicant: Irwin Properties, LLC <br /> 346 Elizabeth Brady Road <br /> Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> Parcel Information: A. Parcel and Size: PIN 9844-88-7024. An approximately 2.32 <br /> acre parcel; <br /> B. Township: Cheeks; <br /> C. Current Zoning: Rural Residential (R-1); <br /> Major Transportation Corridor (MTC) Overlay District; Efland <br /> Village Overlay District; and Upper Eno Protected Watershed <br /> Overlay District; <br /> D. Requested Zoning: Medium Industrial (1-2); <br /> No amendments to the three existing overlay districts are <br /> proposed. <br /> E. Future Land Use Map (FLUM) Designation: Commercial- <br /> Industrial Transition Activity Node (CITAN) (Attachment 2); <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 <br /> Designated; <br /> G. Existing Conditions/Physical Features: The parcel is <br /> currently undeveloped; the topography is relatively flat with <br /> drainage swales. Other than a small clump of trees near the <br /> center of the parcel and three additional clumps of trees on <br /> the eastern property line, the parcel has been cleared of <br /> vegetation (other than grass that is kept mowed) for years; <br /> H. Roads: The parcel has approximately 200 feet of frontage <br /> along Forrest Avenue on the south side of the parcel, and <br /> approximately 280 feet of frontage along Efland-Cedar Grove <br /> Road on the west side of the parcel; <br /> 1. Water and Sewer: The property is in an area served by <br /> public water/sewer. Orange-Alamance Water System <br />