Minutes-04-04-2023-Business Meeting

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32 Commissioner Richards asked why the zoning change is necessary if the rural activity node is already there. Bob Hornik said it was to rezone the entire site to allow commercial development. Commissioner Richards asked what commercial businesses are around the site. Bob Hornik said an HVAC company, an artist community, restaurant, two gas stations, and a market. Commissioner Fowler said she wanted to know the twenty permitted uses that overlap. Taylor Perschau said the overlap includes twenty-nine and twelve would require a special use permit. She said that for the most part, the crossover includes agricultural, recreational, residential, or institutional uses. Commissioner Fowler asked if that would be a school or health center or something along those lines. Taylor Perschau said yes. Commissioner Fowler asked if nothing commercial would be allowed as currently zoned. Taylor Perschau said that she does not believe that the current commercial use that is proposed would be within one of the service categories. Cy Stober said that a for-profit institution would be allowed such as a farm centers, home care facilities, pharmacy facilities, agricultural facilities, or meat processing, but retail establishments are not permitting in split zoning. Commissioner Fowler asked if there is any type of retail. Cy Stober said not in the split zoning. Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked how long the property has been vacant. Bob Hornik said Vernon Davis can give the history of the property going back to the 1920s. He said to Commissioner Fowler one of the benefits to the conditional district is that no other use can be made without future approval from the Commissioners. He said that removes the sixty-six uses and changes it only to the approved conditions and uses the Board might decide. He said that in an earlier version, there was concern among the neighbors that if it remained zoned as current, then there could be 60-70 uses. He said this application limits the use to one. Commissioner Fowler asked if it could be any type of retail. Bob Hornik said yes. Vernon Davis, the property owner, said the existing building has been deteriorating since the state moved the structure to accommodate Highway 54. He said they have not used it for more than storage. He said that the property has been difficult to sell due to current restrictions. He said that the property is not good for a private house due to being in a business node. He said that the split zoning has also made it difficult to sell. He said that the septic system has to be on the property you are using it for, not on an adjacent property. He said that the engineer and architects have met all of the restrictions that the Planning Board asked. He said he lives nearby on a family farm and would not impose something on others that would not be in the character of White Cross. He said he is a farmer, but has other income producing activities. He said he built the building that currently houses Bravo's Market, near the property proposed to be rezoned. He said that he is trying to improve the community, not to destroy. Chair Bedford asked if the driveway will be expanded as well as curbs. Earl Lewellyn with Kimley-Horn and Associates said it fits within the sixty foot right of way. Chair Bedford said the traffic analysis seemed straight forward and that even during peak times it could handle the traffic. She asked if there is any conflict expected with trucks and for detail on when the delivery trucks would be on site. Earl Lewellyn said he cannot speak to the absolute time of deliveries. Bob Hornik said they would try to have deliveries during low-volume hours. Earl Lewellyn said retailers are concerned with peak operations time and they try to avoid those. He said the proposed project barely triggers the county's ordinance for a traffic impact analysis.