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8 <br /> 1. Application: Project shall be completed as presented in approved site plan/application <br /> packet; <br /> 2. Off-Street Parking Requirements: Relief from providing the 54 parking spaces required, <br /> conditional on provision of 34 parking spaces; <br /> 3. Driveway Access: Responsive to NC Department of Transportation comments, right turn <br /> lane shall be provided at the White Cross Road driveway; <br /> 4. Resource Protection Area: Recognizing that the property is within a Resource Protection <br /> Area due to its proximity to the White Cross School the north elevation towards NC Hwy <br /> 54 shall consist of the same treatment of cement fiber, lap siding, trim, crown, frieze, <br /> simulated windows, etc. as proposed for the front elevation in the submitted application; <br /> 5. Existing Building: Applicant will accept an offer from the community to remove the existing <br /> structure at no cost/liability to the applicant if a written and qualified offer is received within <br /> 30 days of site plan approval and the existing structure is removed within 60 days of <br /> agreement; <br /> 6. Fire Safety: Fire suppression needs shall be met by securing a deed of easement and <br /> agreement for use of the water source (3 acre pond) identified on Orange County PIN <br /> 9748-28-3016. <br /> Public Notification: In accordance with Section 2.8.7 of the LIDO, notices of the Public Hearing <br /> were mailed via first class mail to property owners within 1,000 feet of the subject parcel. These <br /> notices were mailed on February 21, 2023, 14 days before the meeting. Staff also posted the <br /> subject parcel with a signs on February 21, 2023, 14 days before the meeting. See Attachment <br /> 3 for the notification materials. <br /> Planning Board Recommendation: The Planning Board reviewed the zoning atlas amendment at <br /> its March 8, 2023 regular meeting. At this meeting the Board voted 9 to 3 to recommend denial <br /> of the application based on its finding that the application is inconsistent with the Comprehensive <br /> Plan. <br /> Excerpts of the minutes from the meeting are included in Attachment 6. Agenda materials from <br /> the meeting can be viewed at: https://www.co.orange.nc.us/AgendaCenter/Planning-Board-26 <br /> Planning Director's Recommendation: The Planning Director recommends approval of the: <br /> 1. Statement of Consistency indicating the zoning atlas amendment(s) are reasonable <br /> and in the public interest as contained in Attachment 7. <br /> 2. Ordinance amending Zoning Atlas, as well as imposing development conditions, for <br /> the identified parcel as contained in Attachment 8. <br /> Ty Stober, Planning Director, made the following presentation: <br />