Agenda 06-03-2025; 5-b - Application for Zoning Atlas Amendment – 9900 NC 57, Rougemont, Little River Township

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11 is strategically positioned to the south end of the land parcel, directly across the road from existing storage infrastructure. The proposed positioning of the new infrastructure will avoid the most sensitive areas of the land parcel and will allow for the least amount of existing vegetation removal. To implement these Principles the following Goals are put forward: 1. The Study Area is located in a rural portion of the County where local residents have chosen to reside in an effort to escape the congestion and hectic pace of urban areas. Any additional development within the area shall augment or enhance, rather than detract from, the rural character and nature of the area. 2. The Study Area represents a gateway'into the County that establishes an entry corridor where travelers form opinions as to the quality of life within the area as a whole. To that end, steps should be taken to address design elements within the Study Area to aesthetically enhance this entranceway into Orange County. 3. The lack of reliable, consistent potable water supplies and poor soil conditions for septic drain fields limit development opportunities within the Study Area. Future development proposals should not adversely impact existing groundwater supplies and should be reviewed and approved with this factor in mind. 4. Stormwater runoff shall be maintained on site in conformity with existing standards and policies regardless of the age or approval date of the project. S. Air quality issues shall be an intricate part of any future permit reviewed within the Study Area. 6. Existing non-residential, non-conforming land uses should be made into conforming uses of property through amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan and should then be brought into compliance with existing, or proposed, development criteria to address off-site impacts.