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BOOS 6 PACE 595 May 11, 1967 Minutes continued "During its' April 17th meeting the Orange County Planning Board reviewed the items heard at the joint public hearing of the County Commissioners and the Planning Board on April 11, 1967. These items are briefly described below, and the recommendation of the Planning Board is given for each item: fpn. ! Item 4-67-1 Request for Rezoning by John T. Childs. Mr. John T. Childs requested that property owned by him, shown on Tax Map 15A, Block A, Lots 11 and 12 be rezoned from a Residential District to a Mobile Home Park District. The property is located south of Mt. Sinai Road and joins the existing Childs' Mobile Home Park. It is bound on the East by Eastwood Mobile Home Park and on the South and West by Duke University. On motion by Mr. Charles Johnston, seconded by Mr. Robert Strayhorn, the members voted unanimously to recommend to the County Commissioners that Mr. John T. Childs' property be rezoned from a Residential District to a Mobile Home Park District. Item 4-67-2 Request for Rezoning by Landmark Investment Co. Bobby R. Roberts, an officer.of Landmark Investment Co., requested that property owned by Landmark Investment Co., shown on Tax Map 15, Lots 15D and 17, be-rezoned from a Residential District to a Commercial and Apartment District. The property ! consists of approximately 23 acres; six acres in the northwest intersection of Mt. . Sinai Road and Kerley Road, and approximately 17 acres in the southwest intersection A nursing home and three 12-unit apartment houses have been erected on the 17 acre tract. The Durham-Orange County line runs through the 17 acre tract and the three apartment buildings are in Durham County; the nursing home is in Orange County. On motion by Mr. Preston Hogan, seconded by Mrs. Nellie Andrews, the members voted unanimously to recommend that the County Commissioners defer action on this rezoning request, pending consultation with the appropriate authorities of Durham County. Item 4-67--3 Request for Rezoning by George Tate, Jr. Mr. George Tate, Jr., requested that his property consisting of 9 acres, located in - the northeast intersection of Rogers Road and Purefoy Drive, be rezoned from a Residential District to a Mobile Home Park District. y On motion by Mr. Robert Strayhorn, seconded by Mr. Charles Johnston, the members vot d unanimously to recommend to the County Commissioners that Mr. George Tate's property be rezoned from a Residential District to a Mobile Home Park District. Item 4-67-4 Amendment Request by Mr. Dallas Branch. Mr. Dallas Branch appealed to the Planning Board to change the minimum lot size as "kr ; provided in the Zoning Ordinance, from one acre to 20,000 square feet; and to change g the minimum lot width at the setback line from 200 feet to 100 feet. x? On motion by Mr. Robert Strayhorn, seconded by Mr. Preston Hogan the members voted unanimously to recommend that the County Commissioners defer action on this request, pending clarification of the request. It was the feeling of the board members that no action could be taken because Mr. Branch did not specifically state in.-his written appeal that he wishes to amend the Zoning Ordinance." Discussion ensued concerning the recommendations and the following action was adopted by the Board of Commissioners- 1. Upon motion of Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Ray, the request of John Childs for rezoning of property shown on Tax Map 15A, Block A, Lots 11 and 12 was.classified as a Mobile Home Park. Y, - 2. Upon motion of Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Ray, the request of George Tate to rezone 9 acres on Purefoy Road was reclassified from Residential to Mobile Home Park. 3. 'Upon motion of Commissioner Ray the request of Dallas Branch relative to changing of minimum lot sizes from 20,000 square feet to 10,000 square feet and the request to change the minimum lot frontage setback line from 200 feet to 100 feet wa deferred pending additional. study of said request by the Planning Board. 4. Paul Roberts representing Landmark Investment Company requested that said property be rezoned. Mr. Roberts stated that this property was purchased about two years ago for the purpose of developing same and that approximately $38,000.00 had been spent in providing a sewer plant for said development. He stated further that the sewer plant was large enough to accomodate the nursing home presently-located on said land and to also accommodate the 250 additional apartment units planned for sai development: Mr. Roberts added further that the denial of a building permit for thi development would place a undue hardship on his project as same was planned and begun prior to the adoption of any zoning ordinance and further that he had invested a substantial amount of money in order to develop said area and that he felt any action other than the issuance of a permit would be unreasonable and unjustified.