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MOTION: Selkirk moved to accept the criteria as delineated by Planning Staff. Seconded <br />by Strayhom. <br />VOTE: Unanimous. DR A Fla <br />(2) Z -03 -99 Ernie McBroom, Cedar Grove Township <br />Presented by Jim Hinkley. <br />PURPOSE: To consider a proposed Zoning Atlas amendment requested by Ernie McBroom for <br />his property in Cedar Grove Township. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Re nest That a 10.01 -acre tract be rezoned from AR Agricultural - Residential to AS <br />Agricultural Service. <br />15 <br />Location The proposed zoning lot is located at 750± Sawmill Road West (Tax Map No. <br />2.34..51), approximately 4,600 feet east of NC 86 and 3,000 feet west of Wilkerson <br />Road (SR 1507). <br />Existing and Proposed Conditions <br />Existing: The existing property is a 10.01a flag lot with access on the south side of Sawmill - <br />Road. The tract currently is fallow cropland. <br />Zoning: <br />• The property and all surrounding properties lie within Orange County's jurisdiction <br />and are zoned AR(LITTLE -PW) Agricultural- Residential (Little River Protected <br />Watershed) in accordance with the adopted Land Use Element of the <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br />• The minimum lot size is two acres. <br />• Permitted uses include agricultural activities, single family dwellings, duplexes on <br />twice the minimum lot size, and those uses which are supportive of residential <br />development such as fire stations, churches, utilities, etc. <br />• The NCDOT average daily traffic count was 800 for Sawmill Road taken in 1995 <br />at the intersection of NC 86. <br />Proposed: The proposed zoning lot meets the 2 -acre minimum lot size. A 12 percent (12 %) <br />impervious surface limitation for non - residential uses in the watershed will be <br />imposed. BMP (Best Management Practices) will not be allowed to satisfy <br />watershed requirements. <br />• The proposed zoning for the 10.01a site is AS(LITTLE -PW) Agricultural Service <br />(Little River Protected Watershed). <br />• Minimum lot size is two acres. <br />• Permitted use includes ruraCnon -farm, non- residential development which supports <br />the horticultural, silvicultural, and agricultural uses of AR districts. <br />8 <br />