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Vote to approve a legislative rezoning request by MAD Pea Ridge, LLC for a general use rezoning on Parcels 5585, 5807, 90707, located at 4247 Old US 1 and off Pea Ridge Road, from R-1 Residential and Industrial Light to Industrial Light, Cape Fear Township, totaling 243.5 acres.
ABSTRACT
Action Requested:
Vote to approve a legislative rezoning request by MAD Pea Ridge, LLC for a general use rezoning on Parcels 5585, 5807, 90707, located at 4247 Old US 1 and off Pea Ridge Road, from R-1 Residential and Industrial Light to Industrial Light, Cape Fear Township, totaling 243.5 acres.
Introduction & Background:
A legislative public hearing was held September 19, 2022. Planning staff and the property owners presented the information. No one else spoke on the matter.
A correction in the notice is that Parcel 90707 is already zoned Industrial Light and should not have been included in this request. Only two parcels, 5585 and 5807 are under consideration and reduces the acreage from 243.5 to 199.92.
The Planning Board met October 4, 2022. There were only two statements made about the request:
* Even though the properties are outside the Employment Center node of the Comp Plan, it is adjacent/adjoining to Heavy Industrial, and it would be best to approve this application because the properties are situated near the auto manufacturer site.
Discussion & Analysis:
When considering a general use rezoning, all uses listed in Section 10.13 of the Chatham County Zoning Ordinance listed under the proposed zoning classification are permitted. However, due to possible site constraints such as wastewater capacity or availability, access to public utilities, built upon area limits, etc., not all uses are feasible. The decision to approve a general use rezoning shall be determined by the following criteria.
1. Any alleged error in the Ordinance, if any, which would be remedied by the proposed amendment. The applicant is not claiming any error in the ordinance.
2. The cha...
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