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Vote to approve an ordinance and adopt a resolution approving the consistency statement for a general use rezoning by Vikas & Gunsan Laad, from CD-NB to R-1 Residential on Parcel 96061, being 19.43 acres, located at 2676 Farrington Point Rd., Williams Township
Abstract
Introduction & Background:
A legislative public hearing was held June 16, 2025. Planning staff presented the request, and no-one signed up to speak.
Commissioner Howard had questions about the application and why the applicant is requesting to revert to residential and was it due to going forward with an agricultural exemption. Planning staff stated that is the intent based on the application. She also asked if the property qualifies as a bona fide farm and could the owners still have an event venue. Planning staff advised they could under the current agritourism definition of the NCGS and they would not be required to comply with zoning regulations. Staff also commented that this was general use rezoning and the commissioners should consider all of the uses allowed within the R1 zoning classification.
Discussion & Analysis:
When considering general use rezoning, all uses listed in Section 10.13 of the Chatham County Zoning Ordinance listed under the proposed zoning classification are permitted by right or require a special use permit. Uses listed as SUP3 are permitted uses by right if connected to public water and sanitary sewer. However, due to possible limitations such as wastewater capacity, 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. No errors in the Ordinance are being made.
2. The changed or changing conditions, if any, make the proposed rezoning reasonably necessary. As seen in the zoning map below, the property was rezoned to Conditional District N...
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