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Vote on a legislative request by the Chatham County Board of Commissioners to approve a legislative General Use rezoning on Parcel 5368 being 66.5 acres located off the Moncure Flatwoods Rd, a portion of Parcel 85332 being approximately 200 acres located at 1315 Moncure Pittsboro Rd, and a portion of Parcel 5601 being approximately 47 acres located off Christian Chapel Church Rd, totaling approximately 313.5 acres, from R-1 Residential and Conditional Use Heavy Industrial to Industrial Heavy, Cape Fear Township.
ABSTRACT
Action Requested:
Vote on a legislative request by the Chatham County Board of Commissioners to approve a legislative General Use rezoning on Parcel 5368 being 66.5 acres located off the Moncure Flatwoods Rd, a portion of Parcel 85332 being approximately 200 acres located at 1315 Moncure Pittsboro Rd, and a portion of Parcel 5601 being approximately 47 acres located off Christian Chapel Church Rd, totaling approximately 313.5 acres, from R-1 Residential and Conditional Use Heavy Industrial to Industrial Heavy, Cape Fear Township.
Introduction & Background:
A legislative public hearing was held June 21, 2022. Planning staff presented the request. Two citizens made comments to the Board: Mr. Don Brown and Ms. Casey Mann. Mr. Brown's concerns were about his five parcels he owns that are currently under forestry management, that he hasn't seen any plans or discussions about buffers, and what the impact to families in this area is going to be. Ms. Mann stated she supports Mr. Brown's farm and is concerned about the ecosystem care when development starts. She stated they want to see large buffers, trees, etc as incentives to develop the area that will preserve natural areas. No one else spoke on the matter.
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 limiting situ...
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