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Vote to approve a legislative request by Pranay Parekh to rezone Parcel 17357 from CU-RA90 (previously Contentnea Creek) to R-5 Residential, being 130.443 acres, located at 739 Hatley Rd., New Hope Township.
ABSTRACT
Action Requested:
Vote to approve a legislative request by Pranay Parekh to rezone Parcel 17357 from CU-RA90 (previously Contentnea Creek) to R-5 Residential, being 130.443 acres, located at 739 Hatley Rd., New Hope Township.
Introduction & Background:
The legislative public hearing was held August 21, 2023. Representatives for the applicant and three neighboring property owners spoke on the matter. There were no objections to the rezoning application.
A conditional use rezoning to RA-90 (90,000 square foot minimum lot size) and conditional use permit for a subdivision were approved in 2006 for a development named Cooper Subdivision. The developer didn't move forward with the project and the conditional use permit expired. The current owner wishes to revert the zoning designation to the original R-5 designation (5-acre average/3-acre minimum) in order to create a large lot conventional subdivision.
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 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, would be remedied by the proposed amendment. No errors in the Ordinance are being claimed.
2. The changed or changing conditions, if any, make the proposed rezoning reasonably necessary. The adjoining property on three sides of this property are zoned R-5 and this was parcel was zoned R-5 prior to 2006. The new owner wishes to create up to 25 new residential lots...
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