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Vote on a request by the Chatham County Board of Commissioners to rezone parcels 5379 and 5842, containing approximately 984 acres, from CU IND-H Conditional Use Heavy Industrial and R-1 Residential to IND-H Heavy Industrial, located off of Moncure Flatwood Road.
ABSTRACT
Action Requested:
Vote on a request by the Chatham County Board of Commissioners to rezone parcels 5379 and 5842, containing approximately 984 acres, from CU IND-H Conditional Use Heavy Industrial and R-1 Residential to IND-H Heavy Industrial, located off of Moncure Flatwood Road.
Planning Board discussion is noted below.
Introduction & Background:
A legislative public hearing was held on April 16, 2018. Planning staff presented the request and Kyle Touchstone, Economic Development Corporation Director, spoke in support of the rezonings.
Discussion & Analysis:
The parcels are currently zoned R1, Residential and CU-IND-H, Conditional Use Heavy Industrial, and the applicant is requesting to rezone both tracts to IH, Heavy Industrial. The properties are located adjacent to Moncure Flatwoods Road and are approximately 2 miles of a US 1 interchange. The adjoining properties are zoned R1, Residential and CU-IND-H, Conditional Use Heavy Industrial and are primarily wooded or pasture. The surrounding uses include mining, coal ash storage, and limited residential development.
The parcel is located within a WS-IV Protected Area watershed district within the Cape Fear drainage. In 2016, the Watershed Protection Ordinance was amended to provide a 10/70 special non-residential intensity allocation within the employment center identified on the as referenced in the Conceptual Plan Rural Preservation and Targeted Employment, adopted July 15, 2013. There are several water features shown on the USGS topographic map and NRCS soil survey maps. Additionally, there is special flood hazard areas identified on the property along Shaddox Creek.
When considering a general use rezoning request, Section 19 of the...
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