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Vote on a Legislative request from Holmes Oil Co. to rezone Parcel No. 70153 being approximately 5.783 acres, located off US 64 E, from R-1 Residential to General Use Neighborhood Business, New Hope Township.
ABSTRACT
Action Requested:
Vote on a Legislative request from Holmes Oil Co. to rezone Parcel No. 70153 being approximately 5.783 acres, located off US 64 E, from R-1 Residential to General Use Neighborhood Business, New Hope Township.
Introduction & Background:
A legislative public hearing was held on November 19, 2018. Presenting the request were planning staff and Mark Ashness, PE with CE Group. No one signed up to speak on the matter. This parcel is part of the future expansion area for the existing property to the east that is zoned for business use and has been held by the landowner since 2006 per the recorded deed.
The Planning Board reviewed the item at their regular meeting on December 4, 2018. Recommendations and/or comments are noted in BOLD below each standard.
Discussion & Analysis:
The property is currently zoned R1, Residential, and the adjoining properties are zoned B1, General Business, to the east and R5, Residential on the north and west. The properties on the north and west are owned by the US Army Corps of Engineers for Jordan Lake. The properties on the south side of US 64 are zoned R1, Residential; B1, General Business; and Conditional Use B1 with a conditional use permit (see map below). The uses in the area include two convenience stores, a restaurant, and fire station. US 64 is a four lane divided median highway and the annual average daily traffic (AADT) county was 18,000 vehicles per day in 2017 at this location and 22,000 vehicles per day on the east side of intersection of NC 751.
The parcel is located within the WS-IV Critical Area watershed and also within the Jordan Lake drainage (see map below) and the built upon area is limited to...
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