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Vote on a Legislative request for approval for general use rezoning from CU-Ind Heavy to R-1 Residential by Jim Saputo on property located at 148 Rush Rd. New Hill, Parcel No. 5545, being approx. 51.6 acres.
ABSTRACT
Action Requested:
Vote on a Legislative request for approval for general use rezoning from CU-Ind Heavy to R-1 Residential by Jim Saputo on property located at 148 Rush Rd. New Hill, Parcel No. 5545, being approx. 51.6 acres.
Introduction & Background:
A legislative public hearing was held on February 18, 2019. Planning staff presented the request and Mark Ashness, representative for the applicant, provided input. No-one else spoke on the matter.
This property currently has a zoning designation of Conditional Use Heavy Industrial (CU-IH) which was approved in 1994 for a rock crushing operation. The conditional use permit (CUP) associated with the current zoning will be voided if the rezoning is approved. The property was never developed for the heavy industrial use and has remained vacant.
Discussion & Analysis:
The property is located in an area surrounded on three sides by R-1 Residential zoning. The properties to the south are zoned Conditional Use Heavy Industrial (CU-IH), Conditional Use Business (CU-B1), and Residential. The conditional use permit for the property zoned CU-IH is part of the CUP for the property under consideration for rezoning and will be voided. The CUP for the CU-B1 property is for a landscaping and nursery business. The applicant also owns the adjacent property to the east, Parcel No. 66894, which provides direct access to Old US 1.
The zoning map that follows shows the current zoning in the areas surrounding the parcel.
The map below shows the watershed classification and the majority of the parcel is located within the WSIV-PA (outside the Jordan Lake Buffer Rule area) and LWA Local.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service soils map below shows one potential blueline stream on the property. If the property ...
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