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Vote on a legislative request to approve by Hardip Dhillon on Parcels 5336, 5584, 84340, and 5577 to rezone from R-1 Residential and MH-NC to General Use Neighborhood Business (NB) totaling approximately 15.25 acres, located on Old US 1, Cape Fear Township.
ABSTRACT
Action Requested:
Vote on a legislative request to approve by Hardip Dhillon on Parcels 5336, 5584, 84340, and 5577 to rezone from R-1 Residential and MH-NC to General Use Neighborhood Business (NB) totaling approximately 15.25 acres, located on Old US 1, Cape Fear Township.
Introduction & Background:
A legislative public hearing was held January 17, 2023. Planning staff presented as well as Tracy Rainer, attorney for the applicant. No comments from the public.
With the announcement of an auto manufacturer coming to this area of the county and being adjacent to other properties that have recently received approvals for rezoning to light industrial, the applicant seeks opportunity to utilize property he has owned for many years for a designation that could compliment and support the community as well as bridging a gap between industrial and residential properties in the area.
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 situations such as wastewater capacity, access to public utilities, impervious surface 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, which would be remedied by the proposed amendment. No errors in the Ordinance are being claimed. Removing a non-conforming situation from the Zoning map would be achieved.
2. The changed or changing conditions, if any, which make the proposed rezoning reasonably necessary. With the recent industrial rezonings of the Moncure ...
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