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Vote on a legislative request to approve by Hardip Dhillon on Parcels 5333, 5517, 5521, and 5520 to rezone from R-1 Residential and B-1 Business to General Use Neighborhood Business (NB) totaling approximately 16 acres, located on Old US 1, Cape Fear Township.
ABSTRACT
Action Requested:
Vote on a legislative request to approve by Hardip Dhillon on Parcels 5333, 5517, 5521, and 5520 to rezone from R-1 Residential and B-1 Business to General Use Neighborhood Business (NB) totaling approximately 16 acres, located on Old US 1, Cape Fear Township.
Introduction & Background:
A legislative public hearing was held January 17, 2023. Planning staff and Tracy Rainer, attorney for the applicant, presented the request. No one from the public commented.
With the announcement of a car manufacturer coming to this area, NCDOT begin the process of preparing plans for redesigning several highways and roadways surrounding the TIP sites and Mega Sites. Per their proposal, it was discovered these parcels were going to be directly affected by the removal of the interchange from US 1 onto Old US 1 where the applicant's current business is located. The fuel pumps and some of the frontage on the other parcels will be removed.
This convenience store has been located on the property since at least 1988 and the applicant has owned it since 1996. It is one the larger retail establishments in the Moncure area and is adjacent to the highway and industrial uses. The applicant has hopes of expanding and offering more commercial uses as would be allowed by the Zoning Ordinance.
Below is a portion of the map from NCDOT for proposed roadway changes
? Gray - removal of interchange
? Green- proposed easement
? Yellow- proposed new roadway
Discussion & Analysis:
When considering a general use rezoning, all uses listed in Section 10.13 of the Chatham County Zoning Ordinance under the proposed zoning classification are permitted. However, due to site specific limitations su...
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