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Vote on a legislative request by Qunity, PA to rezone Parcels 18750, 18896, 18897 from CD-CC Conditional District Compact Community to CD-O&I Conditional District Office & Institutional for a church/place of worship, being a total of 50.117 acres, located at 9780 US 15-501 N, Williams Township
Abstract
Introduction & Background:
A legislative public hearing was held August 19, 2024. Planning staff presented the request, and the applicants also made a presentation and were available for questions. No one from the public spoke.
The applicant stated they will be utilizing an underground drip system for the wastewater so there will nothing visible from the ground surface, they are designing the facility to complement existing commercial in the area, they have added additional buffering, and are working with NCDOT on creating the safest traffic flow possible.
These parcels were rezoned in February 2022 for a Conditional District Compact Community use for a 55+ development with 151 single family dwellings, a congregate care facility, daycare/offices, community garden, and barn for event space.
The main concern voiced by the Commissioners during the public hearing was that the Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) referenced up to 3,000 total trips one day a week on Sundays, concerned that the design wasn't in keeping with the surrounding area (rural character and existing businesses), preservation, number of parking spaces needed, the size of the main building, and what the benefit to the county would be since they are not required to pay property taxes under the non- profit exemption law.
Based on the traffic analysis provided with the Herndon Farms rezoning in 2022, the expected trips per day at build out would be 1,616. Over the seven-day period, that would equate to 11,312 total trips per week. The development was proposed to have 150,000 sf of non-residential buildings.
Since the public hearing, the Planning Department has received numerous emails both in sup...
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