HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1004 (2)REQUESTED ACTION AND CONDITIONS: Rezone the subject parcel from RA,
Residential Agricultural to RO-CUD, Residential Office Conditional-Use District with the
following condition:
• employ screening device per Article XII, Section 1 of the Zoning Ordinance on the
west side of subject property along the common boundary with PIN# 4626-71-2123.
PROPOSED USE: Office and/or service uses.
SIZE: 1 acre.
EXISTING LAND USE: Residential.
SURROUNDING LAND USE: Residential with new Lake Norman Fire Department and
RO uses to the north of the subject parcel.
WATERSHED REGULATIONS: The subject parcel is located within the WS-IV-CA
watershed.
TRAFFIC: This section of Brawley School Road had a traffic count of 5,800 vehicles per
day in 2004; the 1993 Thoroughfare Plan states that this section also has a carrying capacity
of 9,000 vehicles per day.
ZONING HISTORY: This property has been zoned RA since countywide zoning took
effect in 1990.
STAFF COMMENTS: This property is located at the intersection of two major roads that
provide access to areas that have been heavily developed into residential communities. The
property is also bordered on the west by a private LCID (Land Clearing & Inert Debris)
landfill. Staff review indicates that the property is therefore situated at a location more
conducive to a Residential-Office use rather than purely residential; such a rezoning would
not require an amendment to the land-use plan. In an effort to facilitate improved buffering
in this residential area, the applicant is proposing to require screening on the west side of
the subject parcel pursuant to Article XII of the Zoning Ordinance (note that this is not a
standard requirement of the RO district because it is primarily a residential classification).
Due to the unique location of this parcel and its proximity to the main travel way, as well as
the proposed screening which would enhance the visual impacts between Brawley School
Road and the adjacent landfill, staff recommends in favor of the request.
PLANNING BOARD ACTION: On December 7, 2005 the Planning Board unanimously
recommended approval of this request by an 8-0 vote.
Warren said the proposed use was considered to be a good fit for property. He noted the
landfill that bordered the property, and he said a residential office zoning would eliminate any
retail uses that could occur in the existing residential agricultural zoning.
Jerry Barnette, said he and two others owned the property, and none of them desired to
reside at the site. He said several neighbors in the area had indicated an interest in having some
type of office building, for instance a medical facility, on the property. Mr. Barnette said the
applicants were not trying to "hurt" the area.
No one else desired to speak, and Chairman Tice adjourned the hearing.
OTIO by Commissioner Robertson, after reviewing the findings of fact and
determining them to be in order, to rezone the property involved in Case 0512-1 (Barnette) from
Residential Agricultural to Residential Office Conditional Use District.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
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MOTIOq by Commissioner Johnson to approve the following seven (7) consent agenda
items.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.