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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1362Chairman Norman declared the meeting to be in a public hearing, and Attorney Pope administered the oaths to the individuals desiring to speak in regards to Case No. 0610-1 (conditional use district). Case No. 0610-1: Moondance Land Company LLC Requests to Amend the Iredell County Land Use Plan and to Rezone a Portion of Property from Residential Agricultural & Neighborhood Business to General Business Conditional Use: Acting Planning Director Steve Warren reviewed the following staff report for this case. PLANNING STAFF REPORT OWNERS: Moondance Land Company, LLC (James P. Cartner) PO Boz 79 Stony Point, NC 28678 AGENT: E. Bedford Cannon 140 E. Water Street Statesville, NC 28677 LOCATION: Corner of Scotts Creek Road and Wilkesboro Highway/ NC 115, more specifically a portion of PIN # 4736-11-0736. Directions: Highway 115 north, on the southwest corner of Scotts Creek Road. REQUESTED ACTION AND CONDITIONS: Amend the Land Use Plan and rezone a portion of the propertyfrom RA, Residential Agriculture Zoning District and NB, Neighborhood Business Zoning District to GB -CUD, General Business — Conditional Use Zoning District. PROPOSED USE: Veterinary Hospital. SIZE: The proposed area to be rezoned is 2.321 acres. The total parcel is 3.557 acres. EXISTING LAND USE: Vacant. SURROUNDING LAND USE: Residential, commercial, and vacant. WATERSHED REGULATIONS: This property is not located in a watershed. TRAFFIC. According to the 1993 Iredell County Thoroughfare Plan, the capacity for this stretch of roadway is 12,000 vehicles per day. In 2003, the estimated daily traffic count was 9,500 vehicles per day. The impacts of amending the Land Use Plan should not impact the amount of traffic at this intersection, since the use is intended to draw customers from the surrounding residential areas. ZONING HISTORY. This property has been zoned RA and NB since County -wide zoning went into effect in 1990. The previous owner, Shirley Levan, requested that this property be rezoned in 2005 to HB -CUD with the only condition being that it was for an animal hospital only. The staff recommended approval of the request. The Planning Board voted 9-0 to recommend in favor of the request on April 6, 2005. The Board of. Commissioners voted 5-0 to deny the request on May 3, 2005, citing septic and buffering issues. STAFF COMMENTS: This property is at the intersection of two major roads in the County. There is a gas station to the north of this property as well as other businesses in the area. Rezoning only a portion of the property and a required 30 foot buffer along all adjacent residentially zoned properties, will protect the neighboring residential uses from any negative impacts associated with the proposed use. The applicant hired a licensed soil scientist to evaluate this ^rf st v.;