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REZONING STAFF REPORT Case: 10-553

Teresa Byrd, Planner I tbyrd@harnett.org

Mark Locklear, Manager of Planning Services mlocklear@harnett.org

Phone: (910) 893-7525 Fax: (910) 814-8278

Planning Board: January 4, 2011 County Commissioners: January 24, 2011

Requesting rezoning from RA-20M & RA-20R to Commercial

Applicant Information Owner of Record: Applicant: Name: JME Riverwalk, LLC-et al Name: Jason Bertoncino, PE

Address: 1137 Kildaire Farm Road, Suite 200 Address: 111 Mackenan Drive

City/State/Zip: Cary, NC 27511 City/State/Zip: Cary, NC 27511

Property Description Out of 2 Parcel=approx. 314 acres

PIN(s): 9567-76-0361.000 & 9567-88-9050.000 Acreage: 45.3 Acres

Address/SR No.: SR 1203 Calvary Church Road & SR 1201 Ponderosa Road

Township:

(09) Johnsonville (10) Lillington (11) Neill’s Creek (12) Stewart’s Creek (13) Upper Little River

(01) Anderson Creek (02) Averasboro (03) Barbecue (04) Black River

(05) Buckhorn (06) Duke (07) Grove (08) Hectors Creek

Vicinity Map

Vicinity Map

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Physical Characteristics

Site Description: This site is currently undeveloped. Surrounding Land Uses: Surrounding Land Uses are single family residential homes, Church, Cypress Creek Farms Subdivision, Western Harnett Industrial Park, farmland and vacant land. A small front portion of this site is located within the Hwy 87 Corridor Overlay District.

Aerial Photograph

Services Available Water:

Public (Harnett County)

Private (Well)

Other: Unverified

Sewer:

Public (Harnett County)

Private (Septic Tank)

Other: unverified

Transportation: Annual Daily Traffic Count: SR 1203 is 550 & SR 1201 is 1500 Site Distances: Good on both SR

Zoning District Compatibility The following is a summary list of general uses,

for actual permitted uses refer to the Zoning Ordinance.

CURRENT REQUESTED RA-20M/R Comm Parks & Rec X X

Natural Preserves X X

Bona Fide Farms X

Single Family X X

Manufactured Homes, Design Regulated

Manufactured Homes X

Multi-Family X

Institutional

Commercial Services X

Retail X

Wholesale X

Industrial

Manufacturing

Zoning Map

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Land Use Classification Compatibility

ZONING LAND USE Comm MDR Parks & Rec X X

Natural Preserves X X

Bona Fide Farms

Single Family X X

Manufactured

Homes, Design Regulated

Manufactured Homes

Multi-Family

Institutional

Commercial Services X

Retail X

Wholesale X

Industrial

Manufacturing

Future Land Use Map

Additional Information

Evaluation Yes No The IMPACT to the adjacent property owners and the surrounding community is

reasonable, and the benefits of the rezoning outweigh any potential inconvenience or harm to the community. REASONING: The Highway 87 corridor is becoming predominately non-residential and development in the vicinity of the subject property has continued at a steady pace. A small portion of the front property located off Calvary Church Road is located within the Highway 87 Corridor Overlay District and the requested zoning change will not have a negative impact on the surrounding property.

Yes No The requested zoning district is COMPATIBLE with the existing Land Use Classification. REASONING: The subject properties are not compatible with the existing land use plan. However, due to the current growth plan and economic development efforts taking place within close proximity to this site. It is recommended that the land use plan be amended to accommodate commercial growth in the area.

Yes No The proposal does ENHANCE or maintain the public health, safety and general welfare. REASONING: The proposed commercial zoning district is more appropriate for the site due to several factors. Highway 87 is a primary thoroughfare throughout Western Harnett County and the continued non-residential development along this corridor is considered vital to Harnett County local economy.

Yes No The request is for a SMALL SCALE REZONING and should be evaluated for reasonableness REASONING: This request for Commercial Zoning must be considered for a small scale rezoning as the subject property is not immediately adjacent to Commercial Zoning.

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Suggested Statement-of-Consistency (Staff concludes that…)

The requested rezoning to Commercial is compatible with Harnett County regulatory documents and would not have an unreasonable impact on the surrounding community and will enhance the public health, safety, and general welfare for the reasons stated in the evaluation. It is recommended that this rezoning request be APPROVED.

Site Photographs

Calvary Church Road Calvary Church Road (opposite direction)

Ponderosa Road Ponderosa Road (opposite direction)

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Adjacent Property (Calvary Church Rd) Adjacent Property (Ponderosa Road)

Attachments

Original Rezoning Application Justification Statement