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RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING BOARD WITH STAFF REPORT SUBMITTED AT THE AUGUST 19, 2013 PUBLIC HEARING APPLICATION 2013 -0801 RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING BOARD The Planning Board unanimously recommended approval of Application No. 2013 -0801 submitted by the Village of Cumnock, LLC to rezone Lee Co. Tax Parcels 9625 -93- 7261 -00 and 9635 -02- 2844 -00 (a total of 53.63± acres) from Residential Restricted (RR) district to Multi - Family-12 (MF --12) district. STAFF REPORT SUBMITTED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING: Site and Area Description The site requested for rezoning consists of two (2) tracts of land whose total area equals 53.63facres. Both tracts are vacant with limited natural vegetation. The properties lie south of Cotten Road and east of Cumnock Road. The tracts combined has over 1,400 feet of road frontage on Cotten Road, an NCDOT maintained street. Existing Zoning and Land Use Zoning surrounding the site is Residential Restricted (RR) and Residential Agricultural (RA) district. The land uses in the area consists of low- density single family home sites and several large undeveloped tracts of land. The land immediately north of the subject property is owned by the applicants and is currently vacant. A Planned Unit Development (PUD) rezoning request has been filed on that property and will be considered concurrently herewith this request. Staff Analysis The applicants are requesting to rezone to a Multi- Family -12 district that could allow the development of up to 648 multi- family residential units (12U /AC) on the subject property. The multi - family uses may be in the form of apartments, townhomes, duplexes or single - family detached homes. Multi - family development in the MF -12 district will be required to meet designed standards as prescribed in the Unified Development Ordinance. The Residential Restricted (RR) district is established to provide areas for low- density single - family uses, with a maximum of one and one -half (1.5) dwelling units per acre. The dimensional standards include a minimum lot size of 30,000 square feet, with front and rear yard setbacks of 30 feet, and a side yard setback of 15 feet. The requested MF -12 zoning district permits multi- family uses with a maximum density of up to 12 units per acre, depending on unit size. A MF -12 district designation may be applied to a use in a residential neighborhood that contains a mixture of single family and multi - family uses or in an area for which limited density multi - family use is appropriate. A MF -12 district may be used as a transition between a single family and higher intensity uses. MF -12 districts are appropriate in areas containing a variety of dwelling types, or in single - family areas at the intersection of local roads and collector or higher order streets. MF -12 districts are appropriate in locations where affordable housing is needed. MF -12 districts shall be designated only in areas with public water and sewer.