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RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING BOARD <br />WITH STAFF REPORT SUBMITTED AT THE AUGUST 19, 2013 PUBLIC HEARING <br />APPLICATION 2013 -0802 <br />RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING BOARD The Planning Board unanimously <br />recommended approval of Application No. 2013 -0802 with conditions proposed by the Village of <br />Cumnock, LLC to rezone 81.36± acres of land from Residential Agricultural (RA) district to <br />Residential 6 Conditional Zoning District (R-6-Q. <br />STAFF REPORT SUBMITTED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING: <br />Site and Area Description <br />The site requested for rezoning consists of 81.36 + -acres of vacant land located west of Cumnock <br />Road At present, the site is accessed via an easement through an adjoining 128 -acre tract to the <br />south that is owned by the applicarts. <br />Existing Zoning and Land Use <br />Zoning surrounding the site is Residential Agricultural, Highway Commercial and Highway <br />Commercial CZD. The residential agricultural land uses consists of very low - density single family <br />home sites and large vacant tracts of land. The commercial uses consist of Bud's Barbeque, West <br />Sanford VFD and a vacant 128+ -acre tract to the south that was rezoned to Highway Commercial <br />CZD in 2411. <br />Staff Analysis <br />The current Residential Agricultural (RA) district is established to provide areas for low density <br />single family uses with a maximum density of one dwelling unit per acre. The RA district supports <br />low intensity agricultural operations as well as agri- business and supportive industrial and <br />commercial uses. Industrial operations are not permitted unless they clearly support an agricultural <br />use. RA zoning protects and preserves valuable agricultural areas, implements agricultural <br />protection zoning, establishes performance standards for rural businesses, preserves rural areas, <br />preserves pasture land and agriculture, sets maximum permissible densities or new zoning districts, <br />defines specific areas for rural commercial uses, and identifies areas appropriate for agricultural <br />preservation. The dimensional standards include a minimum lot size of 40,000 square feet, with <br />front and rear yard setbacks of 30 feet and a side yard setback of 15 feet. <br />The applicants are requesting to rezone the subject property to R -6 -C Conditional Zoning District, <br />Type 2. The permitted uses and development standards in the requested R -6 -C Conditional Zoning <br />District Type 2 district are the same as allowed in the R -6 general use zoning district. <br />The R -6 district is established to provide higher density residential living opportunities with compact <br />development consisting of the full spectrum of residential unit types where adequate public facilities <br />and services are available. Unit types may include single family attached dwellings, townhouses, <br />duplexes and apartments, with a maximum of seven (7) dwelling units per acre except as otherwise <br />provided in this Ordinance. R -6 district may serve as a transitional district between lower density <br />residential and low intensity commercial uses. This district is intended to allow a mix of residential <br />unit types and densities to provide a balance of housing opportunities while maintaining <br />neighborhood compatibility. R -6 supports the principles of concentrating urban growth and <br />reinforcing existing community centers. <br />An application for a Conditional Zoning District is subject to the same procedures and standards of <br />review as a general use district zoning. The Conditional Zoning District Type 2 is defined as a <br />district created for the purpose of allowing a property owner to place additional conditions upon an <br />existing, equivalent conventional, general use zoning district. Conditional Zoning District Type 2 <br />would be the preferred zoning approach if a petitioner desired to (a) to reduce or narrow the number <br />