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RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING BOARD (► , FOR A CHANGE TO THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF LEE COUNTY APPLICATION 2013 -1201 The Planning Board by a unanimous vote recommends the Board of Commissioners approve Application 42013 -1201 submitted by Mr. & Mrs. Quinton Thomas to rezone a 2 -acre lot located west of NC Highway 87 South that lies between 5636 and 5740 NC Highway 87 South from Residential Restricted (RR) district to Residential Agricultural (RA) district. LAND USE INFORMATION PRESENTED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING Site and Area Description: The property requested for rezoning consists of a 2 -acre vacant lot located west of NC Highway 87 South. The lot lies between 5363 and 5740 NC Highway 87 S and has 50 feet of road frontage. Existing Zoning and Land Uses: Properties adjoining west of the petitioned lot and being west of an abandoned railroad right -of -way is zoned Residential Agricultural. Properties adjoining north and south are zoned Residential Restricted. Also to the north is a lot zoned Highway Commercial. Land uses in the area consist of residential single- family homes and agricultural uses. The applicant and their family own a 63+ -acre tract surrounding the subject lot. Carolina Trace Subdivision is located east of the site and east of Highway 87 South. Staff Analysis: On November 7 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas came into the Environmental Health Services Office and Planning Office to inquire about placing a single -wide manufactured home on the subject lot for their son. Upon review of their proposal, planning staff informed them that the lot was zoned Residential Restricted (RR) and that manufactured homes were not allowed in the RR district. The applicants stated to staff that they wanted to place the home on the lot for their son to live in, to have him closer to them to help with his disabled father. After a general discussion with staff, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas decided to file an application to rezone the lot to Residential Agricultural (RA) district to allow for the manufactured home. With the layout of the lot, any home place on it will be over 300 feet from the highway. The Residential Restricted (RR) district is intended for low- density single - family residential uses and housing types that only include site -built or modular homes on a 30,000sf lot. Manufactured homes are not allowed in the RR zoning district. The Residential Agricultural (RA) district is intended for agricultural uses and single - family housing types that allow manufactured homes as well as the site built and modular homes on a 40,000sf lot. Utilities: A well and septic system are currently located on the lot. The septic system has been re- evaluated and approved by the Environmental Health Service Department. Emergency Response: The subject property is located within the Carolina Trace Fire District. Transportation: The 2012 NCDOT Traffic Count Study reported 21,000 vehicle trips per day on NC Highway 87S. Conformance with the 2020 Land Use Plan: The subject lot is located along a major highway corridor. The 2020 Land Use Plan designates properties along this corridor within a Highway Overlay for retail /commercial projects. Residential uses will continue in the area until a concentration of businesses is proposed. When considering the zoning of the property, current development trends of the neighborhood should be continued and applied.