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LEE COUNTY • Committed Todoy for u Better Tomorrow TO: Cppmmissioner Robert Reives FROM: Donald G. Nicholson-Chair Lee County Agriculture Advisory Board DATE: July 29, 2009 SUBJECT: Rezoning of Property in Tramway Area At the July 28, 2009 inaugural meeting of the Lee County Agriculture Advisory Board, Marshall Downey from Lee County Planning and Development made a presentation concerning the rezoning of property at the corner of Bruce Coggins and Tramway Roads. Currently the property is zoned Residential/Agricultrural (RA) and a petition has been made by the owner to change the zoning to Highway/Commercial (!-IC). At your request, the Agriculture Advisory Board reviewed this petition and considered • the following on the proposed rezoning: • The original business on the site served primarily agriculturally oriented clients, which was considered acceptable practice under current zoning. • The size of this tract (.92 acres) is not eligible for Present-Use Value; a requirement linked to Voluntary Agriculture District eligibility. • With the exception of the Yarborough tract the majority of surrounding property, including the 30+ acres currently for sale and located diagonally across the road from the tract in question, is zoned Residential Restricted (RR). • Several nearby tracts in this area are zoned Highway/Commercial. • The business looking to use the property as a "Family Fun Center" would require changing its zoning to Highway/Commercial to align the property with the current Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). After discussing this matter, the Agricultu e Advisory Board felt another commercial business at this site would not constitute setting a precedent for this area and voted unanimously in favor of supporting this rezoning request. On behalf of the Lee County Agriculture Advisory Board, I thank you for your consideration of our recommendation,. We value your support of Lee County Agriculture and look forward to working with you on future projects. G28 0 CC: Lee County Board of Commissioners