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G22 Pg.2 of2 • Application #2010-0202 Solid Rock Community Church The request is to rezone to Office & Institutional District which is established to provide for agencies and offices rendering specialized services and traditional institutional functions (both public and private) including, but not limited to, governmental facilities, cultural and recreational facilities, educational facilities and charitable institutions. The dimensional standards of the O&I district includes 0 minimum lot size, a maximum building height of 60 feet, minimum building setbacks of 10 feet from any street right-of-way, and 0 rear and side yard setbacks. (A list ofpermitted uses for the Office & Institutional district is included within the agenda package) Utilities The site is currently served by public water and a private on-site sewerage system. Environmental The subject lot is not located in a water supply watershed or flood hazard area. Emergency Response The subject property is located within the Tramway Fire District. Transportation • The majority of Lee County's commercial establishments are located along U. S. Highway 1 South, a major thoroughfare. Commercial establishments have also developed along White Hill Road, also defined as a major thoroughfare by the 1994 Sanford Thoroughfare Plan. The Plan also notes that U. S. Highway 1 is a principal arterial passing through central North Carolina and connecting Rockingham, Southern Pines, and Sanford to Raleigh. Major thoroughfares typically serve through travel and external travel into major industrial, commercial, recreational, and institutional attractions. The NCDOT 2008 Traffic Study reports 7,100 vehicles per day on White Hill Road (US 15-501). Development Standards If rezoned, all of the uses permitted in the Office & Institutional zoning district will be allowed. The current development as well as any future developments will be required to meet the building design standards for non-residential uses along a thoroughfare in addition to the general standards of the Unified Development Ordinance. CONFORMANCE WITH THE GREENWOOD SMALL AREA PLAN The Greenwood Small Area Plan and Map did not recommend a change from the current development patterns on White Hill Road which is a mix of residential, commercial and industrial along the first one-mile beginning from its intersection with US Highway 1. CONFORMANCE WITH THE SANFORD/LEE COUNTY 2020 LAND USE PLAN The 2020 Land Use Plan and Map have not identified this property for any particular use. • When considering the zoning of the property, current development trends of the neighborhood should be continued and applied.