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G?3 Transportation: The NCDOT 2013 Traffic Study reports 2,400 vehicles per day at the site. The subject tract is adjacent to US Highway 1, a major thoroughfare. The tract is not accessible from US Highway 1, but has easy access to the main highway. Major thoroughfares typically serve through travel and external travel into major industrial, commercial, recreational, and institutional attractions. Environmental: The property is located within the Cape Fear WS -IV Protected Area (CFS - WS -IV -PA) watershed. Non-residential development occurring in a WS -IV watershed classification which requires a Sedimentation and Erosion Control permit may occur at no more than twenty-four percent (24%) built upon area for projects utilizing curb and gutter and at no more than thirty-six percent (36%) built -upon area if the project does not utilize curb and gutter for storm water control. Ten percent (10%) of the CFS -WS -IV -PA watershed area may be developed with new development projects up to seventy (70%) built -upon area as Special Intensity Allocations (SIAs). SIAs are allocated by the Watershed Administrator on a "first come, first served" basis upon the approval and issuance of the appropriate permit. The total area remaining for SIA's in the CFS -WS -IV -PA is over 3,000 acres. A portion of the subject tract that borders the Deep River and is located within a 100 -year floodplain (ref. FEMA Map #3710966600K, dated February 2, 2007). Any development activity located within a flood hazard area will be required to meet standards and procedures of Article 13 Flood Hazard Regulations of the Unified Development Ordinance. Development Standards: If rezoned, all uses permitted in the Highway Commercial (HC) zoning district would be allowed and any future development of the site will be required to meet r all applicable design standards of the Unified Development Ordinance. Conformance with the 2020 Land Use Plan: The Sanford/Lee County 2020 Land Use Plan and Map identify areas at U S Highway 1 and Deep River Road (Old U S Highway 1) as an Interchange/Highway Node with a Highway Overlay. The Highway Node identifies major mixed-use areas of retail/service centers of over 200,000 square feet with additional major office and business park employment. Development at a highway node should be sited and designed as a community gateway. The Highway Overlay is intended to be an area where development will be subject to higher design standards. Conformance with the Deep River Small Area Land Use Plan: The Deep River Small Area Plan identifies this area within a Mixed Use Commercial Center classification. This classification is intended to contain high density commercial, office, and residential uses subject to high design standards in a compact area which is designed to be pedestrian -friendly. Rezoning this property to Highway Commercial conforms to the 2020 Land Use Plan and the Deep River Small Area Plan. When considering the zoning of the property, the reasonableness of the request, the public interest, and current development trends of the neighborhood should be considered.