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C 0 6 Pg. 2 of 2 Petition 2010-0301 C. Bunnell • The proposed zoning district (Highway Commercial-HC) is established to accommodate uses that depend upon a large flow of traffic and convenient access, such as retailing of durable goods, the provision of commercial services to industrial areas, and the provision of services to tourists. The minimum dimensional standards in the HC district include a lot width of 50 feet, a front yard setback of 10 feet, and 0 rear and side yard setbacks. Please note that the minimum building setback information provided does not take into consideration the required landscape buffer yards or building and fire codes. A list of permitted uses for the Highway Commercial (HC) zoning district is included within the agenda for your reference. Transportation The majority of Lee County's commercial establishments are located along U. S. Highway 1 South, a major thoroughfare. The Highway Commercial (HC) district is generally located adjacent to major thoroughfares. Major thoroughfares typically serve through travel and external travel into major industrial, commercial, recreational, and institutional attractions. The 1994 Sanford Thoroughfare Plan Technical Report notes that US #1 is a principal arterial passing through central North Carolina and connecting Rockingham, Southern Pines, and Sanford to Raleigh. The NCDOT 2008 Traffic Study reports 11,000 vehicle trips per day on Jefferson Davis Highway near the subject tract. Lark Lane is a private road with a right-of-way width of 60 feet. The road is maintained by the • owners of the lots it serves. Environmental The subject lot is not located in a water supply watershed or flood hazard area. Development Standards If rezoned, all uses permitted in the Highway Commercial (HC)) district will be allowed. Also if rezoned, the future development of the site will be required to meet the building design standards for non-residential developments along a thoroughfare in addition to all other development standards of the Unified Development Ordinance. CONFORMANCE WITH THE SANFORD/LEE COUNTY 2020 LAND USE PLAN The 2020 Land Use Plan and Map do not identify a specific land use for the subject property. CONFORMANCE WITH THE GREENWOOD SMALL AREA PLAN The Greenwood Small Area Plan and Map states that the property is located along the Greenwood Highway Corridor. The Plan identified the land use for the subject property as Highway Commercial. The Highway Commercial classification is intended to provide areas for goods and services to be sold on-site. Rezoning this property to Highway Commercial would conform to the Greenwood Small Area Plan. is