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012 Pg2of3 Application 2010-0601 • The RA district is intended for very low-density residential and agricultural uses. The dimensional standards include a minimum lot size of 40,000 square feet with minimum building setbacks of 30' front yard, 30' rear yard and 15' side yard setbacks. Land uses in this district are primarily agrarian and rural. The applicant is seeking to rezone 60.359-acres to General Commercial (C-2) district. The "C-2" district is established to provide areas for general commercial activities designed to serve the community such as shopping centers, repair shops, wholesale businesses, and retail sales with limited outdoor display of goods and limited outdoor operations. This district promotes a broad range of commercial operations and services necessary for large regions of the county, providing community balance. "C-2" zones should be located on or within proximity to major thoroughfares. Dimensional standards for lots in the C-2 zone includes a minimum lot width of 50 feet, a minimum lot depth of 100 feet , 0 side and rear yard setbacks and no maximum building height (A list of uses permitted in the C2 district is included in the agenda package for your reference) The applicant is also seeking to rezone 431.124 to Light Industrial (LI) district. The "LI" district is established to provide for areas that contain a mix of light manufacturing uses, office park and limited retail and service uses that service the industrial uses in an attractive business park setting with proper screening and buffering, all compatible with adjoining uses. LI districts should include areas which continue the orderly development and concentration of light industrial uses. LI zones should be located so as to have direct access to or within proximity to a major or minor thoroughfare. The minimum dimensional standards of the LI district includes a lot width of 80 feet, a front yard setback of 30 feet, 0 rear and side yard setbacks, and no maximum building height requirement. (A list of uses permitted in the LI district is included in the agenda package for your reference) Utilities • Public water is accessible to the site by means of a 12-inch water line in the right-of-way of Colon Road. A public sewer lift station has been installed northeast of US 1 and Colon Road to facilitate the planned expansion of the Lee County Industrial Park. The applicant is required to coordinate with the City Public Works Department regarding connection to these public utilities. Emergency Response The subject property is located within the Deep River Fire District. The Deep River Rural Fire Department located on Deep River Road currently provides service to this site. Additionally, Deep River Rural Fire Department plans to build a new sub-station on Lower Moncure Road which will provide additional coverage to this area. Transportation The 2008 Annual Daily Traffic Study reports 2,600 vehicles trips per day on Colon Road near the subject property. The 1994 Sanford Thoroughfare Plan states that Colon Road serves the industrial area of northeast Sanford and provides an alternative route from US#1 to Sanford and Hawkins Avenue. The proposed zoning and development as C-2 and LI uses would be expected to generate increased traffic on Colon Road. Also, local road projects submitted to NCDOT includes a request for funding for the widening of Colon Road from Osgood Road to Deep River Road, in order to support the continued development of the Lee County Industrial Park. Environmental The property is located within the Cape Fear WS-IV Protected Area (CFS-WS-rV-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