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9v Conformance with the 2020 Land Use Plan: The subject property lies in an area classified as an Interchange/Highway Node with a Highway Overlay by the Sanford/Lee County 2020 Land Use Plan and Map. This land use classification identifies a major mixed-use area of retail/service centers 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 along major highways. The Plan also suggests a Residential -Mixed classification on other areas of the subject property. The Residential Mixed classification allow single-family and multi -family uses. Conformance with the Deep River Small Area Land Use Plan: The Deep River Small Area Plan concurs with the 2020 Land Use Plan. In addition, the Deep River Plan suggests low- density residential/agricultural uses along the front of Deep River Road. Rezoning this property from Residential Agricultural (RA) district to Heavy Industrial (HI) district does not conform to the 2020 Land Use Plan or the Deep River Small Area Plan. When considering the zoning of the property, the reasonableness of the request, the public interest, size of the lot, the location of the property to the existing quarry operations and the current development trends of the neighborhood should be considered.