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015 S STAFF REPORT PRESENTED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING BOARD FOR A CHANGE TO THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF LEE COUNTY PETITION #2008-0801 Application by Deep River Volunteer Fire Department to rezone 2.14+-acres of land located at 3316 Lower Moncure Road, from Residential Agricultural (RA) district to Office and Institutional (0 & 1) district. A public hearing was held with the Planning Board on August 18, 2008 to consider this request. At the public hearing Mr. Larry Kelly, Fire Chief for DRVFD spoke in favor of the request. Ms. Linda Wilson of 2971 Lower Moncure Road asked if there were plans to widen Lower Moncure Road. She voiced concerns regarding the request to rezone to Office and Institutional. She stated that she felt a request for a Special Use Permit would be better because the property would remain Residential Agricultural. She also expressed concerns regarding noise from the sirens. No one spoke in opposition to the request. RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING BOARD: The Planning Board by a unanimous vote recommends that the Board of Commissioners approve the application to rezone 2.14-acres of land located at 3316 Lower Moncure Road from Residential Agricultural (RA) to Office and Institutional (0&1) district. Land use information presented at the public hearing is listed below for your reference Site and Area Description The area requested for rezoning is located south of Lower Moncure Road at 3316 Lower Moncure Road. • The property consists of one lot that is approximately 2.14 acres of land. The lot has a total of 358+- feet of frontage on Lower Moncurc Road and is currently vacant. All adjoining properties are zoned residential agricultural. Land uses are residential uses that consist primarily of single-family homes and farmland. Staff Analysis The applicant, Deep River Volunteer Fire Department, plans to build a sub-station at this site. This sub- station is the second of four sub-stations that was recommended by the Lee County Fire Advisory Board and approved by the Board of Commissioners last year, The petitioned lot has access to public water by means of an existing 12-inch water line in the right-of- way of Lower Moncure Road. The proposed development will utilize an existing septic system for waste water disposal, The Residential Agricultural District is intended for very low-density residential and agricultural uses with a minimum lot size of 40,000 square feet. Land uses in this district are primarily agrarian and rural. The Office & Institutional District is established to provide for agencies and offices rendering specialized services and traditional institutional functions (both public and private) including fire stations. If rezoned, development of the property will be subject to buffers and screening, parking lot standards as well as all other requirements of the Unified Development Ordinance. A site plan of the proposed project was reviewed by the Technical Review Committee on July 31, 2008. S The plan did not illustrate the 15' buffer yard that is required along the perimeter of the site. Before final