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018 LAND USE INFORMATION PRESENTED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING • PETITION #2008-1001 Site and Area Description The area requested for rezoning is on the south side of Buckhorn Road and begins approximately 320 feet southeast of the intersection of Avent's Ferry Road and Buckhorn Road. The property consists of a 1.00-acre lot (Lot 2A) that is currently a portion of a 3.91-acre tract located at 5725 Buckhorn Road and shown as Lot 2 on a survey map for Cecil and Faye Cameron, recorded in Plat Cabinet 9, Slide 381, Lee County Registry of Deeds. The proposed lot will have 206 feet of road frontage and a depth of 200 feet. All adjoining properties are zoned residential agricultural. Sloan's Grocery Store located north of the site at the northeast corner of Avent's Ferry Road and Buckhorn Road is zoned Highway Commercial. Land uses in the area are primarily residential uses consisting of single-family dwellings and farmland. Staff Analysis The applicant, Cape Fear 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 Lee County Fire Advisory Board also stated that the addition of these sub-stations will decrease the number of residences and businesses currently not in a rated fire district. • The petitioned lot has access to public water by means of an existing 8-inch water line in the right-of-way of Buckhom Road. The proposed lot and development have been approved by Lee County Environmental Health for a private on site 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. The Office & Institutional District is established to provide for agencies and offices rendering specialized services such as the fire substation. If rezoned, the property will be subject to all applicable development standards of the UDO. A site plan of the proposed project was reviewed by the Technical Review Committee on August 28, 2008. Environmental Issues The petitioned property is not located within a water supply watershed or floodplain area. Conformance with the 2020 Land Use Plan The 2020 Land Use Plan and Map have not identified this area for any particular use. The proposed sub-station will provide a valuable benefit to the county and the community in which it is to be located. When considering the zoning of the property, current development • trends of the neighborhood should be continued and applied.