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G7? Pg. 4 of 4- Village of Cumnock LLC HC CZD Recommendation of the PB Conformance with the Sanford/Lee County 2020 Land Use Plan The 2020 Land Use Plan and Map identify areas at the interchange of US Highway 421N and Cumnock Road as being within a Highway Node and Highway Overlay classifications. The Highway Node classification identifies major mixed -use areas of retail /service centers of 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 adds a higher level of design standards for uses developed along a major highway corridor. The Plan places other areas of the property within a Conservation Zone. The 2020 Plan also has a portion of the property in a Conservation Zone. The Plan suggests development in a Conservation Zone be limited to low - density residential of 3 -acres minimum lot size and farmland. Additionally, the 2020 Land Use Plan encourages the Community to permit commercial and retail establishments provided that proper buffering and design is furnished as needed and the traffic generated does not have a negative impact on the neighborhoods. When considering the zoning of the property, current development trends of the neighborhood should be continued and applied. Neighborhood Meeting Several neighborhoods meeting have been held by the applicants and the community in an attempt to resolve some of the concerns of the neighborhood. As a result, the Village of Cumnock LLC has placed conditions upon their request that excludes several of the uses from the Highway Commercial permitted use list and included increased buffer widths. The most recent neighborhood meeting was held on Thursday, September 29 at 6:30pm at the West Sanford Rural Volunteer Fire Department in the Cumnock Community. The applicants and their attorney Mr. Gray Styers of Styers & Kemerait law firm in Raleigh, NC attended along with approximately seven citizens. Mr. Styers reiterated the objective of the rezoning and its process.