ORDINANCE - Rezoning 10.4 Acres off of Eakes Road 9-16-19

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.- FILED LEE COUNTY NC PAMELA G. BRITT REGISTER OF DEEDS FILED Oct 25, 2019 AT 03:20:36 pm BOOK 00003 START PAGE 0607 END PAGE 0608 INSTRUMENT # 06387 EXCISE TAX (None) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF LEE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA WHEREAS, a request to amend the Official Zoning Map has been received from Dowell and Patti Eakes to rezone three adjoining tracts of land totaling 10.4 + acres off of Eakes Road and identified as Lee County Tax Parcels 9529-94-0172-00, 9529-84-8192-00, and 9529-93-0720-00 as depicted on Lee County Tax Map 9529.04, from Residential Agricultural (RA) to Residential Restricted (RR); and WHEREAS, said request has been presented to the Planning Board of Lee County; and WHEREAS, the Lee County Board of Commissioners conducted a public hearing on August 19, 2019 to receive citizen input on the requested zoning map amendment; and WHEREAS, the Lee County Board of Commissioners approves the request to amend the Official Zoning Map of Lee County; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS: The Official Zoning Map is hereby amended to rezone three adjoining tracts of land totaling 10.4 + acres off of Eakes Road and identified as Lee County Tax Parcels 9529-94-0172-00, 9529-84- 8192-00, and 9529-93-0720-00 as depicted on Lee County Tax Map 9529.04, from Residential Agricultural (RA) to Residential Restricted (RR). A map of the subject properties is included as Exhibit A. In making this decision, the Lee County Board of Commissioners hereby finds that the zoning map amendment is consistent with the adopted long-range plan, "Countryside" designation, in that it allows single-family homes on a lot size that promotes a rural lifestyle on land that is accessed via a pubic roadway and is reasonable and in the public interest because it is in close