Agenda Package - 6-18-12 Reg. Meeting

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J)t Pg. 2 of 2 Application 2012-0601 Boattncn Properties. LLC to industrial areas, and the provision of services to tourists. The Highway Commercial (HC) district is generally located adjacent to major thoroughfares. The IIC district requires a minimum front yard setback of 10 feet with side and rear yard setbacks established by the required buffer yard width. (A list of uses allowed in the HC district is attached for your reference) Utilities The site has access to public water. A private sewage system serves the existing business on the property. A new sewage system will be installed to serve the warehouse building. Emergency Response The subject property is located within the Tramway Fire District Transportation The 1994 Sanford Thoroughfare Plan Technical Report notes that U. S. 1 is a principal arterial passing through central North Carolina and connecting Rockingham, Southern Pines, and Sanford to Raleigh. Non - residential development tends to occur in strips along major highway corridors. The NCDOT 2010 Traffic Study reports 22,000 vehicle trips per day on Jefferson Davis Highway just south of the subject tract. Environmental The subject lot is not located in a water supply watershed or flood hazard area. Development Standards If rezoned, all uses permitted in the Highway Commercial (HC)) district will be allowed. Also, all future buildings shall be required to meet the supplemental desi,n standards for non - residential developments along a thoroughfare in addition to the general development standards of the Unified Development Ordinance. Conformance with the Sanford /Lce County 2020 Land Use Plan and Greenwood Small Area Plan The 2020 Land Use Plan and Greenwood Small Area Plan and Maps identify this property within the Retail - Commercial land use classification with a Highway Overlay. The intent of this classification is to provide areas that are conducive to commercial operations where goods and services are sold on -site. The Overlay zone adds additional development standards along the major highway corridor. When considering the zoning change of this property, current development trends of the area should be considered and applied.