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LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSISONERS PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDATION AUGUST 8, 2022 PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDATION: Regarding the application by Rhetson Companies, Inc. to rezone a vacant 1.96 acre tract of land with frontage on Greenwood Road from Residential Restricted (RR) and Residential Agricultural (RA) to Highway Commercial (HC), the Planning Board met on July 1 Ith after the public hearing was held and voted by a four to one vote to recommend that the Commissioners rezone the subject property to Neighborhood Commercial (NC), as opposed to Highway Commercial (HC) as originally requested, because Neighborhood Commercial (NC) was recommended by staff and the applicant's representative/attorney verbally acknowledged that this was agreeable to the applicant during the public hearing. The Planning Board added the condition that an updated rezoning application be submitted to staff acknowledging in writing that both the applicant and the property owner are agreeable to rezoning to Neighborhood Commercial (NC) since the applicant appeared to verbally amend the request during the public hearing. The board acknowledged that the proposed zoning map amendment, as verbally amended to be agreeable to NC zoning, is consistent with the Plan Santee long range plan designation of Village Center because this district is supportive of commercial uses, such as retail stores, personal services & entertainment, and lists Neighborhood Commercial (NC) as a proposed zoning district. As a reminder, the Commissioners should make two votes regarding this matter. Sample motions are provided for your reference. The board is always welcome to draft a unique motion if preferred. Also, the board may acknowledge that the zoninu man amendment is not consistent with the Plan SanLce lon" ran,Qe plan and still vote to approve the request OR the board may acknowledge that the zoning man amendment is consistent with the Plan SanLee long ranee plan and vote to denv the reouest. VOTE #1: APPROVE A STATEMENT ON CONSISTENCY WITH THE PLAN SANLEE AS IT RELATES TO THIS REZONING REQUEST: Motion Option 1: "1 make a motion that the proposed original zoning Vial) amendment asking to rezone to Hightii'ay Coininel-cial(H(')IS consistent tt'ith the Plan SanLee long range plan designation of i Illage Centel-because commercial asses are allotted and this is a request fc)r a colrunel-vial zoning district. " Motion Option 2: "1 make a motion that the proposed zoning reap amendment IS consistent with the Plan SanLce long range plan designation of 1 illage Centel- because the 1-equest was verbally amended din-ing the public hearing hl' the applicant '.0 to be agl'eeable to 1'e,oning to Neighborhood C'onunercial (NC-), it'hich is a proposed zoning district for this land use designation. " Motion Option 3: "1 make a motion that the proposed zoning Vial) cline ndment IS NOT consistent with the Plan SanLee long 1'ange plan designation o/ 1''lllage C entei- because the 1'equest is fin- Highival' Conunet-cial(HC)zoning, as opposed to Neighborhood Commercial(NC)as recormnen(led br the plan. " Motion Option 4 - Unique motion: The Board members are free to create a unique motion based on different articulated findings, information that was provided during the public hearing, or other matters deemed important by the Board. Staf f'Repo17 —Standard Gene)-al Use Rtzonbw Request RR and R.A to HC