REZONING Case: 11-343 Teresa Byrd, Planner I tbyrd@harnett.org Mark Locklear, Manager of Planning Services mlocklear@harnett.org Phone: (910) 893-7525 Fax: (910) 814-8278 Planning Board: October 3, 2011 County Commissioners: October 17, 2011 Requesting a Rezoning from RA-20M to Commercial Applicant Information Owner of Record: Applicant: Name: Stuart W. Lewis Name: Barry W. Lewis Address: 2919 Lillington Hwy Address: 105 Barons Run West City/State/Zip: Spring Lake, NC 28390 City/State/Zip: Spring Lake, NC 28390 Property Description PIN(s): 0504-92-8170.000 Acreage: 2.01 Acres Address/SR No.: Intersection SR 1121 (Ray Road) & SR 1122 (McKay Dr.) Township: (01) Anderson Creek (02) Averasboro (03) Barbecue (04) Black River (05) Buckhorn (06) Duke (07) Grove (08) Hectors Creek (09) Johnsonville (10) Lillington (11) Neill s Creek (12) Stewart s Creek (13) Upper Little River Vicinity Map Vicinity Map Page 1 of 6
Physical Characteristics Site Description: The site is currently undeveloped. Surrounding Land Uses: Surrounding Land Uses are single family residential, manufactured homes, two churches and is in close proximity to Sam s Mini Mart, Overhills Child Care Development Center and the Highgrove @ Anderson Creek Subdivision. Aerial Photograph Services Available Water: Public (Harnett County) Private (Well) Other: Unverified Sewer: Public (Harnett County) Private (Septic Tank) Other: unverified Transportation: Annual Daily Traffic Count: 9,700 trips per day Site Distances: Good along Ray Road and McKay Drive Zoning District Compatibility for actual permitted uses refer to the Zoning Ordinance. The following is a summary list of general uses, Parks & Rec Natural Preserves Bona Fide Farms Single Family Manufactured Homes, Design Regulated Manufactured Homes Multi-Family Institutional Commerc al Services Retail Wholesale Industrial Manufacturing CURRENT RA-20M REQUESTED Commercial Zoning Map Page 2 of 6
Land Use Classification Compatibility ZONING Commercial LAND USE CMU Parks & Rec Natural Preserves Bona Fide Farms Single Family Manufactured Homes Design Regulated Manufactured Homes Multi-Family Institutional Commercial Service Retail Wholesale Industrial Manufacturing Land Use Map Additional Information As required for all zoning changes, within a five mile radius of Fort Bragg, RLUAC (Regional Land Use Advisory Commission) was contacted. Evaluation Yes No The IMPACT to the adjacent property owners and the surrounding community is reasonable, and the benefits of the rezoning outweigh any potential inconvenience or harm to the community. REASONING: In recent years non-residential development has increased along Ray Road. Therefore, the requested zoning to Commercial should not have a negative impact on the surrounding community. Yes Yes Yes No The requested zoning district is COMPATIBLE with the existing Land Use Classification. REASONING: The requested zoning to Commercial is compatible with the existing Land Use Classification of Compact Mixed Use. This classification is meant to encourage a combination of different land uses such as small lot single family, multifamily, commercial as well as industrial type uses. No The proposal does ENHANCE or maintain the public health, safety and general welfare. REASONING: The proposed Commercial zoning is more appropriate for this site, due to commercial zoning directly across Ray Road. The proposed zoning could enhance the public health and general welfare. No The request is for a SMALL SCALE REZONING and should be evaluated for reasonableness REASONING: This site is contiguous to Commercial Zoning and does not have to be evaluated for a small scale rezoning. Page 3 of 6
Suggested Statement-of-Consistency (Staff concludes that ) The requested rezoning to Commercial is compatible with Harnett County regulatory documents and would not have an unreasonable impact on the surrounding community and will enhance the public health, safety, and general welfare for the reasons stated in the evaluation. It is recommended that this rezoning request be APPROVED. Site Photographs Subject Property Ray Road Page 4 of 6 Subject Property Intersection Ray Road and McKay Drive
McKay Drive Surrounding Properties Page 5 of 6 Surrounding Properties Surrounding Properties
Across Street Adjacent Properties Attachments Original Rezoning Application Justification Statement Page 6 of 6