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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC staff report_PJ Truck BodiesREZONING STAFF REPORT Case: PLAN 1908-0002  Jay Sikes, Mgr. of Planning Services jsikes@harnett.org Phone: (910) 893-7525 Fax: (910) 814-8278 Planning Board: September 3, 2019 County Commissioners: September 16, 2019  Requesting a Rezoning from RA-20M to Commercial  Applicant Information Owner of Record:  Applicant:  Name: JPF Properties, LLC  Name: PJ’s Truck Bodies & Equipment  Address: PO Box 1207  Address: PO Box 1207  City/State/Zip: Dunn, NC 28335  City/State/Zip: Dunn, NC 28335   Property Description PIN(s): 1537-17-7973  Acreage: 2.15 to be rezoned (14.52 total)  Address/SR No.: 1560 George Lee Perry Rd (SR 1841)    Township:    (09) Johnsonville  (10) Lillington  (11) Neill’s Creek  (12) Stewart’s Creek  (13) Upper Little River   (01) Anderson Creek  (02) Averasboro  (03) Barbecue  (04) Black River  (05) Buckhorn  (06) Duke  (07) Grove  (08) Hectors Creek   Vicinity Map  Physical Characteristics  Site Description: Site is currently occupied by PJ’s Truck Bodies. It is currently split-zoned; a 12.37 acres= Commercial & 2.15 ac= RA-20M. Surrounding Land Uses: Numerous businesses, as well as residential and agricultural uses.     Services Available Water:  Public (Harnett County)  Private (Well)  Other: Unverified Sewer:  Public (Harnett County)  Private (Septic Tank)  Other: unverified Transportation:       Annual Daily Traffic Count: Unavailable     Site Distances: Good   Zoning District Compatibility The following is a summary list of general uses, or actual permitted uses refer to the Zoning Ordinance.   CURRENT REQUESTED    RA-20M Commercial  Parks & Rec  X X  Natural Preserves  X X  Bona Fide Farms  X X  Single Family  X   Manufactured Homes, Design Regulated    Manufactured Homes  X   Multi-Family  X   Institutional  X  Commercial Services  X  Retail  X  Wholesale  X  Industrial    Manufacturing          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: The impact to the surrounding community is reasonable, as the majority of the parcel is currently zoned the same as the requested district.   Yes  No The requested zoning district is COMPATIBLE with the existing Land Use Classification. REASONING: The requested zoning to Commercial is compatible with the overall land use classification of Employment Mixed Use. Employment Mixed Use areas are located along major thoroughfares and include prime locations for economic development opportunities.   Yes  No The proposal does ENHANCE or maintain the public health, safety and general welfare. REASONING: The requested rezoning to Commercial would maintain or enhance the public health, safety, and general welfare due to the area’s existing commercial uses as well as the neighboring commercially zoned parcels.   Yes  No The request is for a SMALL SCALE REZONING and should be evaluated for reasonableness. REASONING: Since the parcel is predominately zoned Commercial, as well as being are immediately adjacent to other Commercially zoned properties Small Scale rezoning does not need to be considered.  Suggested Statement-of-Consistency (Staff concludes that…) As stated in the evaluation, the requested rezoning to Commercial would not have an unreasonable impact on the surrounding community based the existing non-residentially zoned properties within the area as well as compliance with the County’s Land Use Plan. Therefore, it is recommended that this rezoning request be APPROVED. Additional Information On September 3rd, the Harnett County Planning Board voted 3-2 to recommend approval of application based on compatibility to the Land Use Plan and the existing Commercial on this parcel as well as in the area Several citizens attended in opposition. One had concerns about maintaining their residential area as a whole. Another spoke in opposition with concerns about noise, wetland impacts, and future stormwater flooding.