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92 ~ . U~date on the Cou~t~ Expo Site - Nicole Store~ Planner Exposition and ~airground project. The Concord Planning and Zoning Co~ssion meeting on J~e 14. ~. ~chie Coble of ~he City of Concord has advised i~ sysco. The Midway portion of the project has been expanded ~o 8.75 acres f~nalizing construction drawings wi~h a b~d da~e scheduled for June 19 and ~he bid award on July 23. Mr. Clifton reported that Mr. Mark Chappuis has been hired as Facility Manager for the Expo Cen~er effective June 15. ~. Chappuis is now employed as the Hales and Marketing Director by the Allen County Memoria~ Co~ise~ in held on June 25 at 6:30 p.m. ~%ezo~tin~ Petition C01-01(R) b~ Ro~e Hinson ~ Rezone Pro~rt~ on Flowes Store Road from Mad/om Density Residential to Office/Lim/ted Commercial Special Use - Public Hearin~ - 6:30 p.m. Zoning Atlas Amendment: Petition C01-01(R). Applicant Ronnis L. Hinson, PIN number 5538- 99-7762. Property is approximately 1.47 acres located on the west side of Flowes Store Road near Highway 601 intersection. Request is to rezone property from MDR (Medium Density Residential) to O/LC(SD) (Office/Limited Commercial, Special Use). The Board held a public hearing for Petition C01-01(R) at its meeting on April 23. There were questions at that time ooncerninq the location of a house between Mr. Hinson'a property and Highway 601. The Board had deferred consideration of the Petition and scheduled a second public hearing on May 21. The Public Hearing Notice was published in THE INDEPENDENT TRIBUNE on May 6 and May 13, 2001. Mr. Jonathan Marshall, Planning Services Director, stated this was a special use rezoning and everyone testifying would need to be sworn. Mr. Hartsell and the Clerk affirmed the following parsons: Mr. Marshall; Mr. Ronnie Hinson, Petitioner; ~ir. Brian Joyner; and Mr. Darrell Joyner. Chairman Fennel opened the public hearing for Petition C01-01(H). Mr. Marshall reviewed the staff report that had been previously presented on April 23. The Petitioner (Ronnie Hinson) would like to change the zoning to relocate a amall contracting company. The property, consisting of approximately 1.47 acres, is located in To%reship 11 on the west side of Flowes Store Road near the intersection of Highway 601 South. Currently, vacant single family house and several outbuildings are located on the property. Mr. Marshall explained the Office/Limited Commercial [O/LC) zone is intended to accommodate relatively- small-scale commercial and office devalopmant~ is located near areas of Commercial growth and may border commercial zones. Ha reported adjacent parcels to the Hinson property contain residential uses as well as light commercial uses, including some home based businesses. The ~.llen Fire Department, an institutional use, is also located nearby. Public water service is available to the site, but the existing structure is served by a private septic system. The petitioner is asking for rezoning to O/LC SU in order to locate the office and vehicle storage garage for his contracting business. Mr. Marshall stated the use would provide an effective transition between adjacent medit%m density housing and commercial uses that surround the site. Further, he stated that staff recommends approval of the rezoning with the following conditions: Petitioner adheres to conditions as outlined in his project narrative dated March 27, 2001 which is included in the Agenda. In addition, Mr. Marshall said the petitioner has agreed to increase the width of the landscape buffer adjoining Mr. Brian Joyner's property from 30 feet to 40 feet and to increase the required width of landscaping of the street yard from 10 to 20 feet. The County Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-3 to approve the petition.