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Staff Analysis - Petition 94-07 Request The petitioner is requesting a change in zoning on approximately 5.62 acres of land from Low Density Residential to Limited Industrial Special Use for the purpose of operating a Trucking Business. The property is located at the southwest coruer of Cabarrus Station Road and Bethel Avenue Extension in Midland. History This rezoning came about as the result ora zoning enforcement action to correct an illegal use of a trucking business in a residential zone (see accompanying letter from the County Zoning Administrator). The current business is located approximately one half mile northeast on Cabarrus Station Road. There have been no rezonings on the property prior to the zoning enacted in December of 1993 by the Board of Commissioners. The property prior to this change was zoned Agricultural Rural Residential (ARR) and a seafood restaurant had been in operation up until approximately 1989. The prior ARR zoning would not have permitted a trucking operation either. The current zoning of the property does not peJ-iv~t large vehicle parking (vehicles over two axles) in residential zones. Surroundim, The site lies within an overall low density residential zoning district and is surrounded by several single family residences and open farm land. As shown on the accompanying map, the nearest non-residential zones include a limited commercial zone one mile to the north and a limited industrial zone a little over one and a half miles to the northwest (both zones are located along NC Highway 24/27). Development Plan The attached site plan and synopsis were provided by the petitioner and indicate use of the existing structure as a trucking company dispatch office with 15 full-time and 3 part-time employees. In addition, the petitioner has expressed intent to expand the operation at a future date. As can be seen on the attached site plan, there are two entrances to the site - one off of Cabarrus Station Road 185' from the intersection of Bethel Avenue Extension. A parking lot is shown to the rear of the office, and a repair shop is shown as well. The hours of operation have been specified as Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Because the petition is a special use rezoning, if approved, the petitioner will be held to the conditions of a trucking terminal facility as well as all that is shown on the site plan, as set forth in the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance. All required paving, parking, landscaping improvements, as well as any other conditions set by the Board will also have to be adhered to. In terms of parking, the ordinance requires 1.5 parking spaces for each employee. The lots must be paved in excess of four spaces. The Zoning office will have to work with the petitioner in regard to requirements for the tractor trailers as provided in Chapter 10 Section 10- 16.. Landscaping requirements can be found in Chapter l~ine of the ordinance. This use would be classified as a Bufferyard #1 and would require a 73 foot wide bufferyard all the way around the property. Within this bufferyard, the petitioner will be required to plant 10 trees every 100 feet and 60 shrubs every 100 feet. In addition, interior landscaping will be required. Utilities County water is available to the site along Bethel Avenue Extension. There are two existing septic tanks on the site which the petitioner intends to use in the operation. There is some question, however, as to the septic tanks' ability to support the business. Approval of the two tanks and septic fields will have to be given by the Cabarrus County Health Department.