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STAFF ANALYSIS - PETITION 92-11 The petitioner is requesting a change in zoning to allow him to construct a race shop. The zoning would change from a high density residential, R-7.2, to the Agricultural Rural Residential Special Use, ARR-SU. Since this is a special use request, the appropriateness of this single use may be analyzed. The analysis will also consider how site planning and conditions may affect the appropriateness. The Eastern Area Plan indicates that this area is best suited for medium to high density residential. This recommendation was based on accessibility, proximity to water and sewer service, and the existence of a large mobile home park off Fairbluff Road. As with all the plans, however, the Eastern Area Plan encourages rural businesses with proper siting, buffering and screening. Existing development in the area is a mix of high density residential, rural residential and scattered businesses on U.S. 601 South. The high density residential, which is the most prominent nearby land use, is the previously mentioned Southern Hills Mobile Home Park which is run by the petitioner. These factors indicate that a race shop is not completely compatible with the long range development of the area, but can be with the current development. Based on the analysis that the race shop is not completely compatible, it is necessary to look at the concept plan to determine if it can be made so. The plan shows a 6 foot wooden fence on the north side to screen the use in combination with existing and planned vegetative screening on the east and south sides. The property itself is higher than the surrounding land making these plans for visual screening more than adequate. Other concerns about this use on Fairbluff Road are possible noise and traffic problems. The material submitted with the concept plan states that engines for the race cars will be assembled and tested elsewhere and will be installed at the proposed race shop. This should lessen or eliminate concerns about noise from engine testing. Because this is a business type with little or no regular commercial traffic, only those trips by employees will be generated and should cause no appreciable increase in traffic on Fairbluff Road. The staff feels that while this use does not strictly meet the intent of the Eastern Area Plan, the petitioner has shown through use of the special use district zoning how a race shop can be built on the site with no detrimental effect to surrounding property. It is recommended that this rezoning be approved. Jonathan B. Marshall