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STAFF ANALYSIS-PETITtON 69-t0 Thio rezoning petition has been presented for the purpose of enlarging an existing area of industrial zoning so that the entire area may be developed as an industrial and business p~r~ es identified in the Land Development Guide. There are a number of factors to cGnsider in any industrial rezoning and each of these is magnified when the petition is /or a parcel of land that is greeter than 200 One of the first requirements of good industrial land is that.the area have a good tranepoetation system.. This property hss over 6000 feet of frontage on U.$. 60! and is less than 2 mil'es Item N.C. 24127. Currently, N.C. 24/27 is scheduled for widen n9 to four lanes through the County with construction beginn ng on the first phase in FY 3993. Tho renewed emphasis on east-west highways, and the passage of highway ~unding leg elation, should cause the schedu n for that widening to be moved up. The property can also be served by rail through a spur off of the line fhat is located to the north of the property. The land through which the rail line runs controlled by thc petitioner, and preliminary discussions have taken place between the developer and Norfolk-$o~thern. The final aspect of the transportation network serving this area is an airstrip located on the property. This airetrip is currently permilted as a conditional use in the A-2 zoning district, A second major concern in considering land industrial use is the utilit ids serving the area. A County water line currently extends to Barberry Ave, approximately 4000 feet to the north of th~ proper tv, arid the petitione~ has sn active N.P.D.E.S. permit for a package aewage treatment plant to serve the property. There is currently no natural gas service to the property. The final aspect to consider in the evaluation of this rezoning is the surrounding lend use~. To the north and east et this property, the land is vacant end for the most part zoned for industrial uses. Whitley Manufacturing, an industrial use, ie located to the neet of the property across'U.S. 601. The land to the west end south is also to large extant vacant with the exception of sparse residential development to the south end a small subdivision tq the east. The Zoninq .O~di.napc~ requiree that all industrial land protect the residential areas from any negative impacts. It thst'tne petitioners be required to reco(d r~etrictlva covenants with the Register of Deeds that would strengthen that protection. In consideration of all of the positive aspects in {