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92 OLD BUSINESS Update on the County Expo Site - Nicole Storey~ Planner Ms. Nicole Storey, Planner, presented an update on the County Exposition and Fairground project. The Concord Planning and Zoning Commission voted last week to recommend approval of the Public Interest 'District designation, and the Concord City Council will consider the request at its meeting on June 14. Mr. Archie Coble of the City of Concord has advised it may be necessary to implement a fire sprinkler system in the Expo building. Staff members are looking into the need and associated costs for a sprinkler system. The Midway portion of the project has been expanded to 8.75 acres to allow for the continued expansion of the County Fair. The architects are finalizing construction drawings with a bid date scheduled for June 19 and the bid award on July 23. Mr. Clifton reported that Mr. Mark Chappuis has been hired as Facility Manager for the Expo Center effective June 15. Mr. Chappuis is now employed as the Sales and Marketing Director by the Allen County Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The groundbreaking ceremony for the Expo Center will be held on June 25 at 6:30 p.m. Rezonin~ Petition C01-01(R) by Ronnie Hinson to Rezone Property on Flowes Store Road from Medium Density Residential to Office/Limited Commercial Special Use - Public Hearing - 6:30 Zoning Atlas Amendment: Petition C01-01(R). Applicant Ronnie 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(SU) (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 concerning the location of a house between Mr. Hinson's 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 persons: Mr. Marshall; Mr. Ronnie Hinson, Petitioner; Mr. Brian Joyner; and Mr. Darrell Joyner. Chairman Fennel opened the public hearing for Petition C01-01(R). 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 small contracting company. The property, consisting of approximately 1.47 acres, is located in Township 11 on the west side of Flowes Store Road near the intersection of Highway 601 South. Currently, a 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 development, is located near areas of commercial growth and may border commercial zones. He reported adjacent parcels to the Hinson property contain residential uses as well as light commercial uses, including some home based businesses. The Allen 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 e.ffective transition between adjacent medium density housing and commercial uses that surround the site. Further, he stated that staff recommends approval of the rezoning with the following conditions: (1) 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.