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Planningand Zoning Commission Minutes June 14, 2022 The subject property is located within the Dutch Buffalo WS-II watershed protected areaand it is 100 percent covered. She said there are two excerpts from the Ordinance concerning watersheds. Residentialand non-residential development shall not exceed twelve (12%) percent. Lots that were developed prior to the adoption ofthe watershed regulations on December 20, 1993,are considered grandfathered lots.In no case, however, shall the overall built- upon area for a property exceed the impervious or structural coverage allowed for the underlying zoning district. She said this one is a little bit different as wellfor AO because it allows 15 percent. Right now, their coverage is 24 percent, but prior to 1993,they had 109,719 square feet. They have only added about 275 square feet since 1993. Almost all of the impervious coverage was developed prior to December 1993. Rezoning would allow the current institutional use to expandup to 75 percent impervious coveragein the OI district. The OI zoning district serves as a transitional district between residential and commercial districts. It is also the more appropriate district for institutional uses, like churches. The proposed zoning change to OI would provide greater flexibility for future use of the site, including allowing additional impervious area and additional signage to be permitted on the site. This is a conventional rezoning request;therefore,all uses permitted in the OI zoning district would be allowed on the subject property if approved. The Chair asked if there were any questions for Staff. There being none he called on the applicant. Mr. James Bailey, 6000 Emanuel Road, Rockwell,NC., addressed the Board. The request is for a change in the signage. It is actually going to sit in the same footprintthat our current sign does. We are going to move it over to digital signage. He said one of the things, if you are familiar with the Rimer community,isthat there is not a lot up there.So,our site is often used for community events,and we think this will be a better service to the communityto change the signage out. As it currently stands,it is an old signand that is the request tonight. The Chair asked if there were any questions for Staff or the Applicant. There being none he opened the Public hearing. There being no one to speak for or against,he closed the Public Hearing. 5