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o Fire access road HarrisRoad is listed withinthe Cabarrus-Rowan Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (CRMPO) Comprehensive Transportation Plan(CTP). The future right-of-way is listed as 110 feet and the current width of the right of way is around 80feet. The applicant understands that the appropriate amount of right-of-way to allow for the NCDOT facility to be expanded will need to be dedicated at the time of site plan review. The application states that the reasons for seeking a variance are that the site has space limitations, and it is oddly shaped. Further, the application states that there are existing mature evergreen plantings along the adjacent residential property line to the east and the vacant properties to the west and north. The applicant contends that if the required 32- and 51-foot buffers are imposed, the proposed improvements would not be possible, and the site would be limited to only providing indoor amenities. The applicant is requesting relief from the required buffers as follows: o Allow encroachments into the required 51-foot level 2 buffer along the eastern property line: the existing paved parking area encroaches 1 to 7 feet into the required buffer, the proposed dumpster pad encroaches 15 feet into the required buffer, the proposed parking/driveway encroaches 31 feet into the required buffer, and the proposed 6-foot walking trail encroaches 37 feet into the required buffer. o Allow for relief from the required landscaping for the perimeter parking lot yard along the eastern property line. This buffer is approximately 313.5 feet in length (16 canopy or 32 understory trees and 48 shrubs). This is also the location of the Charlotte Water easement which limits the planting area. o Allow encroachments into the required 51-foot level 2 buffer along the northern property line: the proposed 6-foot walking trail encroaches 20 to 42 feet into the required buffer, the proposed paved parking/driveway encroaches 5 to 15 feet into the required buffer, and the corner of the proposed dumpster pad encroaches 3.3 feet into the required buffer. o Allow encroachments into the required 32-foot level 3 buffer along the western property line: the existing parking area encroaches 1 to 14 feet into the required buffer, the proposed 6-foot walking trail encroaches 30 feet into the required buffer, and 7