memorandum

to:                  Mayor and Town Council

from:            Roger L. Stancil, Town Manager

subject:      Public Hearing: Residences at Grove Park, 425 Hillsborough Street, Revised Zoning Atlas Amendment Application

date:            September 17, 2008

PURPOSE

Tonight, the Council holds a public hearing regarding a request from Ram Development Company for a revised Zoning Atlas Amendment for Residences at Grove Park. Tonight’s public hearing has been scheduled to receive evidence in support of and in opposition to approval of the application. The purpose of this cover memorandum is to forward my preliminary recommendation to the Council.

MAnager’s preliminary recommendation

Based on the information in the record to date, I believe the Council could make the finding that the amendment to the Zoning Atlas, as proposed by the applicant is necessary in order to achieve the purposes of the Comprehensive Plan. My recommendation is that the Council enact the attached Ordinance rezoning the property from Residential-4 and Residential-6 to Residential-Special Standards– Conditional (R-SS-C) if the Land Use Management Ordinance text amendment regarding the Residential-Special Standards-Conditional (R-SS-C) zoning district is enacted.

The rezoning to Residential-Special Standards-Conditional is tentatively scheduled to return for Council consideration on October 13, 2008.