to: Mayor and Town Council
from: Roger L. Stancil, Town Manager
subject: Public Hearing: Aydan Court, 2100 NC-54 East, Zoning Atlas Amendment and Special Use Permit Applications
date: February 9, 2009
Tonight, the Council continues Public Hearings from October 20, 2008 for a Zoning Atlas Amendment application and Special Use Permit application for the Aydan Court development. The site is located on the north side of NC-54 across from Downing Creek Parkway. The purpose of this cover memorandum is to forward my recommendations to the Council.
A text amendment to the Land Use Management Ordinance, amending the Residential-Special Standards-Conditional zoning district was approved on November 24, 2008.
Based on the information in the record to date, I believe that the Council cannot make the findings required to approve the request for a Zoning Atlas Amendment, rezoning the 5.8-acre site from Residential-1 (R-1) zoning district to the amended Residential-Special Standards-Conditional (R-SS-C) district.
Approval of the associated Special Use Permit application is contingent upon approval of the Zoning Atlas Amendment application. I therefore cannot make a recommendation on the Special Use Permit application at this time. Pending the Council’s approval of the Zoning Atlas Amendment, I will return to the Council with a recommendation on the Special Use Permit application on March 23.
My recommendation is that the Council 1) adopt the Resolution of Denial for the Zoning Atlas Amendment, to rezone the site from Residential-1 (R-1) zoning district to the Residential-Special Standards-Conditional (R-SS-C) district and 2) adopt the Resolution opening and recessing the Public Hearing for the Special Use Permit application to March 23, 2009 pending approval of the Zoning Atlas Amendment application.