Staff Recommendation

DENY One Year Plan Amendment, because of the following:

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1. The recently completed Walker Springs/Mars Hill Road Corridor Study recommends low density residential and stream protection for this property.
2. Under the corridor study, the property could be zoned RP-1 at 1 - 6 dwelling units per acre. This increases the range of uses permitted, compared to the current R-!E zoning.
3. Rezoning this property would likely result in similar applications from other property owners in the corridor.
4. The new connector road (North Gallaher View Road) parallels a stream corridor with flooding problems, which would be made worse if the remaining vacant land and residential properties were developed as officies.
5. Additional traffic from office development would diminish the traffic carrying function of the new connector.

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Disposition Summary

DENY O (Office)