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HOLD PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REZONING CASE 18-11-GCPL-007119: RS-40 (SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) TO AG (AGRICULTURAL) (BLAKSHIRE ROAD)
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SPONSOR
sponsor
J. Leslie Bell
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BACKGROUND
background
Rezoning Case #18-11-GCPL-07119 is a request by Rex McCaskill (“Applicant”) to rezone approx. 2.60 acres located approx. 1,850 feet northeast of the intersection of Blakeshire Road and Southeast School Road in Clay Township being Guilford County Tax Parcel #121404. The Planning Board held its public hearing at its Regular Meeting on December 12, 2018. This Rezoning is a request to change the existing RS-40 Zoning designation to Agricultural (AG) designation.
The RS-40 Residential Single-Family District is primarily intended to accommodate single -family detached dwellings on large lots in areas without access to public water and wastewater services. The district is established to promote single-family detached residences where environmental feathers, public service capacities or soil characteristics necessitate overly low density single-family development. The overall gross density in RS-40 areas typically will be 1.0 unit per acre or less.
The AG Residential Single-Family District is primarily intended to accommodate uses of an agricultural nature, including farm residences and farm tenant housing. It also accommodates scattered non-farm residences on large tractrs of land. It is not intended for major residential subdivisions. The RS-30, Residential, Single-Family District is primarily intended to accommodate low density single-family detached dwellings on large lots in areas without access to public water and wastewater services. The overall gross density in RS-40 areas typically will be 1.0 unit per acre or less.
The land use plan for the area is the Alamance Creek 2016 Update that recommends for AG rural residential use. This request is consistent with the adopted plan. It is compatible with the surrounding uses and is being proposed in ...
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