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COMPOSITE REPORT - Page 2 APPLICATION NO. <br /> STAFF COMMENTS <br /> ZONING REVIEW <br /> 18. 7357 Robert H. Johnson(James R.Hanson,agent), Christiana 01 <br /> A-1EX to C-1 and A-2 <br /> Lane&Judith Taylor hope to buy 2.1 acres from Johnson"for relocation of[their] Cambridge auto parts <br /> business. [T hey] sell retail farm,truck,and auto parts to the surrounding community...[Their]lease is <br /> about to expire...[and they]cannot find an adequate facility to accommodate[their]present business or <br /> expansion needs." Johnson owns 213.6 acres,most on the S side of USH 12& 18. The 20.8 acres of <br /> Johnson's land remaining on the N side of the highway after the Taylor's parcel is rezoned would be illegal <br /> under the new Subdivision Ordinance which requires a CSM for all parcels of 35 acres or less, so it must <br /> also be rezoned for compliance. This land is adjacent to the Village of Cambridge. <br /> Soils: 100%Class I-II <br /> Uses: 100%Cropland <br /> REGIONAL PLANNING <br /> Petition 7357. This proposed commercial rezoning raises planning and development concerns in the Town <br /> of Christiana. <br /> This proposed site is immediately outside the Cambridge urban service area. There is no urban <br /> development north of USH 12& 18 and west of STH 34 within the USA. <br /> The relevant town/county policy is: <br /> 2. Commercial and Manufacturing Areas are not specifically mapped,but will be determined <br /> by these policies: <br /> a. To prohibit strip development. <br /> b. To allow some home businesses which will be reviewed on the basis of their <br /> present and probably future impact on surrounding land uses. In considering rezoning for such uses, <br /> conditions should be attached that assure: <br /> -proper business access. <br /> -visual compatibility with surrounding area. <br /> -restrictions on expansion or re-use. <br /> To rezone only the minimum area needed and use the least intensive zoning district <br /> possible.To limit the rezoning only for the original applicant. <br /> Staff Comments <br /> a. While this rezoning may not constitute strip zoning by itself,this spot plus the others along the <br /> highway to the west are the type of decisions which result in a commercial strip development along a <br /> highway. <br /> b. A parts store which requires C-1 Commercial zoning is not usually considered a home business. <br /> If access is allowed on to USH 12& 18,the traffic conflicts of turning movements could <br /> cause the speed zone to be extended further west. <br /> - Visual and land use compatibility need to be coordinated with plans for the village. <br /> If this rezoning is granted,there needs to be a condition on the rezoning which limits the <br /> use to a parts store, since most other C-1 uses would be incompatible. <br />