HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0824 (2)LOCATION: Wilkesboro Highway at Coachman Loop, more specifically
identified as PIN#s 4727-63-4863, 4727-64-1146, & 4727-54-9468. Directions:
Highway 115 north, on the left between Highway 115 and Coachman Loop.
REQUESTED ACTION AND CONDITIONS: Rezone the properties from R-
20, Single -Family Residential Zoning District to RO-CUD, Residential Office
Conditional Use Zoning District.
Condition submitted by the applicant:
• Screening must be placed along Coachman Loop (which is not
required along road frontage) and must meet the requirements in
Section 12.1 of the Zoning Ordinance (901/6 opaque).
• PROPOSED USE: Any and all uses within the RO Zoning
District. A contractor's office is currently being proposed for one
of the parcels.
SIZE: The total acreage is 9.7 acres.
EXISTING LAND USE: Vacant
SURROUNDING LAND USE: Residential, commercial, and vacant
WATERSHED REGULATIONS: The properties are located in the South
Yadkin WSIV-PA watershed.
TRAFFIC: The capacity for this stretch of Wilkesboro Highway is 12,000
vehicles per day. In 2003, the estimated daily traffic count was 6,500 vehicles
per day. Rezoning this property would likely increase the traffic along this
stretch of Wilkesboro Highway. However, the possible impacts would not
bring the road close to the maximum carrying capacity.
ZONING HISTORY: These properties have been zoned R-20 since County-
wide zoning went into effect in 1990.
STAFF COMMENTS: The rezoning of these properties to RO-CUD allows for
some lower intensity office and service uses while also allowing residential
uses. The use requested will not generate a lot of additional traffic in the area.
The County Land Use Plan recommends for residential uses, so the RO zoning
still fits within the plan of development. The condition for screening along
Coachman Loop shows that the applicants are concerned with maintaining the
residential character of the neighborhood. Staff recommends for the request
with the following condition:
• No driveway cuts are to be made on Coachman Loop, they
must come off of Highway 115.
PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDATION: On July 6, 2005, the Planning
Board recommended in favor of this rezoning request as submitted by the
applicant (without the staffs recommended condition), by a vote of 9-1.
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Commissioner Johnson said he understood that even though the property
was surrounded by residential properties, that probably no one would desire to
build a home due to having a road in the front and in the back of the site. He said
also, the proposed usage was anticipated to be the least offensive.
Warren said this was a fair assessment. He said that with the roads in the
front and back, the property would not be desirable for a single-family
residence. Mr. Warren said the ordinance allowed for a transitional activity that
might be more compatible with the existing uses.
No one else desired to speak, and Chairman Tice adjourned the hearing.
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