HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0979 (2)REQUESTED ACTION: Rezone subject parcels from RA, Residential
Agricultural to HB, Highway Business District and amend the Iredell County
Land Use Plan.
PROPOSED USE: Commercial (restaurant on subject property fronting on
Tomlin Mill Road with septic lines to be located on rear parcel, and extended
travel -through area for the adjacent Citgo station, allowing traffic to exit onto
Lentz Road).
SIZE: 2.6 acres total. (Road -front parcel is approximately I acre; subject
portion of the back property is approximately 1.6 acres)
EXISTING LAND USE: Vacant
SURROUNDING LAND USE: Commercial, Vacant, and Residential.
WATERSHED REGULATIONS: The subject parcel is not located within a
watershed.
TRAFFIC: The nearest section of Jennings Road had 3,000 vehicles per day
according to NCDOT's 2001 traffic data (the most recent available); however
the subject properties are situated on Tomlin Mill Road near an I-77
interchange that serves as access to and from North Iredell High School.
ZONING HISTORY: The subject properties have been zoned RA since
countywide zoning took effect in 1990, with the exception of the HB portion of
PIN# 4749-93-2446 (directly behind the Citgo station); this portion was
rezoned in May 2003 and the Land Use Plan amended accordingly.
STAFF COMMENTS: This request would enable the applicant to submit a site
plan for approval to construct and operate a family -type restaurant on PIN#4749-93-
2604 (the parcel fronting Tomlin Mill Rd). However, due to Environmental Health
regulations the applicant will need the majority of the rear property solely for the
restaurant's septic drain field and, according to the applicant, this available space will
limit the maximum number of seats in the restaurant to 56; at the same time, this means
there would be little to no chance of other HB structures to be located on this back
parcel which adjoins agricultural and residential properties. The HB designation would
enable these properties to provide an enhanced level of conveniences for a community
that presently must travel further distance to access such needs. The area directly
across Tomlin Mill Road is already zoned GB and is presently occupied by Piedmont
Farm Systems. An extension of the Land Use Plan's commercial designation to cover
the subject parcels would thus seem logical for reasons of community accessibility and
the current pattern of development in this vicinity. Staff therefore recommends in
favor of the request.
PLANNING BOARD ACTION: On November 2, 2005 the Planning Board
voted 10-0 to recommend amendment to the land use plan as requested. Also on the
same date, the Planning Board voted 10-0 to recommend the rezoning as requested.
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Karen Shultz (applicant) encouraged approval of the request and said many
improvements had occurred at the site over the past few years. She said a restaurant
(seating capacity 34-56 persons) was planned to serve the community.
No one else desired to speak, and Chairman Tice adjourned the hearing.
OTIO by Commissioner Williams to amend the Iredell County Land Use
Plan as it related to Case No. 0511-1 — Friendship Holding Corporation.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
OTIO by Commissioner Norman to grant the request for Case No. 0511-1 —
Friendship Holding Corporation and rezone the property from Residential Agricultural
to Highway Business.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.