HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1324 (2)LOCATION: 2141 Old Mountain Road in Statesville, NC; more specifically
identified as PIN# 4704-55-4644. Directions: West on Old Mountain Road from
I-40; property on left across from Sallie Drive.
REQUESTED ACTIONS: 1) Rezone subject parcel from HB CUD,
Highway Business, Conditional Use District to HB CUD, Highway
Business, Conditional Use District; changing the conditions from 1) no
used units (proposed use was mobile home sales), comply with current
watershed regulations (at the time it was 24%), and 3) a six foot wooden
fence along the back of the property to 1) no outside storage except for the
dumpster and 2) extend the Leyland Cypress tree buffer on south side to
front of the proposed building.
PROPOSED USE: Retail (Dollar General store).
SIZE: 2.75 acres.
EXISTING LAND USE: Residential with rental homes.
SURROUNDING LAND USE: Residential, agricultural, retail, and a volunteer
fire department.
WATERSHED REGULATIONS: The subject parcel is located within the WSIV
Protected Area.
TRAFFIC: This section of Old Mountain Road had an average of 4,700 vehicles
per day in 2004; according to the Iredell County Thoroughfare Plan, this section
of Old Mountain Road has a carrying capacity of 12,000 vehicles per day.
ZONING HISTORY: The subject parcel was rezoned to HB CUD on
March 5, 1996 with the following conditions: 1) no used units (proposed use was
mobile home sales), comply with current watershed regulations (at the time it was
24%), and 3) a six foot wooden fence along the back of the property. There are
two other properties nearby that are also zoned HB CUD. The property across the
road was rezoned to HB CUD on June 2, 1992 with the following conditions: 1)
no bay doors to face Old Mountain Road and 2) allow any or all uses permitted in
the NB district and transmission shops under the HB district. The property to the
south was rezoned on November 1, 1994 with the following condition: to be used
for a mini -warehouse. Other properties in the area have been rezoned to GB in
1992 and 1997 and to IAB in 1993.
STAFF COMMENTS: The applicant is requesting rezoning in order to sell the
property for a Dollar General store. It is the applicant's contention that the
current zoning conditions are not conducive for development of the property. The
conditions were part of the rezoning in 1996 when the proposed use of the
property was mobile home sales. The wooden fence requirement has been met.
The prohibition of used units no longer applies. The Watershed Ordinance now
allows for properties in this watershed to develop under the high-density option at
701/o impervious, with approval by the Commissioners. The applicant would like
the previous conditions changed to the ones proposed. This would allow them to
request the high-density option from the Board of Commissioners. Said petition
is deemed appropriate for this property given (a) zoning history of subject
property and surrounding neighborhood; (b) recent developments in the
immediate vicinity including this area's first grocery store; (c) though the
application will allow uses (including the retail use stated on the application)
which could generate more traffic than the previous use, the highway and
intersection nearby can accommodate those uses without detrimental impact on
the surrounding area; the size of this parcel, the watershed restrictions and the two
conditions will also mitigate the impact of changes to traffic; and finally, (d) the
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