HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1415 (2)CASE NO. 0701-1: GFI Investment Group, LLC Requests to Rezone Property
from RA, Residential Agricultural to GB, General Business: Acting Planning Director
Steve Warren explained the following staff report for this case.
CASE NO. 0701-1
OWNER /APPLICANT: GFI Investment Group, LLC
PO Box 1112
Cornelius, NC 28031
(704)634-2000
LOCATION: Southern quadrant of Buffalo Shoals Road and Old Mountain
Road in Statesville, NC; more specifically identified as PIN# 4722-37-4634.
Directions: West on Old Mountain Road from Troutman; property on left
just before Buffalo Road intersection.
• REOUESTED ACTION: Rezone subject parcel from RA,
Residential Agricultural to GB, General Business.
PROPOSED USE: Any and all GB uses.
SIZE: 1.0 acres.
EXISTING LAND USE: Vacant
SURROUNDING LAND USE: Commercial uses are north of site and
directly across Old Mountain Road, with residential uses to south and east.
WATERSHED REGULATIONS: The subject parcel is located within the
WSIV Protected Area.
TRAFFIC: A section of Old Mountain Road just south of the Buffalo Shoals
Road had an average of 7,100 vehicles per day in 2005; according to the
1993 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 zoned RA when countywide
zoning took effect in 1990. Seven rezoning cases have occurred at the
intersection of Old Mountain Road and Buffalo Shoals Road since December
of 1996, and they were approved for either General Business or Highway
Business zoning. The most recent rezoning was approved in March of 2001
for HB -CUD to allow for mini -warehouses.
STAFF COMMENTS: The Iredell County Land Use Plan identifies this area
as suitable for future commercial development. The applicant has chosen the
GB District classification, which allows for a greater range of commercial
uses and is similar to other nearby commercial properties. Several parcels
located at the intersection of Buffalo Shoals Road and Old Mountain Road
are zoned commercial and staff recommends in favor of this request. Staff
would like to bring attention to the required buffer widths for this parcel if
this request is approved. A 30 -foot buffer is required along all property lines
abutting a residential zoning district, which will only allow for a 40 foot wide
buildable area.
PLANNING BOARD ACTION: On January 3, 2007, the Planning Board voted 10-
0 to recommend approval of this request and to advise that it was consistent with the
Iredell County Land Use Plan.
Anthony Colletti, the applicant, offered to answer any questions.
No one else desired to speak, and Chairman Norman adjourned the hearing.