HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1416 (2)OTIO by Commissioner Johnson to approve the zoning map amendment and to
make a finding that approval was consistent with the adopted Iredell County Land Use Plan
and that said approval was reasonable and in the public interest due to its consistency with
the Iredell County Land Use Plan; as a result, said approval furthers the goals and objectives
of the Iredell County Land Use Plan.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
Chairman Norman declared the meeting to be in a public hearing, and Attorney Pope
administered the oaths to the persons desiring to speak about Case No. 0701-2.
CASE NO. 0701-2: South Iredell Community Development Corporation Requests
to Rezone Property from RA, Residential Agricultural to M-2(CUD), Heavy
Manufacturing Conditional Use District: Acting Planning Director Steve Warren
presented the following staff report for this case.
CASE NO. 0701-2
OWNER /APPLICANT: South Iredell Community Development Corp.
PO Box 628
Mooresville, NC 28115
(704)664-6922
LOCATION: Located between Mazeppa Road and Mt Ulla Highway
northeast of Mooresville, NC; more specifically identified as PIN# 4668-99-
9013 and 4668-98-5395. Directions: Take Mt Ulla Highway north from
Mooresville; turn left onto Wallaces Grant Drive until reaching end.
• REOUESTED ACTION: Rezone subject parcels from RA,
Residential Agricultural to M-2 CUD, Heavy Manufacturing
Conditional Use District
PROPOSED USE: M-2 with prohibited uses, buffer, and access restriction
(conditions as attached).
SIZE: 16.4 acres.
EXISTING LAND USE: Residential and vacant
SURROUNDING LAND USE: Industrial uses are north of site and with
residential uses to south and east. Vacant industrial land sits adjacent to the
west.
WATERSHED REGULATIONS: The subject parcels are located within the
WS II -Balance of watershed.
TRAFFIC: The section of Mt Ulla Highway just north of NC Hwy 150 had
an average of 6,200 vehicles per day in 2005; according to the 1993 Iredell
County Thoroughfare Plan, this section of Mt Ulla Highway has a carrying
capacity of 9000 vehicles per day.
ZONING HISTORY: The subject parcels were zoned RA when countywide
zoning took effect in 1990. A majority of property located southeast of
Mazeppa Road and along Mooresville Boulevard has an industrial zoning
classification of M-2 CUD, with several parcels being annexed into the town
limits of Mooresville.
STAFF COMMENTS: The Iredell County Land Use Plan identifies this area
as suitable for future industrial development. The applicant has chosen the
M-2 CUD classification, which allows for the most intensive industrial uses
and corresponds to an adjacent property zoned M-2 CUD, but has chosen to