HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0417No one else spoke, and Chairman Johnson adjourned the public hearing.
OTIO by Commissioner Madison to approve the request of Case No. 0409-1/
Woodland and Waterview LLC and to rezone the property from Residential Agricultural to
Residential Office District.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays — 0.
Chairman Johnson declared the meeting to be in a public hearing.
Rezoning Request; Mary Lea Hope Property, Case No. 0409-2 (PIN 4821-374536);
Myers Stained Glass, LLC (Applicant), Requests an Amendment to the Iredell County
Land Use Plan and for Property to be Rezoned from Residential Agricultural to General
Business District (Location: Northwestern corner of Brookhaven Road & Wilkesboro
Hwy., Statesville, NC): Planning Supervisor Smith presented the following staff report
regarding this request.
REOUESTED ACTION: Amend the Land Use Plan and rezone a portion of property
from RA, Residential Agricultural Zoning District to GB, General Business Zoning
District
PROPOSED USE: Stained glass studio
SIZE: The parcel is 29.9 acres and the area to be rezoned is 4.5 acres.
EXISTING LAND USE: Residential
SURROUNDING LAND USE: Residential and farmland
WATERSHED REGULATIONS: The property is not located in a watershed district.
TRAFFIC: Brookhaven Road: According to the 1993 Iredell County Thoroughfare Plan,
the capacity for this stretch of roadway is 8,000 vehicles per day. In 2002, the estimated
daily traffic count was 370 vehicles per day. Wilkesboro Highway: According to the
1993 Iredell County Thoroughfare Plan, the capacity for this stretch of roadway is 8,000
vehicles per day. In 2002, the estimated daily traffic count was 2,700 vehicles per day.
ZONING HISTORY: This property and the surrounding area has been zoned RA since
Countywide zoning in 1990.
STAFF COMMENTS: The property is surrounded by a rural residential area. This
parcel and the adjacent area are not located near a commercial zoning district or a
commercial node according to the Land Use Plan. The closest commercial area is
approximately three miles south of the property at the intersection of Hwy 115 and
Damascus Church Road. The town of Love Valley is approximately 2.5 miles away.
The homes across Highway 115 are in close proximity to the property and the probable
location of the commercial establishment. The staff feels that this would constitute an
illegal spot zoning. Based on the noncompliance with the Land Use Plan and the large
distance to other commercial areas, the staff recommends against the rezoning request.
PLANNING BOARD ACTION: On September 1, 2004, the Planning Board
recommended against the proposed rezoning request by a vote of 6-3.
Commissioner Williams asked if there was any local opposition to the request.
Mr. Smith said he was unaware of any opposition.
Diane Myers said she and her brother started the stained glass business eight years ago in
a "one -room shack" behind her house. Ms. Myers said the business had grown every year and a
new site was needed. She said the proposed site would be about one -mile from her home, and
there was another business (Progressive Power) about one mile away. Myers said her business
employed 13 people, and many of them would find it difficult to work somewhere else due to
transportation problems. Ms. Myers said she wasn't asking anything of the county, other than an
opportunity to continue to operate her business.