HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0923OWNER: Marie Redd Hayes APPLICANT: Alan Lome Cook
369 lane Sowers Road 548 Blackwelder Road
Statesville, NC 28625 Statesville, NC 28625
LOCATION: 369 Jane Sowers Road in Statesville, NC; more specifically identified as a
portion of PIN # 4756-03-2757. Directions: North on Turnersburg Highway (Hwy 21),
tum right onto Jane Sowers Road. Property on right, past I-77 overpass.
REQUESTED ACTION: Rezone the M-I (Light Manufacturing) portion of subject
parcel to R-20, Single -Family Residential Zoning District, and amend the lredell County
Land-Use Plan with reference to the subject parcel from Industrial to Residential.
PROPOSED USE: Residential.
SIZE: 10.35 acres requested for rezoning. Entire parcel is 37.4 acres.
EXISTING LAND USE: Agricultural.
SURROUNDING LAND USE: Residential.
WATERSHED REGULATIONS: The subject parcel is not located within a watershed.
TRAFFIC: In 2003 there was an average daily traffic count of 2,700 vehicles per day on
Jane Sowers Road with an approximate daily carrying capacity of 10,000.
ZONING HISTORY: The subject portion of this parcel has been zoned M-1 since
county-wide zoning took effect in 1990. The County Land Use Plan identified this same
portion as pan; of an Industrial node that extends from Crawford Road west to I-77 and
south to 140.
STAFF COMMENTS: The applicant plans to build a home on his family property
within the subject portion of this parcel. He is therefore seeking a down-zoning from M-
I to R-20, effectively making the entire parcel R-20. The surrounding industrial district
is relatively undeveloped, with the exception of properties along Crawford Road within
the City of Statesville's jurisdiction. Because the proposed rezoning would result in a
downgrade in district intensity, staff recommends in favor of the requesL If approved,
the request also includes an amendment to the County's Land Use Plan.
PLANNING BOARD ACTION: On October 5, 2005, the Planning Board voted 7-2 to
recommend in favor of the rezoning request. The Board also voted 7-2 in favor of
amending the Iredell County Land Use Plan.
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Commissioner Williams asked if a site plan had been submitted for the new home, and
Warren said it had not been received.
Alan Lorne Cook said he was the applicant for the rezoning, and the great grandson of
Marie Redd Hayes, the property owner. Mr. Cook said the property had belonged to his family
since 1888, and currently, seven families resided on the site. He said the lower property section
was a creek bottom that was highly unsuitable for industrial uses, and he wanted to build a home
on the wooded site overlooking the creek. He said most of the property was in farm use and
there were future plans for a vineyard. Mr. Cook said the family didn't know the property was
zoned light manufacturing until recently.
No one else desired to speak, and Chairman Tice adjourned the hearing.
OTIO by Commissioner Robertson to amend the Land Use Plan in conjunction with
Case No. 0510-1/Marie Redd Hayes property.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.