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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0925Chairman Tice declared the meeting to be in a public hearing, and invited all persons desiring to speak in regards to Case No. 0510-3, and the conditional uses, to come forward for the administering of the oaths. Case No. 0510-3: Iredell County Board of Education Requests for Property to be Rezoned From Residential Agricultural to Community Business Conditional Use District: Planning Supervisor Steve Warren reviewed the staff report for this case, a copy of which is as follows: OWNER: Iredell County Board of Education APPLICANT: Rob Jackson, P.O. Box 911 Iredell-Statesville Schools Statesville, NC 28677 LOCATION: 2290 Salisbury Highway (former Wayside School), in Statesville, NC, more specifically identified as PIN# 47634)4-7670. REQUESTED ACTION AND CONDITIONS: Rezone subject property from RA, Residential Agricultural Zoning District to CB -CUD, Community Business Conditional -Use Zoning District with the following conditions: • Limit permitted recreational uses of subject property to "Associations or organizations; social & fraternal" and "Auditorium, assembly hall; indoor theaters" only. • Limit permitted commercial uses of the property to business and professional offices only, completely excluding all personal -service and retail operations. • Limit permitted educational and institutional uses of the property, completely excluding the following: ambulance services; cemeteries; churches, synagogues, and other associated activities; hospitals; libraries; and post offices. PROPOSED USE: Administrative offices & facilities for NC Support Services, a for- profit company specializing in the needs of disabled individuals. SIZE: 9.277 acres. EXISTING LAND USE: Former school building, currently unoccupied. SURROUNDING LAND USE: Residential and Industrial. WATERSHED REGULATIONS: The property is not located within a Watershed. TRAFFIC: NCDOT is in process of making improvements to this stretch of Highway 70. This involves widening the roadway to 5 lanes from the City of Statesville's eastern boundary to Bethesda Road; according to the local DOT office, the right-of- way through the school area will remain the same except for a small portion of the northeast comer of the property. The widening project is scheduled for completion in July 2007. ZONING HISTORY: The property has been zoned RA since county -wide zoning took effect in 1990. STAFF COMMENTS: The owner -applicant is seeking rezoning of the former Wayside School property from RA to CB -CUD. The Highway 70 East Corridor Land -Use Plan proposed maintaining this property in a Public & Institutional capacity. The Plan further states that "The former Wayside School building may be sold for a use not permitted in the RA district It is important that if rezoning is required for the future use of this site that the rezoning be in the conditional use format in order to ensure compatibility with the surrounding residential area." The district and restrictions proposed are in keeping with the principles of the Highway 70 East Land -Use Plan. Such conditions help the property blend with the residential character of the area located on the southern side of Highway 70. Therefore, staff recommends in favor of the request PLANNING 13OARD ACTION: On October 5, 2005 the Planning Board voted to recommend approval by a vote of 8-1 with a rewording of the following conditions to which the applicant agreed: • Permitted recreational uses will be limited to "aswumons or organizations; social & fraternal" and "auditorium, assembly hall; indoor theatres" only.