HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_136670 east, right onto Triplett Road, property is on the left at the intersection of the
new Highway 70.
REQUESTED ACTION AND CONDITIONS: Rezone the propertiesfrom RA,
Residential Agriculture Zoning District to GB, General Business Zoning District.
PROPOSED USE- Any GB uses.
SIZE: The proposed area to be rezoned is 11.848 acres.
EUSTP,NGLAND USE: Residential and vacant.
SURROUNDING LAND USE: Residential, agricultural, vacant, and a new
highway.
WATERSHED REGULATIONS This property is not located in a watershed.
TRAFFIC: According to the 1993 Iredell County Thoroughfare Plan, the
capacity for this stretch of Highway 70 is 10,500 vehicles per day. In 2005, the
estimated daily traffic count was 11,000 vehicles per day. The State is currently
in the process of re-routing and widening Highway 70. This property will have
frontage on the new stretch of Highway 70. The proposed capacity for the new
Highway 70 is 26, 000 vehicles per day.
ZONING HISTORY. This property has been zoned RA since county -wide zoning
went into effect in 1990. The properties to the north that are GB were rezoned in
April of 1996 and December of 2004. The property to the west that is GB was
rezoned in August 1995. The property to the east that is M-1 CUD was rezoned
in July of 2006 The property to the east that is M-1 has had the same zoning
since county -wide zoning went into effect in 1990.
STAFF COMMENTS The area is in the midst of transition due to new highway
construction slated for completion next summer. An 880 linear foot boundary of
the applicant's property fronts the new Highway 70. It is anticipated by staff that
owners of frontage properties will continue to request zoning changes in
anticipation of the road improvements. This particular tract also has frontage on
Triplett Road. The Highway 70 Small Area Plan identifies this area as suitable
for future industrial expansion. The applicant has chosen the GB District
classification which allows many business uses including some light industrial
uses. There is not a prospective tenant, and it is the applicant's intent to market
the property as broadly as possible. A GB District lies to the north, across the
new Hwy 70. Planning staff recommends in favor of the request. The property is
more suitable for future GB uses based on the Highway 70 Corridor Plan, the
road improvements, and the nearby zoning districts and land uses.
PLANNING BOARD ACTION: On November 1, 2006, the Planning Board voted
10-0 to recommend approval of this request and to advise that it is consistent with
the Highway 70 Small Area Plan.
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Commissioner Williams asked if the new Highway 70 would have limited road access.
Road. Warren said yes, and it was possible the only access to the property might be off Triplett
Williams said this would make the area unsuitable for residential uses.
Warren said this was correct.
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