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Public Hearing - Conditional Rezoning Case CZ-2024-006 New Salem
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bjorn E. Hansen, Planning Department, Senior Planner- Long Range Planning, 704-283-3690
ACTION REQUESTED:
Conduct public hearing for proposed conditional rezoning.
If the Board wishes to take action consider the following:
TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT (THE PROPOSAL IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT PLAN)
Motion
(i) Adopt the Ordinance Approving Revision to the Official Zoning Map of Union County, North Carolina, and (ii) adopt the consistency and reasonableness statement for approval.
TO DENY THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT (THE PROPOSAL IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT PLAN)
Motion
(i) Deny rezoning petition CZ-2024-006; and (ii) adopt the consistency and reasonableness statement for denial.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
None.
BACKGROUND:
This case is a rezoning request, petition CZ-2024-006, submitted by Terry and Deborah Stevens requesting a revision of the Union County Zoning Map by rezoning two parcels totaling 2.5 acres appearing on the tax map as tax parcels 01-234-006 and 01-234-006A from RA-40 to Light Industrial (LI) with Conditions, including consolidating the aforementioned parcels; located in the New Salem Township. The rezoning will include the following conditions:
1. Pursuant to Section 160D-108.1 of the North Carolina General Statutes and Section 80.020 of the Union County Unified Development Ordinance, the approval is vested for a period of five years.
2. Development will meet all requirements of the Union County Unified Development Ordinance.
3. The approval is limited to the site plan dated December 9, 2024.
4. A six-foot opaque fence will be installed parallel to the northern border of the property.
The Land Use Board reviewed this proposal at its January 28, 2025, meeting. The Board unanimously recommended approval, citing benefit to the local residents and lack of traffic impact.
A community meeting was held January 14, 2025. Three res...
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