Zoning: Quick and dirty
Monday's meeting of the Greensboro Zoning Commission lasted less than four hours, thanks to some petitioners who removed their items from the agenda.
There wasn't much major news out of the meeting - two mixed-use projects garnered approval, and zoning officials stamped a 500-home project with a favorable recommendation.
On Oct. 17, the City Council will weigh in on a town home and single-family home project in the Hines Chapel and McKnight Mill roads area. The owners of the property, represented at the meeting by Charlie Melvin, have requested annexation of two tracts totaling 153.8 acres.
Commissioners unanimously (in a 9-0 vote) approved the rezoning of the land to an RS-5 district (for freestanding houses) and an RM-8 district (for town homes). But the decisions will have to go to the council because of concerns about city amenities, including fire services, being safely provided to the tract.
Zoning staff published no reports on the commission's Web site regarding the large-scale rezonings, which staff originally thought would be pulled from the agenda and held for a later date.
But other proposals were tabled, with little fanfare. These included ...
* A rezoning of 20.63 acres on the south side of Koger Boulevard and west of Marithe Court for up to 368 multifamily homes. The property currently is designated for corporate park uses.
* A proposed rezoning of 37.33 acres on the west side of Guilford College Road between West Market Street and Hibler Road for a mixed-use project slated to include multifamily homes and some sort of retail or other business.
* A request to rezone 0.22 acres at 1711 Ryan St. for a multifamily project. This proposal should show up at next month's meeting.
Zoning officials denied:
* A request from Amos Faucette to rezone 1223 Summit Ave. for a business. Faucette, who lives at the residence on the property, wants to operate an insurance business out of his home. Zoning officials, who turned down Faucette's request in a 7-2 vote after much discussion, encouraged him to come back with conditions attached to the rezoning.
The commission approved:
* A rezoning to allow an expansion of Living Home Missionary Baptist Church, located at 2501 Everitt St. The vote was 9-0.
* A rezoning for a mixed-use project for Bob Isner between the Southside neighborhood and the planned City View Apartments downtown. Read more about this plan in Tuesday's News & Record.
* A request to rezone about 1.6 acres on Aycock Street, facing UNCG, to allow one or more small businesses in the College Park Place apartment community. Owner Todd Doerner plans to build a second apartment building there and incorporate up to 3,900 square feet of office or retail space into the project. The vote was 8-0, with commission Chairman Tony Collins recusing himself because of a conflict of interest. Read more about this plan in Tuesday's News & Record.
* A rezoning to allow more height on a Bank of Oak Ridge near The Village at North Elm, near the intersection of North Elm Street and Pisgah Church Road.
* A rezoning of 5.16 acres near the Zornbrook Subdivision on Alamance Church Road for a town-home development with up to 24 homes. Each town home or twin home will have an enclosed garage that fits one or two cars, and each will be no taller than two stories. A few area residents showed up to protest the development but were appeased after discussions with the developer, who added additional conditions to his request to protect neighbors.
*A rezoning of a 1.9-acre sliver of state property on Kallamdale Road. The property, proposed for annexation into the city, was rezoned for single-family use.
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