Title
Vote to approve a quasi-judicial request by Lockley Holdings, LLC for a Special Use Permit for a contractor's storage yard and staging area on parcel 9390, located at 1656 Campbell Road, Bear Creek, NC, being an area of 3.9 acres out of the 10.02-acre tract
Abstract
Introduction & Background:
This special use permit is for a Contractors Storage Yard and Staging Area which is a use allowed in the R-1 Residential zoning district with an SUP. This applicant came before the board of commissioners in 2025 with a General Use Rezoning application for the entire parcel. The intent was to rezone from R-1 to IH-Heavy Industrial matching the zoning of the neighboring parcel where the business is currently operating. After receiving opposition from neighboring property owners, the applicant withdrew that application.
The main concern with the previous application was that the entire 10.02-acre parcel was proposed to be zoned for general use and any use allowed in the IH district could potentially be sited there. The applicant was clear their intention was only to expand their existing business, but no conditions could be placed on the application.
This current Special Use Permit application is narrowly tailored for one particular use on parcel 9390. The applicant wishes to use 3.9 acres of primarily cleared pasture as an extension to the lay down area for the fabricated materials. As you can see from the GIS image, the pasture is already mostly cleared, and there is very little development needed to create the staging area. This application is narrowly tailored to mitigate any interactions with neighboring property owners. For instance, the site plan shows the entrance to the extended lay down yard will be to the farthest extent south so to limit noise for properties to the north.
The Board of Commissioners held the Evidentiary Hearing at their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday June 15th. There were five residents from the community that spoke in opposition ...
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