Title
Vote on a request to approve a legislative request by K&B Investment Corp, for a general use rezoning from B-1 Business to IND-L, Light Industrial, Parcel No. 60705 being approximately 13.154 acres, located at 144 Old Lystra Rd, Williams Township.
Abstract
Action Requested:
Vote on a request to approve a legislative request by K&B Investment Corp, for a general use rezoning from B-1 Business to IND-L, Light Industrial, Parcel No. 60705 being approximately 13.154 acres, located at 144 Old Lystra Rd, Williams Township.
Introduction and Background:
A public hearing was held on November 16, 2020. Planning staff, Justin Booth, representative for the applicants, and Sam Rauf, EDC all presented the request. The president of the nearby Arbor Lea subdivision HOA also spoke in opposition of the request. There were several letters received from adjacent landowners and representatives from the Arbor Lea subdivision in opposition to the request and they have been posted on the Planning Department webpage under Rezoning and Subdivision Cases, 2020. Some of the concerns raised are:
? Increased traffic on Old Lystra Road near the residential areas should drivers miss the turn into the facility.
? The property being an eyesore as it currently sits.
? Potential uses that could devalue property values.
? Increased noise, lighting, landscaping and signage all insufficient currently.
This property was zoned B-1 Business (which is now a legacy zoning district) in 1986 when the owners of Performance Bike requested a rezoning of the property. There was a store front for the bicycle business as well as the warehousing and assembly of various types of bikes. The building has expanded over the years to become the 143,000 square feet it is today. The prior use was subject to bankruptcy and the building has been vacant since.
Several properties adjacent to this property are non-residential uses consisting of the UNC park and ride lot (allowed use in a R1, Residential, district, N...
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