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Planning board conditions Home2-Hilton rezoning, asks applicant to lower building height
Summary
The board recommended approval of a conditional rezoning for a Home2 by Hilton hotel at 13830 Statesville Road but amended its motion to require a lower maximum building height (64 feet) and asked the applicant to provide detailed final elevations, enhanced buffers and a stream-mitigation plan.
The Huntersville Planning Board on Sept. 23 recommended approval of R-25-07, a conditional rezoning for a Home2 by Hilton hotel at 13830 Statesville Road (proposed 117-room hotel), subject to additional conditions and a reduction in the proposed maximum height. Staff raised compatibility concerns about a 70-foot hotel located close to existing residentially zoned lots behind the property and requested additional architectural detail, clearer buffer planting information and an approved stream mitigation plan before the town board vote.
Why this matters: the site sits on Highway 21 near Hillcrest Drive and abuts established residential lots. The hotel brand’s preferred design, as proposed, reached five stories and a 70-foot height measured to street grade. Huntersville’s highway-commercial building-type standards typically limit building height to 36 feet; a taller hotel requires conditional zoning and additional scrutiny about separation distances to residential zones.
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