Huntersville staff, residents question Greenway Waste plan to expand North Meck landfill; special-use review next

Huntersville planning staff and residents pressed Greenway Waste Solutions on environmental protections and road access after the company filed a conditional rezoning to expand the North Meck landfill.

The rezoning, filed as R25-09, would allow additional fill inside the existing landfill footprint and a proposed relocation of an on-site stream to the south so landfill cells could be expanded. Nathan Preece, planning staff, told the board the expansion requires both a rezoning amendment and a follow-up special-use permit that will be considered at a later hearing focused on technical evidence.

Why it matters: moving a stream and adding fill inside an existing landfill raises water-quality, grading and buffer issues and touches nearby neighborhoods along Holbrooks Road and Pottstown. The town’s zoning code (Article 9.23) requires special-purpose review for construction and demolition landfills, and staff said the special-use permit will require more extensive evidence on groundwater, stormwater and remediation.

Staff summary and outstanding items Nathan Preece said the 2016 conditional rezoning and special-use permit that permitted the existing North Meck operation established conditions including an 80-foot special-purpose (landfill) buffer and an off-Holbrooks alternate access deadline (previously capped for Holbrooks use). The current…