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County approves conditional rezoning for 34‑unit quadplex plan near planned SportsPlex site
Summary
The Board rezoned a 15.74‑acre Owen Road parcel (recently purchased by the county in part) from RA2 to CZ RM1 to allow a campus‑style development of quadplexes and a duplex for about 34 residential units; applicants said the project will use septic and retain trees where feasible.
The Davidson County Board of Commissioners on Monday approved a conditional rezoning that would allow a campus‑style multifamily development of roughly 34 units on a 15.74‑acre parcel off Owen Road.
LaDeidra Matthews, a land‑use attorney representing Group 21 LLC, told commissioners the site currently zoned RA2 already allows duplexes by right, but the applicant sought CZ RM1 (Conditional Zoning Medium Density Residential) to permit quadruplexes after a recent state building‑code change and a county text amendment. “This board recently approved a text amendment … to allow for quadplexes and triplexes under the residential code,” Matthews said. The proposal shown to the board included seven or eight quadplexes plus one duplex, organized to cluster development to reduce impervious surface and preserve open space.
Matthews and staff said the project anticipates using on‑site septic systems; the application included soils mapping showing areas suitable for septic and identified a man‑made pond that would be filled if the rezoning proceeds. Planning staff told the board the site is near the future SportsPlex and that changing conditions in the area, together with nearby commercial corridors, support the rezoning. The Planning Board had unanimously recommended approval.
Several residents raised infrastructure questions during the public hearing, including availability of wastewater service in the Owen Road/Southmont area, noting many nearby properties rely on wells and septic. Planning staff and the applicant said an approved erosion control plan and septic permitting through the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality would be required.
Commissioners discussed screening and tree retention. Staff recommended conditions including an 18‑foot internal street, paved driveway per NCDOT if required, retention of trees where feasible and landscaping around multifamily buildings. The board voted to approve the rezoning and adopt a statement of consistency.
Staff noted the development’s proposed impervious area was under the maximum allowed in the county for non‑watershed sites, and that internal street and fire access turnaround requirements would apply.
