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Caldwell commissioners approve rezoning at 2881 Connolly Springs Road to allow light industrial uses
Summary
The Board approved a map amendment to rezone a 10-acre parcel at 2881 Connolly Springs Road from General Business to Light Industrial after a Planning Board recommendation and staff presentation; approvals are contingent on NCDOT driveway and septic/well permits.
The Caldwell County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Aug. 11 to rezone a 10-acre parcel at 2881 Connolly Springs Road from General Business to Light Industrial.
The change, requested by property owner Raymond Dollar, was presented to the board by Kim McGee of county planning staff, who said the parcel sits in the protected watershed area and would be limited to 36% impervious cover unless a special intensity allocation is approved. McGee told commissioners the site is heavily wooded, served by Duke Energy, and by on-site septic and well systems; soil evaluations have been completed and a final septic permit will be issued after the site is staked.
The Planning Board recommended approval after finding the request consistent with Caldwell County’s comprehensive plan and the county’s future land-use map, which designates the area as a commercial-corridor node where light industrial zoning is an appropriate district. McGee noted state law requires the board to consider all permitted uses in the requested district and their potential impacts; permitted uses in Light Industrial include distribution, warehousing, wholesale, trucking terminals, public works and solar farms. The recommendation was made subject to NCDOT driveway permit and septic/well permit approvals.
The board opened and closed a public hearing with no speakers signed up. After reading the Planning Board’s consistency statement into the record, the board adopted the zoning map amendment by motion and unanimous vote.
Commissioners and staff emphasized that the rezoning determines allowable land uses under county zoning only; all other laws and regulations — for example building code, fire protection and environmental health requirements — remain applicable and may limit specific uses or require additional infrastructure such as sprinklers or municipal water connections if later required.
The county attorney’s office asked that the Planning Board’s consistency statement be included in the minutes as part of the record.
