Huntersville planning board recommends denial of Holbrook Phase 2 rezoning after neighbors raise tree, driveway and traffic concerns

The Huntersville Planning Board on Monday recommended denial of petition R25-04, a rezoning request by North State Development for about 1.7 acres at 106 Gilead Road to allow a mixed-use building with up to 55 residential units and ground-floor commercial.

Neighbors and several board members said the current conditional rezoning plans reduce the required buffer along an adjacent single‑family property, put a driveway closer to existing homes in one option, and would defer a traffic impact analysis in exchange for a $15,000 payment toward a future downtown transportation study.

The request would change the site from Neighborhood Residential (NR) to Town Center Conditional District (TCCD). Staff said the developer submitted two alternative site plans: “Plan A” shows a shared driveway with the neighboring 760 Craftworks parcel and is staff’s preferred design for pedestrian and circulation reasons; “Plan B” places the driveway on the west side of the building and is the developer’s backup if they cannot reach an agreement with the adjacent property owner. Planning staff said the submitted building footprint was increased to 17,000 square feet and that the maximum residential total on the lot…