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Commissioners call public hearings on multiple rezoning and UDO amendments
Summary
The Moore County Board of Commissioners voted to call public hearings for four land‑use items: a conditional rezoning for mini-warehouse self-storage, a text amendment limiting accessory structure size, a conditional zoning for a wireless communication tower, and an amendment reclassifying personal workshops as principal uses.
The Moore County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 7 voted to call public hearings on four planning items and related Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) text amendments.
The board scheduled hearings for Jan. 21, 2025, on: a conditional rezoning request to allow a 116‑unit mini‑warehouse (self‑storage) on a 2.382‑acre parcel on Lehman Road; proposed text amendments to set maximum accessory‑building size at 10% of lot area in certain rural districts; a conditional rezoning for a 259‑foot wireless communication facility on a portion of a 631.63‑acre parcel on NC Highway 2427; and proposed amendments to treat personal workshops as a principal use rather than an accessory use.
Why it matters: Each item would change how property can be used or how accessory structures are regulated in Moore County. The accessory‑structure amendment and the personal‑workshop amendment respond to previous commissioner direction to the planning board.
Votes and planning board findings
- Mini‑warehouse rezoning (1280 Lehman Road): Planning staff reported a community meeting and a unanimous (8–0) planning‑board recommendation that the conditional rezoning is consistent with the future‑land‑use map and recommended approval. The board voted to call a public hearing.
- Accessory‑structure text amendment (Chapter 6): Planning staff said the planning board recommended, 7–0, that maximum accessory‑structure size in RA‑20 and RA‑40 districts be 10% of lot area and suggested clarifying language to show a single accessory building. Commissioners voted to call a public hearing.
- Wireless communication facility (9739 NC Highway 2427): Planning staff reported neighborhood opposition at an initial meeting, a subsequent meeting and a unanimous (7–0) planning‑board recommendation for approval. The board voted to call a public hearing on the conditional‑zoning request for a 259‑foot tower.
- Personal‑workshop text amendment (Chapters 6 and 8): Planning presented a proposed change to allow personal workshops as a principal use (the amendment makes them no longer only an accessory use). The planning board recommended approval, 7–0. Commissioners voted to call a public hearing.
What was not decided
None of the items were finally approved at the Jan. 7 meeting; the board only called public hearings for the items with dates and times set for further public comment and deliberation.
Ending
Planning director Deborah Hensminger led the presentations and told commissioners she would present details at the scheduled hearings.
