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Residents and merchants tell Huntersville board proposed Birkdale Village rezoning would worsen parking and traffic
Summary
Multiple residents, business owners and property owners urged the Town Board to deny or slow a proposed rezoning for Birkdale Village, citing lost parking, traffic congestion, emergency vehicle access problems and design details that are “not fully specified.”
Dozens of residents and Birkdale Village merchants told the Town Board on Feb. 18 that a proposed rezoning (public petition R24-11) would add hotel rooms, apartments and office space in a way that risks substantial parking loss, traffic congestion and harm to existing downtown businesses.
Speakers repeatedly cited the potential elimination of surface parking in front of a row of outparcel businesses — JPMorgan Chase, Vision Works, Nothing Bundt Cakes and Chipotle — and said the project’s site plans leave too many questions unanswered. David Krug, owner of the outparcel, said Jamestown’s plan would remove more than 100 parking spaces and…
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