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Developer proposes 452,750‑sq‑ft warehouse complex off Commerce Station Drive; staff recommends conditional approval
Summary
Crescent Communities and GTIS presented a conditional rezoning on Feb. 4 to allow a 452,750‑square‑foot warehouse/distribution park on about 64 acres. Staff supports the application subject to design and mitigation commitments; the applicant is seeking buffer‑encroachment relief and offered mitigation options tied to nearby stream restoration.
Developers Crescent Communities and GTIS presented a conditional rezoning proposal for a roughly 64‑acre site east of Commerce Station Drive at a Feb. 4 public hearing, proposing a 452,750‑square‑foot warehouse/distribution development known in project materials as “Accio Commerce Station.”
Staff described the request as a corporate‑business (CB) to CB‑conditional rezoning that does not change the allowed land‑use category but seeks specific site‑design modifications, principally an encroachment into the required buffer for an intermittent stream that runs on the property. Planning staff recommended approval with conditions and design clarifications to ensure public benefits and water‑quality mitigation.
The applicant, represented by Crescent and GTIS, said the project would provide direct construction spending, create construction‑period jobs and add long‑term employment when tenants are in place. Project materials presented during the hearing estimated construction spending in the tens of millions and potential long‑term payroll impacts tied to manufacturing and distribution tenants.
Key technical issues: Company representatives told the board they are working to pair any required off‑site mitigation with a local water‑quality improvement project — participants discussed directing mitigation funds to an on‑site or nearby improvement of Cane Creek in coordination with Mecklenburg County. That approach, staff said, would allow mitigation to be concentrated where Huntersville and the county would see measurable benefits.
The site plan would also reserve right‑of‑way and construct a stub road that could relocate the primary entrance for the adjacent Greenway Waste landfill from Holbrooks Road to a more commercial street, reducing truck traffic in nearby residential areas. Staff said an earlier condition tied to the landfill’s 2016 approvals contemplated such a relocation and that the rezoning would facilitate the connection.
Design and public‑space items under negotiation include urban open‑space placement at a long block corner, sidewalk alignment on private drives and modest traffic‑calming measures; staff said engineering and block‑length modifications should be refined to match an upcoming review by the regional MPO.
Board action and next steps: The Feb. 4 appearance was a public hearing; staff recommended approval with the listed design changes and mitigation commitments. The planning board is scheduled to consider the item later in February for a formal recommendation to the board of commissioners. No final rezoning vote was taken on Feb. 4.
