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Council approves rezoning of 16.87 acres near Alice F. King Park for multifamily development
Summary
Council voted 6-0 to rezone 16.871 acres northeast of Alice F. King District Park from R-A20 (Residential-Agricultural) to R-6A (residential medium density multifamily). Staff said the request complies with the future land use map and Planning & Zoning had recommended approval.
Greenville City Council on Jan. 9 unanimously approved a rezoning request from Alva W. and Joanie B. Worthington to rezone a 16.871-acre parcel—which is roughly 1,425 feet east of County Home Road and northeast of Alice F. King District Park—from R-A20 (residential-agricultural) to R-6A (residential medium density multifamily).
City planner Chris Kelly presented the zoning, environmental and trip-generation analysis. Kelly told the council the property drains to the Hardy Creek watershed and may contain jurisdictional wetlands; if stormwater rules apply, projects there would require ten-year detention and nutrient reduction measures. He said the site is not in a special flood-hazard area and there are no jurisdictional streams or buffers on the property. Under the current R-A20 zoning the site could accommodate about 40 to 45 single-family lots; under R-6A the site could yield approximately 100 to 110 multifamily units. Kelly recommended approval and said the Planning & Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend it on Dec. 17, 2024.
Property owner Wayne Worthington told the council he and his wife had taken steps to ensure the requested zoning would be consistent with the city's future land use and character map, which staff said recommends low-to-medium density in the area. Several speakers during public comment voiced concern about traffic during school drop-off and pick-up at nearby Wintergreen School and about impacts to the wooded nature of Alice F. King Park and its adjacent trails; resident Yoshi Newman urged careful study of traffic impacts and conservation of the park's tree canopy.
Council members discussed whether County Home Road is a state-maintained road; staff confirmed it is and noted that expansions or modifications to state-maintained roads require North Carolina Department of Transportation action. Council member Robinson moved for approval; Mayor Pro Tem Daniels seconded. The council approved the rezoning 6-0.
