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Planning board recommends approval of conditional non‑residential rezoning at Cook Road for agritourism/industrial campus
Summary
The Town of Nashville Planning Board unanimously recommended approval Jan. 6 of a conditional non‑residential rezoning (CZNR01) for Cook Road parcels to allow an agritourism/processing campus and a broad slate of permitted uses, subject to conditions and site‑plan approval.
The Town of Nashville Planning Board on Jan. 6, 2025, recommended approval of a conditional non‑residential rezoning application (CZNR01) affecting two parcels along Cook Road and Commerce Street (parcel numbers cited in the packet as 336591 and 315263). The application was presented by the applicant’s representative and by Will Kordaghy, described in the meeting as the intended developer.
Staff said the larger property is currently identified in town planning materials as industrial and as part of the Cook Road Industrial/Flex Park; the packet referenced a total acreage figure of about 38.37 acres for the rezoning application. Staff and the applicant described the project vision as a mixed agritourism, processing and education campus (the applicant used the working name “Project Sprout” in meeting remarks). The applicant told the board the campus would include agricultural processing and packing, education/assembly space, retail, event/amphitheater space, greenhouse and market areas, limited manufacturing or packing and distribution, and related farm‑support uses. The applicant and staff said uses would be restricted by the conditional rezoning and would be implemented through an approved site plan.
Staff outlined the conditional process allowed under North Carolina law (mentioned in the packet as N.C. statute 160D‑703) and explained the benefit of a conditional nonresidential district: the council and planning board can require a binding site plan and a set of development conditions that remain with the property. The packet listed a long table of permitted uses the applicant requested, including garden centers, farmers markets, education facilities, light manufacturing and processing, distillery/microbrewery, warehouse and indoor/outdoor storage, recreational facilities, and short‑term rentals. Staff noted noise restrictions in the town code (cited in the packet for 10 p.m.–6 a.m.) and said the applicant agreed in concept to the staff’s proposed development conditions.
Public comment included the developer’s overview (Will Kordaghy) and one or more town officials noting that the town acquired portions of the property for an industrial park in prior years; the mayor and town staff described economic development work with county partners on the property. After deliberation and a motion (moved by Mr. Stevens; second by Mr. Street as recorded in the transcript), the planning board voted to recommend approval as written. Staff will forward the recommendation and the proposed conditional rezoning conditions to the Town Council for the required public hearing and ordinance consideration.
If Council adopts the conditional rezoning, the approved conditions and site plan will control permitted uses; staff said the conditional rezoning stays with the property if ownership changes. The planning board and staff emphasized that a technical review committee (TRC) and final site‑plan review would follow and that certain uses could trigger additional reviews or permits.
