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Applicant seeks special exception to use on-site house as manager's apartment and office at self‑storage facility
Summary
A facility representative requested a special exception to convert an existing house on a self-storage property into an office and manager’s apartment; the transcript records renovation plans and septic improvements but no council decision.
An applicant representing a self-storage facility told the Mecklenburg County Council they are seeking a special exception to use an on-site house as a manager’s apartment and a front-office for customer service and leasing.
The representative said the structure appears to have been a modular or show house and sits at the front-left of the property. The plan described to the council would retain the house’s current footprint, remove the front deck, install a handicap ramp and steps, and reconfigure the front third of the building into an island-style office for a manager and assistant manager. The upstairs and rear of the house already contain two bedrooms and a full bath, which the applicant said they plan to leave intact to serve as a manager’s apartment.
The applicant said the facility’s manager would come from an existing location in Henderson and that providing on-site living quarters helps with security and customer service compared with unmanned facilities. The representative told the council the septic system for the overall site was improved and permitted during prior civil engineering work after the facility added a half bath in the storage building; that upgrade, the applicant said, was intended to include the existing house.
The applicant described only modest exterior changes — siding, a new entry arrangement and a firewall separating the front office — and said they do not intend to expand the building footprint beyond what already exists. The representative referenced Bill Coffey as a prior purchaser of adjoining land who may have been involved earlier in permitting or the property purchase process.
The transcript records the applicant’s description of the proposed renovations, the septic improvements and the staffing plan but does not include a council vote, staff recommendation, or conditions of approval in the provided excerpt.
