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Planning board recommends denial of request to allow auto-sales at two Mecklenburg Highway lots; commissioners question feasibility and safety

5780156 · September 12, 2025
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Summary

Applicant sought to amend a 2005 conditional zoning at 1179 and 1181 Mecklenburg Highway to permit outdoor display of up to 20 vehicles; planning board ultimately recommended denial after the applicant increased the number of display vehicles and concerns about fit, parking and safety were raised.

Mooresville planning staff presented a conditional rezoning amendment on Sept. 10 that would permit auto sales at two small commercial lots at 1179 and 1181 Mecklenburg Highway.

Veronica Bateson, presenting the case, said the owner and applicant is Vladimir Studenetz and the site totals 0.82 acres in Ward 1. The parcels were conditionally zoned in 2005 and the current restrictions do not allow display vehicles to be parked in front of the lots. The applicant requested several commercial uses…

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