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Indian Trail council rezones nine parcels on Haywood Road to single-family district
Summary
The Town Council unanimously approved a rezoning to SF-2 for nine Haywood Road parcels after staff said the change corrects a historic mismatch between industrial zoning and longstanding residential use.
The Indian Trail Town Council voted unanimously to approve a rezoning for nine parcels at the end of Haywood Road, changing the properties to SF-2 (single-family, medium density).
Planning staff told council the 5.3-acre area contains four active residences and one newer home built in 2005, but the parcels had been assigned a nonresidential zoning classification in previous county-to-town zoning conversions. Planning staff described the request as an effort to “rectify a situation that was somewhat incompatible” with the surrounding residential neighborhood and said SF-2’s minimum lot size (about 15,000 square feet) and roughly 2.9 units per acre matches area densities.
Planner Deese (staff) said the parcels were reclassified to industrial-related districts during a 2008–2009 map conversion and that the current rezoning would make the zoning map consistent with existing uses and the town’s comprehensive plan goals for avoiding land-use conflicts and coordinating housing options. Applicant and landowner Harless Meadors told council the land has been in his family for decades.
No members of the public signed up to speak. A motion to open and close the public hearing passed without objection, and a motion to adopt Ordinance No. 417 to implement ZM20250036 and a statement of consistency were both approved unanimously.
The decision changes the zoning classification only; it does not approve any site plans or development permits. Any future development on the parcels must comply with SF-2 standards and any other applicable town regulations.
