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Mooresville considers emergency annexation request for 287 Alcove Road to secure water after well failure; companion rezoning proposed
Summary
Owners requested voluntary annexation for 287 Alcove Road so the property can receive town water following an emergency well failure; staff said water service is available while sewer is not and presented a companion rezoning request to Corridor Mixed Use if the parcel is annexed.
Planning staff presented a voluntary annexation and utility extension request (AX‑2025‑06) for 287 Alcove Road (0.78 acres), where the owners reported an emergency well failure and requested town water service. Veronica explained the owners are Jonathan and Phanesa Myers and that annexation would place the property in Voting Ward 1 if approved.
Staff said the property can be served with town water but that sewer service is not available at the site. Veronica said the annexation meets statutory requirements for voluntary contiguous annexation. Staff noted that if the property remains outside town limits the owners would be charged a higher, out‑of‑town water rate; if annexed they would pay regular town rates. The board’s clerk asked staff to explain why annexation was on the agenda before the rezoning; staff said the annexation request arose from an emergency well failure and that concurrent rezoning could follow if the owners chose to proceed.
Veronica presented the companion rezoning request (RZ‑2025‑054) to change the county’s Residential Office designation to the town’s Corridor Mixed Use district should the board approve annexation. She said the property lies in the WS‑4 critical watershed area and has a 24% maximum built‑upon limit under that district. Staff said the property is not within the town ETJ prior to annexation.
Commissioner Luis asked about the proximity of a planned fire station and the project timeline; staff said an MOU with Lowe’s Corporation for donated land for a future station has been signed and is in due diligence and that some equipment (apparatus) has already been ordered. Mooresville Fire Chief Deaton said he had no operational objections to the annexation of this single property and reiterated that construction and staffing of a new station remain ongoing needs for the area.
Ending
Staff presented the annexation and zoning requests for board consideration and said the emergency water need motivated the timing; commissioners requested an updated timeline for the planned new fire station and staff agreed to provide one.
