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Commissioners approve three other rezoning requests: truck parking, suburban housing and R-40 split lot
Summary
On May 19 the board approved three separate rezoning requests: a planned industrial conditional zoning for a commercial truck-parking facility near Fort Bragg (ZON250006), a rezoning to R-20 for a 93-acre suburban-density residential proposal (ZON250007), and a rezoning from A1 to R-40 for a 2.19-acre split (ZON250009).
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on May 19 considered and approved three separate rezoning requests in different parts of the county.
ZON250006: commercial truck parking near Fort Bragg
The board approved a conditional planned industrial rezoning (MP(Z)C) for about 30 acres north of Spring Lake, accessed off Lucas Road, to allow a commercial parking lot for larger vehicles (up to 90 spaces). Planning staff noted the site sits largely within Fort Bragg's influence and lacks sewer lines; conditions prohibit fuel storage and junkyards, require lighting to be directed onto the site and require a fire-marshal-approved upgraded access road. The Planning Board recommended approval 7-0. The board voted to approve the rezoning; the motion was made by Commissioner Patel and passed with a majority (Commissioner Tyson and other commissioners voting in favor; one commissioner voted in opposition).
ZON250007: suburban-density residential (R-20)
A 93-acre property off Elliot Farm Road near Johnson Farm Road was rezoned from RR and R-15 to R-20 to allow suburban-density residential development. Staff found the request consistent with the Spring Lake area land use plan and noted available nearby water lines but no sewer; the Planning Board supported the request 7-0. The board approved the rezoning unanimously.
ZON250009: A1 to R-40 split in Grays Creek area
A 2.19-acre parcel near Kennedy Pond Road and Chickenfoot Road was rezoned from A1 agricultural to R-40 residential to enable a two-lot subdivision. Staff said the South Central area plan designates this area as farmland but finds R-40 compatible with plan policies and nearby uses; the Planning Board recommended approval 7-0. The board approved the rezoning unanimously.
Votes and formal actions
- ZON250006 (MP(Z)C commercial parking): Motion to approve moved by Commissioner Patel; outcome: approved (motion carried). Vote: recorded in meeting transcript as approved. (See transcript for official roll-call.) - ZON250007 (R-20 residential): motion to approve; outcome: approved unanimously. - ZON250009 (R-40 residential): motion to approve; outcome: approved unanimously.
Why it matters
These approvals advance three projects with differing local impacts: a truck-parking lot near Fort Bragg that required conditions on access, lighting and prohibited uses; a substantial suburban residential development consistent with the Spring Lake plan; and a two-lot residential subdivision in the Grays Creek area. The truck-parking case in particular underscores Fort Bragg compatibility and road/access upgrades required by the fire marshal.
Provenance
- topicintro: transcript block at 4788.455 (Ross Howard introduces ZON250006 and related cases) - topfinish: transcript block at 5991.91 (conclusion of rezoning items and transition to other business)
