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Residents oppose Aviation Metals rezoning near I‑85 over creek, tree‑save and quality‑of‑life concerns
Summary
Neighbors told council April 21 they oppose a seven‑acre rezoning on Business Center Drive, citing loss of forest buffer, creek impacts and traffic noise; petitioner says truck and trip generation will be lower than current entitlement and commits a 100‑foot buffer.
Neighbors from the Morris Park and Moore Park II area urged Charlotte City Council on April 21 to deny petition 2024124, a request to rezone a wooded 7.33‑acre parcel on Business Center Drive from N1A (neighborhood) to ML1 (light industrial/logistics) with a conditional airport noise disclosure overlay.
Planning staff recommended approval subject to transportation clarifications; staff noted the site is adjacent to existing industrial zoning and interstate frontage, and that petition commitments include a minimum 100‑foot class A landscape yard, a single driveway placed at the eastern edge of the property (furthest from…
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