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County staff recommends rezoning 13.7‑acre Bridal McClam Lane parcel to RA‑30; public hearing scheduled
Summary
Harnett County Development Services recommended approval of a rezoning application to change a 13.7‑acre parcel on Bridal McClam Lane (formerly zoned industrial) to RA‑30 (rural residential). Planning staff said the parcel lacks public utilities and the road is privately maintained; commissioners directed staff to set a public hearing.
Harnett County planning staff recommended approval of a rezoning request to change a roughly 13.7‑acre unimproved parcel off Bridal McClam Lane from industrial zoning to RA‑30 (rural residential).
Planner Sarah Arbour told the Board the parcel, owned by Johnny Stewart, is currently vacant and used for agricultural purposes; surrounding properties along Bridal McClam Lane are residential or agricultural. Staff noted the property has neither public water nor sewer and is accessed by a privately maintained road that transitions from asphalt to gravel and dirt. Arbour said those infrastructure conditions make the site ‘‘not suitable or sufficient at this time for immediate industrial development or subdivision of the property.’’
Nut graf: Planning staff recommended rezoning based on adjacent RA‑30 parcels and the current land uses, while noting that the county’s future‑land‑use map would need an amendment under North Carolina general statute if zoning changes are approved.
Staff said zoning in the Aversborough Township included industrial designations dating from 1988 and that precedent exists for rezoning nearby parcels to RA‑30 (citing a 2015 rezoning). Economic development staff flagged that losing industrially zoned inventory is undesirable, but planners noted utility constraints and identified other areas in the county better suited for industrial expansion.
Commissioners asked questions about family ownership and development likelihood; one commissioner said the parcel has been in the McLean family for many years and that division of the farm for family building was likely. The board instructed staff to schedule the rezoning for a public hearing at the next meeting.
Ending: The rezoning will be heard at a public hearing; staff will present the formal evaluation, and the future‑land‑use map amendment requirements if the board moves forward.
