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Council approves conditional rezoning at 111 West Cross Street to allow industrial uses with site conditions
Summary
The Town of Nashville council approved an ordinance to conditionally rezone 111 West Cross Street from B-1 Highway Commercial to a conditional non-residential industrial zoning, approving a list of allowed uses and site-specific buffers, screening and permit conditions.
NASHVILLE, N.C. — The Town of Nashville council on Oct. 22 approved Ordinance '25 2025-28 to conditionally rezone 111 West Cross Street from B-1 Highway Commercial to a conditional non-residential industrial district (CZ NR-1), allowing a range of manufacturing, distribution, storage and related uses subject to site-specific conditions.
Planning staff summarized the applicant's requested uses, which included manufacturing, assembling, processing, distribution, metal fabrication (nonfoundry), food manufacturing and distribution, indoor and outdoor storage, warehousing, concrete processing and bagging, feed preparation and manufacturing, eating and drinking establishments, service/retail uses, professional office space and an indoor recreation center. Staff presented recommended conditions tied to four on-site storage zones.
Approved conditions require the applicant to follow the submitted site plan and to obtain a zoning permit before change of use. The council adopted layered screening and buffering requirements: no buffer or screen for storage zone 1; either a vegetated buffer or fence for storage zone 2; fence-only for zone 3; and both fence and vegetative buffer for zone 4. The applicant also must comply with the town's noise ordinance (no unreasonable loud or disturbing noise between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.), adhere to the town's zoning setbacks, follow fence and sign regulations, and submit significant plan revisions to the Technical Review Committee, the Planning Board and possibly the council for re-approval at the planning director's discretion.
The applicant is identified in staff materials as Amad Abukhi of Emerald Nash LLC. Staff said Abukhi was out of state and unavailable for in-person comment; an employee was unable to attend. Planning staff indicated the applicant is reachable by phone or virtual meeting if the council had follow-up questions.
Councilor discussion included clarifying the four storage zones and their locations relative to the building and neighboring residential areas; staff said zones nearest residences would require more intensive buffering. A council motion to approve the conditional rezoning passed on a voice vote; the transcript records the motion and a second and a council voice "Aye" but does not record individual roll-call votes.
The conditional-zoning map amendment is effective pending written consent to the attached development conditions and issuance of required permits. Staff noted that significant modifications to the approved site plan could require additional review and re-approval.
