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Planning board recommends rezoning town-owned parcels near US-74 for future public works facility
Summary
The Indian Trail Planning and Zoning Board unanimously recommended rezoning roughly 11.3 acres of town-owned property at the Indian Trail Fairview/US-74 ramps from Union County residential zoning to light industrial to accommodate a future phased public works complex.
The Indian Trail Planning and Zoning Board unanimously recommended approval of zoning map amendment ZM2025-0024 to convert town-owned parcels near the U.S. 74/Monroe Expressway ramps from Union County R-20 (residential) to light industrial.
"The intent is to rezone the parcels for future light industrial use by the town," said Tyler Hayoski, senior planner for the Town of Indian Trail, during the board presentation. Town staff said the parcels, roughly 11.3 acres in total across three subject parcels (part of a five-property assemblage), were acquired from NCDOT after construction of the expressway and the rezoning would align them with adjacent light-industrial parcels.
Why it matters: Town staff said preliminary studies envision a phased public-works facility complex on the parcels that could include office and workshop space, garages and outdoor laydown areas for fleet vehicles and grounds maintenance. Rezoning the parcels to light industrial is intended to streamline future planning for those town operations and to make zoning consistent across contiguous properties the town owns.
Site and compatibility: The subject parcels front Indian Trail Fairview Road and ramp areas for the Monroe Expressway. Surrounding uses include existing light industrial zoning and facilities, contractor yards and nearby business parks; some adjacent properties still contain houses that are already zoned for nonresidential use. Staff said the rezoning is consistent with the town's comprehensive plan designation for regional employment and office/light-industrial uses near the expressway interchange.
Process and conditions: This application is a conventional zoning map amendment, not a conditional rezoning, so no site-specific development standards may be attached at this stage. Town staff noted that if future development of the site cannot meet UDO setback or landscaping requirements for buffers adjacent to existing occupied residences, the town would need to pursue conditional review or other measures during the design and funding process. An annexation process is occurring in parallel for the Union County parcels the town owns; Town Council must complete annexation before adopting municipal zoning.
Board action and next steps: A board member moved to recommend approval of ZM2025-0024; the motion passed unanimously (6-0). The recommendation will go to Town Council; Town Council must act on annexation (where required) and on the rezoning application before any town development or site improvements occur.
Implementation notes and outstanding items: Town staff said the rezoning itself imposes no immediate development; future public-works design will require site-plan review, coordination on buffers where properties abut active residences, and any needed environmental or utility permits. Staff also said some nearby parcels are already subject to light-industrial zoning and that a conceptual study for a public-works complex has been prepared as part of town planning.
