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Commissioners hear two rezoning requests: one recommended by planning board, one denied
Summary
Burke County planning director Alan Glines presented two zoning map amendment requests on April 7: a 0.27-acre rezoning at 2907 NC 18 South recommended for approval by the planning board (7-0), and a 1.15-acre Ashton Drive rezoning seeking to expand Evans Construction's business that the planning board recommended denying (6-1).
Alan Glines, Burke County planning director, presented two zoning map amendment requests during the April 7 pre-agenda meeting.
ZMA-2025-01: 2907 NC 18 South
Glines said Ryan Honeycutt seeks to rezone a 0.27-acre parcel at 2907 NC 18 South from Residential-2 to General Business. The parcel sits in a pocket of commercial activity along NC 18; nearby uses include a Dollar General and other businesses. Glines said the site has a history of commercial uses (restaurant, secondhand shop) and that the applicant is modernizing the property with the stated intent to use it for retail. The planning board reviewed the request on Feb. 27 and recommended approval, 7-0. Glines said if the board approves the rezoning the county will adjust the future land-use map accordingly.
ZMA-2025-02: Ashton Drive (Evans Construction)
Mickey and Debbie Evans requested rezoning of a 1.15-acre parcel on Ashton Drive from Residential-2 to General Business to support Evans Construction Company's existing operations (vehicle and equipment storage). Glines said the property is adjacent to existing commercial/industrial uses and that the applicant proposed a 10-foot wide evergreen buffer on three sides to mitigate impacts to neighboring residences. The planning board held the matter after a neighbor, identified as Miss Swanson, objected at the planning hearing; the board voted 6-1 to recommend denial, citing concerns about whether required buffering would adequately protect the adjacent resident.
Commissioner questions and next steps
Commissioners asked staff to point out the subject parcels on aerial maps and asked about past complaints that material or asphalt piles had been stored on the site. Glines said he had visited and not seen large mounds of debris and emphasized the zoning ordinance's buffer requirements intended to mitigate dust, visual and operational impacts.
Both items were presented as scheduled public hearings and were left on the agenda for decision at the regular meeting; no final zoning action was taken on April 7.
