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City council approves rezoning at 2329 Concord Highway for land‑surveying office
Summary
Monroe City Council approved a conditional rezoning for 2329 Concord Highway to allow a land surveyor's office, following a planning department recommendation and public hearing in which the applicants described the site's proximity to local government offices and road access.
Monroe City Council on Dec. 10 approved a conditional rezoning for property at 2329 Concord Highway, clearing the way for a land surveying office at the site.
The rezoning changes the parcel from Residential Low Density to Conditional District Commercial. Megan Breithart of the planning department told the council the property is currently developed with one single‑family home and that the applicant proposes to reuse the existing structure for a land surveyor's office. Planning staff recommended approval and the planning board recommended approval by a 6–1 vote.
"The applicant is requesting a conditional rezoning for the subject property from residential low density to conditional commercial," Megan Breithart, planning department, said during the public hearing. She also said the conditional notes include neighborhood business uses, a 22.5‑foot buffer to meet Type 1 buffer requirements and an optional 6‑foot privacy fence.
Applicants who spoke at the public hearing said the site fits their business needs. "We desire to operate our land surveying business, Cornerstone Professional Land Surveying, from this location and feel that this property is a beneficial site due to its proximity to city offices such as the register of deeds, both city and county planning departments, and other governmental agencies," said Andrew (Andy) Baker, identifying himself as the applicant and connected to Cornerstone Acquisitions LLC. Nathan DeBose, another applicant, said central access to the Monroe bypass and Interstate 485 and proximity to employees motivated the request.
Council members asked procedural questions during the hearing. One council member asked whether the property had already been purchased; Breithart said the purchase was not finalized and remained contingent on the rezoning. The council then moved and seconded a resolution finding the change consistent with the land‑use plan and adopted an ordinance amending the official zoning map.
The conditional rezoning allows neighborhood business uses with the buffering and privacy‑fence note included in the application. The planning department reported 17 adjacent properties were notified and that no responses were received during the 10‑day notice period required before the public hearing.
The council's action updates the official zoning map. The applicants and planning staff said site purchase and any building or tenant improvements remain subject to applicable permitting and inspections.
