Kernersville updates convenience‑store definition in UDO to reflect modern formats
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Summary
The Board adopted text amendment KT282 to Article 11 of the Unified Development Ordinance, revising the convenience‑store definition to add car washes, remove the adjective "prepackaged" for food products and remove the 5,000‑square‑foot floor‑area cap so it applies to modern convenience formats.
The Kernersville Board of Aldermen voted Nov. 6 to amend Article 11 of the town’s Unified Development Ordinance to revise the definition of “convenience store.” The change (zoning docket KT282) adds car washes to the list of commonly associated components, removes the word “prepackaged” from “food products,” and eliminates the former 5,000‑square‑foot floor‑area limit so the definition applies to larger modern convenience stores.
Catherine Garner, planning staff, explained that recent store designs (for example larger Sheetz‑style sites) include prepared hot food, car washes and other amenities that the old definition did not clearly encompass. Planning board and staff recommended approval; no public opposition was recorded at the hearing.
A motion adopting the text amendment as posted in the staff report was moved and seconded and carried unanimously.
The amendment applies to future zoning and permit reviews and will be enforced through the town’s usual permitting and inspections process.
