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Planning board recommends conditional community commercial rezoning on Mazeppa Road after narrowing permitted uses
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Summary
The planning board recommended approval of CZ2025-17, a conditional community commercial rezoning for roughly 17.9 acres near Mazeppa Road and Stafford Lane, subject to deletions of arena/amphitheater/stadium, CBD and vape/tobacco uses and an edit to a condition clarifying that UDO standards apply at the time of site development.
The Mooresville Planning Board voted to recommend approval of CZ2025-17, a conditional community commercial rezoning affecting seven parcels totaling about 17.916 acres at Mazeppa Road and Stafford Lane, with conditions negotiated during the public hearing.
Planner Veronica Bateson reviewed the request and presented maps showing by‑right RLS uses and the uses proposed for Community Commercial under conditional zoning. She noted a staff errata (nightclub should be struck through in the staff report) and that some map amendment standards were met while others conflicted with adjacent RLS zoning.
Applicant Nate Bowman said the project team began outreach years ago and returned with changes after earlier feedback from the town. During the hearing the developer agreed to remove certain uses at the board’s request. Board members concentrated discussion on three issues: (1) whether the conditional zoning should include CBD and vape/tobacco shops, (2) whether large assembly uses such as arena, amphitheater and stadium should remain, and (3) atypical condition wording that would allow project standards to vest at time of rezoning rather than at site development.
Staff advised that condition 3’s wording ‘‘at the time of approval and/or site development’’ is unusual; the board discussed the implications and favored deleting ‘‘and/or’’ so standards would be applied at the time of site development. The board also asked the applicant to remove CBD, vape and tobacco uses and to delete arena, amphitheater and stadium from permitted uses. The applicant agreed. The panel also discovered an outline parcel (PIN 4668133391) that had not been properly advertised; the applicant agreed to remove that parcel from the current request and return with it properly advertised if they wished to include it.
Mr. Perez moved to recommend approval to the town board with the agreed deletions and the condition modification; the motion was seconded and carried by unanimous voice vote. The planning board’s action is a recommendation; the town board will take the final ordinance vote.
