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Iredell County commissioners deny rezoning for 51.5-acre Josie Road site after safety and traffic concerns
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing in which neighbors raised traffic, safety and stormwater concerns, the Iredell County Board of Commissioners voted 5–0 to deny a request to rezone roughly 51.525 acres on Josie Road from RA to Highway Business Conditional District.
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners voted 5–0 on Nov. 18 to deny a rezoning request for about 51.525 acres along Josie Road after residents and several commissioners said too many details remained unresolved.
The request, brought by the property owner Murano LLC and represented by Metrolina Capital Partners LLC, sought to change the site from residential-agriculture (RA) to Highway Business Conditional District to allow a truck-parking facility and supporting truck-oriented services. County planner Matthew Todd told the board staff recommended against the request after the planning board recommended denial, but he described four proposed conditions the applicant offered, including required truck access from Tomlin Mill Road, a five-foot berm and buffer along the northern border, an engineered stormwater plan and downward-directed lighting to limit light pollution.
Neighbors who spoke at the public hearing cited traffic safety, school congestion,…
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