Pittsboro planning board unanimously backs Turkey Creek zoning amendment to allow office and medical uses

The Town of Pittsboro Planning Board voted unanimously Monday to recommend approval of PB 25596, an amendment to the Turkey Creek conditional zoning that adds office and medical/dental uses to the previously approved M‑1 areas.

The petition was presented as a short, narrowly scoped change to a previously approved conditional zoning. An unidentified staff presenter said Kate Murdock of McAdams submitted the petition and that the requested addition appears in the packet as an insertion to the list of permitted uses in the blue, M‑1 areas. The presenter said the amendment is limited to adding the phrase 'office/medical/dental' to the uses list and that because it adds a use, the conditional zoning must be processed again.

Unidentified Speaker 1 disclosed a connection to McAdams, stating, 'McAdams is my employer. I have no involvement in this project, but I feel like I need to put that out there.' No board member moved to require recusal. After brief clarification about packet pages, Speaker 4 moved to recommend approval; Unidentified Speaker 3 seconded the motion. Unidentified Speaker 1 called the vote; the board answered 'aye' and the motion passed unanimously.

The amendment as presented would allow office and medical/dental uses in the specified M‑1 parcels of the Turkey Creek plan. The petitioner and their consultant indicated the change is limited to permitted uses; no other conditions were proposed during the meeting.

Next steps for PB 25596 were not stated in the transcript. The board recorded its recommendation to approve; further action (for example, review by the governing board or a public hearing) would follow established conditional-zoning procedures for the Town of Pittsboro.