Apex board approves rezoning of 51.82-acre Jesse Drive site for industrial use
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Summary
The Apex Planning Board approved rezoning roughly 51.82 acres west of Horton Park to allow light industrial and medium-density conditional zoning; the developer pledged environmental commitments including a 25% resource-conservation target, a 300-foot separation from nearby residential uses and enhanced stormwater measures.
The Apex Planning Board approved rezoning about 51.82 acres near Jesse Drive to allow light industrial uses and a separate medium-density conditional zone intended to remain limited for greenway and utility functions.
Planning staff (presenter Joshua) described the site in the town's southeast quadrant, noted nearby Horton Park PUD and stream resources that define the site's constraints, and recommended approval with conditions offered by the applicant. Staff said the proposal included both light-industrial conditional zoning and a medium-density conditional area that would be reserved largely for resource conservation, greenway and minor utility uses.
A developer representative from Beacon Partners described prior Apex Gateway projects and outlined environmental commitments tied to this rezoning: preserving 25% of the site as resource conservation area (RCA), prohibiting heavier industrial uses within a 300-foot separation from the Horton Park residential area, expanding stormwater detention above the Unified Development Ordinance minimum, and offering green infrastructure measures such as bioretention and permeable pavers.
Board members asked about vehicular access (Jesse Drive extension), whether the roadway through the parcel would be a four-lane section with sidepaths, the location and timing of traffic signals at nearby intersections, and how the developer's proposed buffers would interface with existing stream buffers. Staff said the future Jesse Drive alignment and utilities are shown in the plan and that stream buffers will remain undisturbed in key areas.
The board moved and seconded the rezoning motion; the board voted unanimously to approve case 25CZ09. The approval applies the applicant's proffered conditions and environmental commitments to the property, and will allow industrial development consistent with the town's employment and office land-use designations for the parcel.
Next steps: the rezoning approval advances the proposal in the town's approval process; the applicant and staff will coordinate details of required infrastructure, greenway alignment and any developer-constructed bus-stop or pedestrian improvements noted in the staff report.
