Fuquay Varina rezoning request for 1212 Rogers Road opened, then tabled until Jan. 20

The board opened a public hearing on a rezoning request for 11.57 acres at 1212 Rogers Road but voted to table the matter until the Jan. 20 town board meeting at the petitioner’s request.

Planning staff presented details of the requested zoning map amendment: the petitioner sought to change the parcel from Residential Agricultural to Research/Light Industrial conditional (northern portion) and Corridor Commercial conditional (southern portion). Staff described permitted uses in the Research/Light Industrial district (examples included daycares, trade schools, medical offices, solar energy, commercial kitchens, breweries, light manufacturing, warehouses and flex space) and listed uses for the commercial portion (retail, restaurants, offices, place of worship, care uses). Site-specific conditions proposed in response to neighborhood concerns included a 50-foot Type A-plus buffer with evergreen plantings and a six-foot solid wood fence along abutting residential property on the north and east, a 70-foot Type A-plus buffer on the western boundary with the same fence, prohibitions on 24-hour production and restrictions on loading-dock orientation toward residential property.

Planning staff said the property lies in the town’s extraterritorial jurisdiction and would be subject to annexation in the future; public water is available and sewer extension would require future work. The petitioner asked to table the item due to a family emergency; the board opened the public hearing for formality, then voted to table consideration until Jan. 20 so the petitioner’s representative can attend and staff can provide the full slide presentation.

The board’s motion to table passed by voice vote.