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Council approves CZ‑225 for Northwest Associates LLC to allow warehouse facility under conditions
Summary
Goldsboro City Council approved conditional zoning CZ‑225 to rezone a Denton Place parcel to General Business conditional zoning to permit a storage/warehouse building; conditions restrict certain commercial uses and set building setbacks.
The Goldsboro City Council voted to approve CZ‑225 (Northwest Associates LLC), rezoning a property on Denton Place (approx. 400 feet southwest of East Ash Street) from R‑9 to a General Business conditional zoning district to allow a multi‑bay warehouse/storage facility on the site.
Planning staff told the council the property lies within a mixed‑use land‑use designation in the city plan, and staff recommended approval with site‑specific conditions to limit potential impacts on nearby residences. The proposed conditional zone includes setback requirements, buffer and landscape conditions, and a condition that no commercial retail enterprises shall operate at the site without further approvals. The Planning Commission reviewed the petition on April 28 and unanimously recommended approval with four conditions (side building setbacks 15 feet, rear setbacks 25 feet, front setbacks 35 feet, and a prohibition on commercial enterprises at this location unless separately approved).
The property owner, who attended the hearing, described the intended project as a warehouse or private storage building for personal property and vehicles. He told council that commercial uses are not his current intent and that the conditional zoning’s limitations were acceptable to him.
Council deliberations were brief; the council opened and closed the public hearing with no public speakers. The council adopted the conditional zoning ordinance with the conditions recommended by planning staff and the planning commission.
Why it matters: The rezoning converts a small parcel from neighborhood residential zoning to a conditional general business district restricted by conditions that limit uses and add setbacks and buffers to reduce impacts on adjacent homes. Because the approval is conditional, any future change to permit a retail or other commercial enterprise at that site would require further council review or a separate approval process.
Next steps: The developer must submit site plans and engineering for preliminary review and must comply with the agreed conditions prior to construction or use changes.
