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Planning board recommends rezoning of Pickett Circle parcel for 'Nature's Calling' LLC
Summary
The Indian Trail Planning and Zoning Board voted Feb. 17, 2026 to recommend approval of ZM2026-0010, rezoning a 1.66-acre parcel at Old Monroe Road and Pickett Circle from Residential SF-1 to General Business District for Nature's Calling LLC; board discussed buffers, N.C. DOT access and neighborhood traffic concerns raised during public comment.
The Indian Trail Planning and Zoning Board on Feb. 17, 2026 recommended approval of ZM2026-0010, a conventional rezoning for a 1.66-acre vacant parcel at Old Monroe Road and Pickett Circle to General Business District (GBD). The applicant is Nature's Calling LLC, represented in materials as Dennis Moser; staff said the LLC has existed since about 2013.
Town planner Josue Pena presented the request, saying the parcel is vacant and sits between commercial nodes (Sun Valley Commons and the proposed Sagecroft Commercial Village). Pena noted that recent and planned widening of Old Monroe Road and overlapping activity-center overlays increase commercial suitability in the area despite the comp plan's parcel-level recommendation for medium-density residential.
Pena listed allowed-by-right uses under GBD (including veterinary services, childcare centers, small food establishments, artist studios and offices) and emphasized overlay protections: drive-throughs are not permitted inside the overlay, and a landscape buffer of 25 to 50 feet is required where the parcel shares a property line with Valley Estates (the higher 50-foot buffer applies if a group-3, higher-intensity use is proposed). The planner said lighting standards and a required 25-foot buffer (or up to 50 feet for higher-intensity uses) would apply to protect adjacent residents.
During public comment Michael Faulkneri of 519 Pega Circle expressed concern about traffic, a single neighborhood entrance/exit, potential driveways into adjacent projects and whether neighbors had been adequately notified: "Because there's only 1 entrance and exit, I think everyone in that neighborhood should have been notified of this," he said. Staff responded that the town is required by state law to notify property owners within 500 feet, signage had been posted, and N.C. DOT will determine access during site-plan review (likely limiting full access on Old Monroe and preferring right-in/right-out configurations).
A motion to recommend approval was made, seconded and the board voted unanimously to forward ZM2026-0010 to town council for final action.
What happens next: Any development proposal would proceed through site-plan and permitting reviews; N.C. DOT will review and approve any changes to Old Monroe Road access.
