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Raeford council approves rezoning at 218 St. James to allow manufactured home
Summary
The Raeford City Council unanimously rezoned two parcels at 218 St. James Street from R-6 to RMH to permit placement of a double-wide manufactured home after a planning staff presentation and Planning Board recommendation for approval.
Raeford City Council voted unanimously March 2 to rezone two parcels at 218 St. James Street from R-6 (Residential 6,000) to RMH (Residential Manufactured Home) to accommodate placement of a double-wide manufactured home.
Felecia Locklear, the city’s Planning/Zoning and Code Enforcement officer, told the council that the property consists of two parcels totaling about 0.32 acres (13,939 square feet), currently contains a dilapidated block structure for which a demolition permit is pending, and is located adjacent to the Hwy 401 Bypass and Vass Road. Locklear said the proposal is consistent with the City of Raeford 2030 Land Use Plan and the Unified Development Ordinance and recommended approval. "Approval of the rezoning application of Alicia Smith having found the application and request for the Zoning Map Amendment of the property located at 218 St. James St ... to be rezoned to RMH (Residential Manufactured Home) consistent with the City of Raeford regulatory documents," Locklear stated during her presentation.
Mayor John K. McNeill, III asked for questions; none were raised. Councilwoman Mary Neil King moved to approve the rezoning and Councilman Wayne Willis seconded. The motion carried unanimously.
The property owner was listed in staff materials as John Chavis McPhatter Jr.; the applicant is Alicia Smith. The Planning Board reviewed the request Feb. 24, 2020 and recommended approval to the council. The council’s action changes the official zoning designation for the parcels (PINs 694351301130 and 694351401016) from R-6 to RMH, allowing the placement of the manufactured home under the city’s development standards.
Next procedural steps for the applicant would be to obtain required building and placement permits; council records do not list additional conditions attached to the rezoning.
