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Planning board recommends conditional rezoning for 18.82‑acre West Highway 74 industrial site
Summary
The Indian Trail Planning and Zoning Board voted to recommend approval of a conditional rezoning for an 18.82‑acre parcel on W. Highway 74 to allow two light‑industrial buildings, after staff outlined conditions on landscaping, parking, and traffic improvements and board members raised concerns about power lines and acceleration lanes controlled by NCDOT.
The Planning and Zoning Board voted to recommend approval of conditional zoning case CZ20260020, clearing the way for an industrial development on roughly 18.82 acres along West Highway 74.
Tyler Hayoski, senior planner for the Town of Indian Trail, told the board the proposal would rezone the site from Regional Business District to Conditional Light Industrial to allow two buildings — about 103,500 square feet and 127,400 square feet — each with parking, loading docks and semi‑trailer parking. "The zoning request is to conditionally rezone approximately 18.82 acres," Hayoski said during his presentation.
Staff highlighted conditions intended to reduce neighborhood impacts: a 20‑foot landscape buffer along Highway 74 with trees and shrubs, a 10‑foot multi‑use path along the frontage, curb and gutter, and a conditioned parking ratio of one space per 1,000 square feet (roughly 300 spaces for the project as shown on the concept plan). Hayoski also noted a traffic impact analysis had been completed and NCDOT required an eastbound right‑turn lane at the site access with 75 feet of storage and an appropriate taper.
Board members pressed staff on operational details. One member asked how the town treats fleet parking, noting the Unified Development Ordinance cites three fleet vehicles per small flex unit; Hayoski said the code does not easily scale to large 100,000‑square‑foot tenants and staff had negotiated a sensible parking approach with the applicant. On whether a longer acceleration lane for heavy vehicles could be required, Hayoski said the town must follow NCDOT guidelines: "As far as the actual road improvements themselves ... NCDOT say no," he said, explaining the state controls improvements on US 74.
Hayoski flagged a constraint for frontage landscaping: overhead power distribution lines cross the property, limiting the town's ability to fully bury or relocate lines and creating a gap in the required front‑lot landscaping. The rezoning packet therefore includes a condition addressing the power‑line easement and how landscaping is placed adjacent to it.
After discussion, the board moved and voted to recommend approval of CZ20260020 as presented. The motion to recommend approval was made by Richard Sayer, seconded by another board member, and passed in voice vote.
