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Planning board unanimously backs 3'lot Glendale Drive conditional rezoning with design conditions
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The board voted unanimously to recommend approval of R25'17, a conditional rezoning to create three single'family lots at 14600 Glendale Drive, after staff and applicants agreed on conditions including right'of'way dedication, increased side setbacks and commitments to elevated architectural elements.
The Huntersville Planning Board unanimously recommended approval on March 24 for petition R25'17, a conditional rezoning of a roughly 1'acre parcel at the corner of Glendale Drive and Huntersville Concord Road to allow a three'lot single'family subdivision under a Neighborhood Residential Conditional district.
Staff said the application originally proposed four lots but was reduced to three after public concerns about density, driveway placement and compatibility. Staff highlighted key commitments the applicant agreed to: dedicating right of way for future road improvements (50 feet from the centerline of Huntersville Concord Road and 40 feet from Glendale Drive), increasing the side setback on Lot 1 from the minimum to 10 feet, and saving roughly 18% of canopy (above the 10% minimum). Staff recommended approval with conditions and asked the applicants to commit to elevated frontage and architectural elements.
"This is a conditional rezoning unlike the general that we just heard," staff said, noting the plan is what the applicant would have to build if approved and that the conditional process allows the board to secure a higher level of design than by-right development.
Applicants Nate Bowman and Drew Bowman described outreach to builders, the loss of one builder after the lot count changed, and plans to deliver homes with porch and frontage elements compatible with nearby Vermillion development. They emphasized right'of'way dedication to support a potential roundabout and future sidewalk connections and said the project will become part of the Vermillion HOA.
Board members raised concerns from nearby homeowners. During discussion a motion to approve was amended to explicitly incorporate staff'recommended conditions; the amended motion passed unanimously.
Conditions recorded in the meeting included the reduction to three lots, dedication of specified right of way, a 10'foot side setback for Lot 1, a canopy/tree'save commitment above the minimum, and a staff'requested commitment to elevated architectural elements; the transcript shows no vote split. The conditional approval secures the site'specific commitments in the zoning action; follow'up items include applicants delivering architectural elevations for staff review.
