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Wendell board approves rezoning at Old Zebulon Road, brownfield testing and budget ordinance changes
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Summary
The Wendell Town Board approved a rezoning to consolidate zoning on an 11.12-acre parcel at 608 Old Zebulon Road to RA, authorized two Brownfield task orders for asbestos/lead testing and a small-area plan, and adopted amendments to the FY2026 operating and capital budgets including budget language to fully account for micro-transit grant and partner contributions.
The Wendell Town Board approved several administrative and land-use items after a public hearing and staff presentations.
Stacy Griffin, planning staff, presented a zoning map amendment for an 11.12-acre parcel at 608 Old Zebulon Road. Griffin told the board the property currently contains three separate zoning districts (R-2, R-3 and RA) and the owner requested consolidation to a single RA (residential agricultural) district so the rules would be consistent across the parcel. Griffin said the change is “consistent with Blueprint Wendell 2030 and can also be considered reasonable” and noted the Planning Board had unanimously recommended approval.
Commissioner Deloach moved to approve the rezoning request and adopt the attached ordinance; the board voted in favor and closed the public hearing. The transcript does not record individual vote tallies.
On brownfields, staff presented task order 25 for limited asbestos and lead-based paint surveys at the West 4th Street block (residential properties at 111 Magnolia and 208 West 4th) with a task-order cap of $13,882, funded with EPA Brownfields grant funds. Task order 26 was presented to develop a small-area redevelopment concept for the same block with consultants including Geosyntech and Veil in Planning; that task order was not to exceed $18,933. The board approved both task orders and authorized the town manager or designee to sign the agreements.
Finance staff Garrett Johnson summarized budget ordinance amendments including revisions to the FY2026 operating budget and the general government capital project ordinance. Johnson said the requested increase for a capital project to cover change orders is $176,200 and that the micro-transit program’s full budgetary amount is being shown in the town’s books — “that’s the 369,246” in revenue lines reflecting grant funds from Wake Transit and partner contributions from Zebulon and Knightdale. The board moved and adopted Ordinance 0082026 (amendment number 3) and a corresponding capital ordinance amendment; the transcript does not include precise vote counts.
Each action was moved and approved during the meeting; where the transcript does not record individual roll-call tallies, the article notes those tallies as not specified.
