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Commission backs rezoning of 104 Shannon Drive to allow funeral home operations
Summary
The Burlington Planning & Zoning Commission on April 27 recommended approval of rezoning request 2064 to change 104 Shannon Drive from medium-density residential to office and institutional limited use so Lyle Funeral Home can use the building for arrangement offices and selection rooms; the item will move to City Council for work session and public hearing.
The Burlington Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval on April 27 for rezoning request 2064, which would change a 0.27-acre parcel at 104 Shannon Drive from Medium Density Residential to Office & Institutional Limited Use so Lyle Funeral Home and Crematory can use the house for selection rooms and arrangement offices.
Chair James Kirkpatrick opened the item and planning staff summarized the request and the four limited uses sought under the application: live-work dwelling, single-family detached dwelling, funeral-related services, and office/professional use. Staff told the commission the change would bring the parcel closer into alignment with the comprehensive plan’s future land-use designation of neighborhood commercial.
David Beal, who identified himself as an applicant representing Lyle Funeral Home and Crematory, told the commission the company acquired the family home at 104 Shannon Drive and intends to use the existing building for additional selection rooms and arrangement offices. "We're not planning to add any new commercial structures," Beal said, adding the only planned physical modification would be an ADA ramp at the rear.
Beal said there is no anticipated increase in traffic because visitors would be existing customers and parking would use spaces in the adjacent funeral home lot. He also said the applicant has not proposed changes to the building footprint and that the limited-use designation would act as a buffer between residential and general business zoning.
A motion to recommend approval was made and seconded. The commission conducted a roll-call vote and the motion carried; staff said the item will be forwarded to the City Council for a work session and then a public hearing.
Next steps: the rezoning will appear first in a council work session and then be scheduled for a public hearing; staff said applicants will receive written notice by email about the council schedule and that the council hearing is anticipated in mid-May.
Details from the record: the parcel is addressed as 104 Shannon Drive and corresponds to Alamance County tax identification PID120731. The motion as presented cited consistency with the comprehensive plan’s future land-use map and the public-interest rationale that the requested office/institutional zoning provides a buffer to nearby residential uses.
