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Lenoir council approves conditional rezoning for drive‑through coffee with added right‑turn lane
Summary
After residents testified about traffic and safety risks, the Lenoir City Council on May 4 approved CZ‑13 to permit a drive‑through coffee use on Blowing Rock Boulevard, adding a condition that the developer construct a right‑turn lane off Crestline Place; the vote was unanimous.
On May 4, 2026, the Lenoir City Council approved a conditional zoning change known as CZ‑13 to allow a drive‑through coffee use at a commercial parcel on Blowing Rock Boulevard, adding a condition that the developer install an additional right‑turn lane off Crestline Place.
Planning Director Hannah Williams introduced the application submitted by Foresight Group LLC and Track West Developers and said the zoning change would add drive‑through as a permitted use while keeping other B‑6 uses intact. Williams said the conditional zoning would require a 45‑foot building setback from residential zones and a 30‑foot planted buffer, and that the proposal was consistent with the city’s 2045 comprehensive plan designation of neighborhood mixed use. "The conditional zoning district would allow for a drive through," Williams said,…
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