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Council approves conditional rezoning for Fletcher Village Bakery on Cane Creek Road
Summary
The Town of Fletcher council approved a conditional rezoning to allow construction of a 6,821 sq ft neighborhood bakery and restaurant on Cane Creek Road. The developer said the project will add sidewalks, landscaping and 150 indoor/outdoor seats; council approved the CZD by voice vote after a brief public hearing.
Fletcher’s town council voted to approve a conditional‑zoning request that clears the way for a new neighborhood bakery and restaurant on a 1.64‑acre site along Cane Creek Road.
The petitioner, developer David Workman of Village Bakers LLC, told the council he plans a ground‑up build of a roughly 6,821‑square‑foot building with roughly 150 seats split between indoor and outdoor dining. Workman said his businesses are locally owned, that he intends to source many ingredients from area farms, and that the project aims to help the town retain more dining and retail activity locally rather than sending residents to neighboring municipalities. “With me, you know what you’re going to get,” Workman said in the presentation.
Town planning staff said the proposal meets the design requirements in Article 5 of the land‑use code, that it exceeds minimum transparency (window) requirements, and that the planning board recommended approval 5–0 after the developer added a landscape buffer and restricted a secondary East Presley Hill access to emergency‑only use. The project includes sidewalks along most of the frontage; the developer has indicated he will petition for a fee‑in‑lieu for a short sidewalk segment where site geometry makes construction difficult.
One resident who spoke at the public hearing, Glenn Weber of Tanner Oaks Drive, said he welcomed the emergency‑only gate but asked how the gate would operate and urged the council to continue expanding sidewalks between the new development and town hall to encourage walking.
Council discussion was brief. A council member moved to adopt the ordinance that rezones the property from R‑2 (medium density residential) to Neighborhood Business District Conditional Zoning District (NBD‑CZD) for a restaurant use; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote. The meeting record shows the approval was by voice vote; no roll‑call tally was recorded in the transcript.
What happens next: with the rezoning ordinance adopted the developer may proceed to site‑plan review and the town’s permitting process. Planning staff said the applicant will return to the planning board for any required fee‑in‑lieu sidewalk review and will follow normal permitting and inspection steps before construction begins.
