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Dash In proposes gas station, convenience store and car wash at Statesville and Hambright; applicants agree to staff conditions
Summary
Dash In Stores presented plans to rezone 2.6–2.67 acres at Statesville Road and Hambright Road for a 24-hour gas station, convenience store and car wash; the applicant agreed to staff-recommended schematic notes, NCDOT TIA improvements and to plant required tree mitigation on site.
The board conducted a public hearing on petition R25-14 for a Dash In convenience store, fuel canopy and accessory car wash on April 21. Planning staff described the request to rezone roughly 2.6 acres from corporate business to highway commercial conditional district and detailed staff recommendations tied to outstanding transportation impact analysis (TIA) items and schematic notes that staff said should be used to ensure the approved plan gets built as presented.
Applicant representatives — attorney John Carmichael, Matthew Parker of Dash In, and civil engineer Mark Strickland — reviewed the site plan for the southeast corner of Statesville Road and Hambright Road, noting a principal building up to 6,000 square feet, a car-wash building up to 1,350 square feet and a 35-foot maximum building height. The team said they would file a revised plan with clarified notes by May 4, will meet NCDOT TIA requirements (including left- and right-turn lanes and storage lengths presented on the plan) and agreed to use staff-approved schematic notes. The applicant indicated tree mitigation (25% proposed on site with 5% to be mitigated) will be planted on site, not paid into a bank.
Residents asked about air-quality safeguards due to proximity to the Colonial Pipeline and surrounding neighborhoods; Matthew Parker said the station will include a vapor-recovery system and will obtain North Carolina DEQ permitting and third-party inspections during installation and operations. The applicant confirmed the site is planned to operate 24 hours per day. Staff and engineers described double-wall tanks, secondary containment and leak-detection monitoring systems as part of normal permitting and DEQ oversight.
Staff recommended approval contingent on satisfying outstanding TIA recommendations, substituting staff-approved schematic notes on the plan, and addressing minor comments. The public hearing concluded with staff and applicants noting a revised plan would be submitted on May 4 for subsequent consideration.
