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Mint Hill planning board backs text amendment to allow adult day-care centers in business park
Summary
The Mint Hill Planning Board voted June 17 to recommend approval of ZC 24-2, a text amendment to section 5.2 that would allow adult day care/day health centers in the BD (business park) district; applicants said Ryan’s Place would consolidate five sites into a flagship 18-plus facility at 4345 Morris Park Drive.
The Mint Hill Planning Board unanimously recommended approval June 17 of ZC 24-2, a text amendment to section 5.2 that would add adult day care and day health centers to permitted uses in the BD (business park) zoning district. A favorable recommendation advances the change to the town’s decision-making process for final approval.
Michelle Wellman, a commercial broker with the Nichols Company, represented the applicants and identified the property as 4345 Morris Park Drive. "It's a stand-alone building" on about 2.225 acres with roughly 32,000 square feet, she said, and the prospective tenant is interested in leasing about 12,200 square feet on the first floor. "They would have approximately — I think they currently have 28. They hope to build to 40," Wellman said, describing client capacity plans.
Andrea Wilson, the property owner, told the board she and her husband operate an artist studio at the address and that Ryan’s Place, an adult day program, approached them about consolidating operations. Wilson said Ryan’s Place operates five locations now and would make Mint Hill its flagship site. The proposal is for adults aged 18 and older; staff said participants would be transported to the site by the operator and the program does not include outdoor activities.
Town staff explained the request is a text amendment to the town’s zoning ordinance rather than a request to rezone property or construct a new building. If the amendment is adopted, the use would be permitted in the BD district and the tenant would not need conditional rezoning for occupancy of the existing building.
Board members asked about operations and community impacts and otherwise expressed support. Wellman noted the operator’s vocational partnerships with local employers and said the tenant would pay above-market rents for the business park, which she characterized as a benefit to property values.
A board member moved for a favorable recommendation on ZC 24-2; the motion was seconded and passed on a voice vote with no opposition recorded. The recommendation now moves to the next step in the town’s approval process.
The meeting then adjourned.
