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Hendersonville annexes parcel and approves rezoning for Carolina Village expansion despite resident runoff concerns
Summary
Council approved annexation of a 2.04-acre parcel and rezoned multiple Carolina Village parcels to Urban Village Conditional Zoning to allow a 60-unit apartment and 8,000 sq ft wellness center; neighbors submitted digital comments expressing concern about runoff and erosion; project team described on-site stormwater measures and a 330-foot buffer.
The Hendersonville City Council on June 4 voted to annex a 2.04-acre parcel at 552 Clear Creek Road and to rezone multiple Carolina Village parcels to an Urban Village Conditional Zoning District to allow a proposed 60-unit multifamily building with an 8,000-square-foot wellness center.
Planning staff (Mr. Hayes) described the annexation request and said the parcel is contiguous to the Carolina Village campus (PIN 9579-08-2767). He described the larger request to rezone nearly 97 acres of campus property to urban village conditional zoning to permit a multifamily building, wellness center, event space and associated parking. Staff and the planning board found the petition consistent with the GenH 2045 comprehensive plan's multigenerational living designation and said remaining technical comments were fire related and could be addressed at final site plan.
Carolina Village representatives told council the campus is a continuing-care retirement community with 556 residents and extensive campus tree canopy. A Carolina Village speaker outlined the proposed building and amenities and said the organization partners with local agencies. Tom Jones of WGL Engineering described the civil plan and stormwater approach, saying the project will use on-site subsurface stormwater systems, route treated water to an existing campus pond that performed well during Hurricane Helene, and provide a roughly 330-foot buffer from the proposed building to adjacent Country Acres properties. Jones said staff and the planning board supported waiving the traffic impact analysis because projected trips fall below the zoning threshold.
The clerk read two digital comments from nearby residents. Jeffrey Calhoun (129 Greenfield Lane) wrote that runoff originating in Carolina Village "overwhelms my neighborhood drainage system" and described erosion and a failing culvert grate. Herbert Abendroth (127 Atwood Drive) said recent heavy rains increased his concerns about runoff causing erosion and damage to his property and asked Carolina Village to consider grading or water diversion plans or grading improvements on his property as a preventive protection plan during construction.
Council moved to adopt an ordinance to annex the parcel and later adopted an ordinance to amend the official zoning map to Urban Village Conditional Zoning District, finding the petition consistent with the comprehensive plan and stating the development must adhere to the presented site plan and conditions. The motion passed by voice vote.
Next steps: final site-plan review and fire-related comments must be addressed before permits are issued; staff said stormwater and other engineering details will be handled during final plan review and permitting.
