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County approves rezoning for East Club at 85 with conditions; applicant to prohibit gas stations
Summary
The county rezoned about 13.96 acres at East Club Boulevard and I-85 to Commercial General with a textual development plan and commitments including 30% tree preservation and riparian protections; the applicant agreed to prohibit convenience stores with gas sales and the board approved the rezoning unanimously.
Durham commissioners approved a rezoning (C-2400032) for roughly 13.96 acres at East Club Boulevard and I-85 on May 12, adopting a textual development plan with a set of proffers and use restrictions. Planning staff recommended the rezoning with a place-type map change to suburban commercial; the applicant said access constraints and NCDOT requirements limited on-site access and the plan includes tree-preservation commitments and measures to avoid impacts to the Eno-New Hope wildlife connectivity corridor.
Applicant counsel described the site as a constrained, "leftover" property with limited access and said the proposal excludes higher-intensity uses that would generate traffic and proposed text commitments including a 30% tree preservation target (80% within riparian buffers), native plantings, a shared path, and turn-lane improvements. After a question from Commissioner Jacobs about drive-through and gas sales, the applicant agreed to explicitly prohibit convenience stores with gas sales in the textual development plan. The board voted to approve the rezoning unanimously.
Planning staff noted neighborhood meetings were held in September 2024 and January 2025, and the planning commission recommended approval 9-0. Commissioners discussed utilities, access and public-safety service impacts; the applicant said the site likely has city water but not city sewer and that annexation and utility extension were not requested.
