Zoning board denies permit for manufactured home at 3145 Shaw Ridge Street

The Winston-Salem Zoning Board of Adjustment denied a special-use permit for a Class A manufactured home proposed at 3145 Shaw Ridge Street on June 4, 2026.

Rory Howard, project planner, told the board the petitioner’s site plan showed the proposed manufactured home meeting UDO setback requirements — 132 feet from the front, 105 feet from the left side, 20 feet from the right side and 270 feet from the rear — and staff recommended approval. The property is a 1.79-acre lot in the RS9 district and Forward 2045 and the Northeast Suburban Forsyth Area Plan Update recognize large-lot residential uses in the area.

During the public hearing, applicant Eziquiel Leres testified and Miguel Acosta provided interpretation. Four opponents — Cornelius J. Hawkins, Sabrena Fox, Earnestine Cornelius and Daryl Davidson — told the board they were concerned about the project’s effect on property values, emergency access, parking, grading, water runoff, traffic and pollution; Ms. Fox submitted a petition in opposition. Secretary W Bryan Wilson answered board questions about which department would handle enforcement-related complaints and reminded members to consider placement of the home in their deliberations.

The board voted to enter closed session to consult legal counsel pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-318.11(a)(3). After returning to open session, upon motion by Mr. Gregory Hairston and second by Ms. Natasha Smith the board denied Case Z2600252 by a 5-1 vote. The meeting record does not specify individual roll-call votes beyond the tally. The denial means the applicant cannot place the manufactured home under the special-use permit requested; any further procedural steps were not specified in the record.