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Yadkinville approves rezoning and special-use permit for Triad Metal Recyclers transfer station
Summary
The Yadkinville Board unanimously rezoned Parcel #129110 and approved a Major Special Use Permit allowing Triad Metal Recyclers to add a solid-waste transfer station; state permits and a 50-foot vegetative buffer are required before operations begin.
The Yadkinville Board of Commissioners on July 6 unanimously approved a rezoning and a Major Special Use Permit allowing Triad Metal Recyclers to expand operations at Parcel #129110 on Memorial Road to include a solid-waste transfer station.
Planning Director Meredith Detsch told the Board the 7.78-acre parcel sits in the town's extraterritorial jurisdiction and is partially in a floodplain but that the applicant does not plan to construct buildings within the floodplain. She said a 50-foot vegetative buffer will be required because a residence borders the property and that the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality will need to review the proposal due to the solid-waste components. "The parcel is situated within a floodplain; however, the applicant does not plan to construct any buildings within that floodplain," Detsch said.
One of the owners, Van Winslow, described the project's local economic benefits, saying, "Triad Metal has been providing essential waste and recycling services for twenty years." Winslow said the expansion would create jobs and reduce transportation costs for residents by offering a more competitive local option.
Neighbor Lisa Rayborn opposed the rezoning, citing concerns for her son's household that lives adjacent to the property. Rayborn said she worried about "garbage left along the sides of the road, debris that falls off trucks, and potential fire risks," and said she felt her concerns were not fully addressed at the Planning Board meeting.
Engineer Stacey Smith of Smith Gardner Inc., engaged by Triad Metal, told the Board he prepared an environmental evaluation and had considered stormwater, buffers and state regulations. Smith explained that after local approvals the applicant must obtain a state solid-waste permit and then a state operations permit, and said the facility will be subject to periodic state reviews and inspections.
Commissioner Scott Winebarger moved to adopt the consistency statement and approve the rezoning (Ordinance No. 2026-05); Commissioner Richie Parker seconded and the motion passed unanimously (Vote: 4/0). Winebarger then moved to approve Major Special Use Permit 2026-02 based on the hearing record; the motion passed unanimously (Vote: 4/0). The next steps identified by staff are state permit applications and compliance with buffer and stormwater requirements before construction or operation begins.
