TO: Zoning Commission
THRU: Craig Harmon, Senior Planner
FROM: Thomas Cohen - Planner I
DATE: April 14 2026
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P26-10: A request to rezone the property at 2025 Hope Mill Rd (0416123213000) consisting of 0.31 acres and owned by Franco, Kimberly from Single Family Residential 10 (SF-10) to Office & Institutional (O&I).
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
5 - Lynne Greene
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal II: Responsive City Government Supporting a Diverse & Viable Economy
* Objective 2.1 - To Ensure a Diverse City Tax Base
* Objective 2.4 - To Sustain a Favorable Development Climate to Encourage Business Growth
The proposal broadens the city tax base by allowing a business to operate in place of a strictly residential home. A business within this district would generate taxable revenue from the business and its employees as well as would pay commercial property taxes rather than residential. It allows small businesses to establish and grow with the need for expensive office spaces or storefronts and to better serve a local customer base on well-traveled arterials such as Hope Mill Road.
Goal III: City Investment in Today & Tomorrow
* Objective 3.2 - To Manage the City's Future Growth and Strategic Land Use
The request is an efficient use of existing land and infrastructure by repurposing an existing structure while producing limited additional impact on existing utilities or infrastructure. In effect, increasing land available for use through efficiency.
Goal IV: Desirable place to live, work, and recreate
* Objective 4.5 - To ensure a place for people to live in great neighborhoods
The property is, in part, used to house displaced families potentially preventing a rise in the homeless population and protecting at risk populations. The business operates in a capacity that serves the enhancement of the well-being of the local community as well as creating a positive social environment.
Executive Summary:
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