TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kelly Strickland - Assistant City Manager
Dr. Gerald Newton, AICP - Development Services Director
FROM: Craig Harmon - Senior Planner
Demetrios Moutos - Planner I
DATE: September 8, 2025
RE:Title
Approve P25-41: Conditional Rezoning Request from MR-5 and NC to CC/CZ, NC, and AR for approximately 19.02 Acres Located at 0 Morganton Road (REID #0408149306000)Title
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
District 4 - Councilmember D.J. Haire
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
This request aligns with the following City Strategic Plan goals:
* Goal II: Responsive City Government Supporting a Diverse and Viable Economy
o Objective 2.1: Ensure a diverse city tax base
o Objective 2.4: Sustain a favorable development climate to encourage business growth
* Goal III: City Invested in Today and Tomorrow
o Objective 3.2: Manage the City's future growth and strategic land use
* Goal IV: Desirable Place to Live, Work, and Recreate
o Objective 4.5: Ensure a place for people to live in great neighborhoods
Executive Summary:
Franklin Johnson Commercial, represented by Tom Lloyd, is requesting a conditional rezoning for approximately 19.02 acres located at 0 Morganton Road from Mixed Residential 5 (MR-5) and Neighborhood Commercial (NC) to Community Commercial Conditional Zoning (CC/CZ), Neighborhood Commercial (NC), and Agricultural Residential (AR). The purpose is to facilitate a mixed-use development incorporating commercial, office, warehouse/distribution, and storage uses, with low-intensity residential/agricultural uses in environmentally sensitive areas.
The Zoning Commission considered this request at its August 12, 2025, meeting and voted 4-0 to recommend approval.
The property is currently undeveloped near the intersection of Morganton Road and Bonanza Drive. It was rezoned in January 2023 to MR-5 under Case P23-04, but no development occurred under that zoning
Background:
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