TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kelly Strickland - Assistant City Manager
Dr. Gerald Newton, AICP - Development Services Director
FROM: Craig Harmon, CZO - Senior Planner
DATE: May 27, 2025
RE:
Title
SUP25-04 - Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow for the reduction in the separation requirement between public street right-of-way and an Ice House, located at 2726 Raeford Rd (REID # 0427217637000) and being the property, WIN-KAS NC LLC and project owner Davance Locklear Two Cams.
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
5 - Greene
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal III: City Investment in Today and Tomorrow
Objective 3.2: To manage the City's future growth and strategic land use
Executive Summary:
City Council is asked to hold an Evidentiary Hearing to determine whether a Special Use Permit (SUP) should be approved or denied. If approved, the SUP will reduce the 100-foot separation requirement between an Ice House located at 2726 Raeford Road and public right-of-way to approximately 85 feet, as shown on the attached site plan. The Ice House structure is already constructed.
During an Evidentiary Hearing, the burden of demonstrating that an application complies with applicable review and approval standards of this Ordinance is on the applicant, which shall be demonstrated by competent, material, and substantial evidence. The burden is not on the City or other parties to show that the standards have not been met by the applicant.
Background:
This Ice House is located in the Highland Centre shopping center, which is also home to Harris Teeter. The main business on the property in question is Hunan Garden. Its building has been on the property since prior to 1982 according to the Cumberland County GIS.
The Applicant is requesting a reduction in the 100-foot separation standards between an Ice House located at 2726 Raeford Road and public right-of-way. The Applicant's request would reduce the separation down to app...
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