Burlington’s planning and zoning commission has endorsed a request for high-density residential use on a 1.58-acre lot that situated near Ross Street’s intersection with Lower Hopedale Road.
This parcel, which belongs to North Carolina Welding, is currently zoned for a combination of medium and high-density residential activity. The requested change would leave high-density residential development as the only land use category allowed on the property.
The members of Burlington’s planning commission signed off on this request on Monday after a short presentation from Chad Huffine, a civil engineer in the employ of the property owners.
The commission’s members also entertained some remarks from neighboring resident Kristine Compton, who wanted to know what sorts of residences the zoning change would permit. In response, Huffine conceded that his clients have given some thought to the very same question.
“Currently,” he added, “we have in the review queue with the [city’s planning] staff, a proposed 19-unit single family development.”
Burlington’s planning director Jamie Lawson went on to observe that, if approved by the city council, the zoning adjustment would allow anything that’s permitted in a high-density residential district in addition to the specific use that Huffine described.
Lawson added, however, that the city’s planning staff has found this change to be consistent with the city’s future land use. The planning commission concurred and voted 6-to-0 to recommend the request to Burlington’s city council.
