New Leaf Landing - Rezoning Application Attachment
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New Leaf Landing – Conditional Rezoning Application – Attachment
3. Proposed Zoning, Use(s), & Narrative
Fast Tracts Wilmington, LLC, is proposing to rezone the 29.39-acre site, located at 312
Hermitage Road, from R-20 to a conditional CS district in order to develop a project consisting
of flex space buildings and a nursery/wholesale landscape supply business.
The flex space buildings will consist mostly of warehousing space with a small portion of the
buildings reserved for office space in the front. The nursery/wholesale landscape supply
business is already in operation on the site.
A Traffic Impact Analysis for the proposal has been completed and approved by the WMPO
and NCDOT. Required roadway improvements include installing new turn lanes on Heritage
Road and Crowatan Road.
4. Proposed Conditions
The project will be developed in accordance with the conceptual site plan, with modifications
as allowed by the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO).
6. Conditional Zoning District Considerations
1. How would the requested change be consistent with the County’s policies for
growth and development, as described in the 2016 Comprehensive Plan,
applicable small area plans, etc.
a. The proposal provides for employment opportunities in an area identified
for employment hubs and industrial development by the Comprehensive
Plan. The proposal is consistent with the Plan’s goal of supporting business
success, which recommends aligning the County zoning ordinances to
encourage targeted businesses in appropriate areas.
2. How would the requested Conditional Zoning district be consistent with the
property’s classification on the 2016 Comprehensive Plan’s Future Land Use
Map?
a. The subject site is located within the Employment Center place type on the
Comprehensive Plan’s Future Land Use Map. The purpose of this
classification is to identify “areas to serve as employment and production
hubs, where office and light industrial uses are predominate.” The types of
uses appropriate for this place type include office, industrial, single and
multi-family residential, commercial/retail establishments, and recreation
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uses. The proposed development will provide for employment and
production opportunities as promoted in this area.
3. What significant neighborhood changes have occurred to make the original
zoning inappropriate, or how is the land involved unsuitable for the uses
permitted under the existing zoning?
a. The adoption of the 2016 Comprehensive Plan identities the subject site and
surrounding as Employment Center on the Future Land Use Map.
b. The construction of I-140 in the 2000s included an interchange on Castle
Hayne Road, approximately 0.5 miles from Hermitage Road, allowing for
easy access to the highway system and Wilmington metro area.