TOWN OF CARY, NORTH CAROLINA REQUEST FOR REZONING STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO
TOWN COUNCIL
Rezoning Petition: 04-REZ-26 (Swift Creek Activity Center Expansion)
Meeting Date Staff
Recommendation Action Town Council Public Hearing December 9,
2004
Forward to the February 21, 2005 Planning and Zoning Board meeting
Forwarded to the February 21, 2005 Planning and Zoning Board meeting
Planning and Zoning Board February 21, 2005
Staff recommends forwarding the request to the Town Council with a recommendation for approval
Planning and Zoning Board voted unanimously to forward to Town Council for approval
Town Council March 10, 2005 Staff recommends approval of the request
Town Council
unanimously approved the request
TOWN OF CARY CASE MANAGER
Beth Lewis, Senior Planner Phone: (919) 462-3944
Email: [email protected] STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the request to extend the Swift Creek Activity Center Overlay and to change the Activity Center designation from Neighborhood Activity Center to Community Activity Center.
The request meets the approval criteria set for in Sec. 3.4.1(E) of the Land Development Ordinance.
Specifically:
The proposed rezoning is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. This rezoning action is recommended in the Southeast Area Plan, Chapter 4, Section 4.2, Task 3 as a tool for implementation of the Plan.
The proposed rezoning will not have significant adverse impacts on other property in the vicinity of the tract. The requested rezoning will permit the development and redevelopment of property within the Activity Center in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan. The Activity Center Overlay encourages cohesive development of an area, helping to limit disjointed, strip- type development that may adversely impact neighboring properties.
The proposed zoning classification is suitable for the subject property. This rezoning request implements the Comprehensive Plan as adopted.
APPLICANT OWNERS
Town of Cary, NC Hubert Earl Woodard Jr. ETAL, Robert L. Hamilton, Gary and Edith Meyers, James Rogers and Kattie Brown, Lonnie Charles and Kathryn Beck, Marie Woodall, J. Harold Tharrington, L.L. and Marie Woodall, Jr., Stephen and June Mangum, Macedonia United Methodist Church,
J. B. Harrison Properties LLC, WMK Investment Group LLC, Animal Care Center at Swift Creek,
Carlton Ray Nichols ETAL, Mimosa Properties, John and Lorraine Kane, The Fidelity Bank,
Jesse C. Morris, Jr., Campbell Investments of NC LLC, David Campbell, Carlton Lee and Margaret M. Campbell, Sarah O. Tuet Jones, Nancy and Donald Piper, Joseph and Ella Thompson, Jerry M. Turner ETAL, Joseph Thompson and William Paul Brewer III, Laura Woodall Heits, Marie Hosfield, Exec., Rildia Pritchett, David Stephenson, Swift Creek Rural Fire Department Inc., Realty Income Corp., Colonial Baptist Church of Cary, Inc., Trustees of Macedonia Methodist Church, Russell Jones, Franklin Family Partnership, Linwood and Rhonda Hamilton, Carlton and Cora Ashby
LOCATION MAPS & DOCUMENTS
In the area of the intersection of Tryon Road and Walnut Street
Town of Cary Vicinity Map Town of Cary Zoning Map Town of Cary Land Use Map
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This request extends the boundaries of the Swift Creek Activity Center Overlay District, and changes the scope of the Activity Center from Neighborhood Activity Center to Community Activity Center on the Zoning Map. Concurrently, this rezoning requests amendments the boundaries of the Crossroads Regional Activity Center Overlay District so that it does not overlap with the expanded Swift Creek Community Activity Center Overlay District. These actions are recommended implementation tasks contained in the recently-adopted Southeast Area Plan (Task #3 in Chapter 4 of the plan).
APPLICANT’S JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT
This is an area identified on the Southeast Area Plan as the expanded Swift Creek Community Activity Center. This rezoning accomplishes the following:
1. Installs the Swift Creek Activity Center Overlay District designation onto the properties that were outlined for such change in the Southeast Area Plan.
2. Amends the Swift Creek Activity Center from a Neighborhood Activity Center to a Community Activity Center.
3. Amends the boundary line of the Crossroads Regional Activity Center to facilitate the expansion of the Swift Creek Activity Center.
This rezoning request changes the zoning map to facilitate the implementation of the Southeast Area Plan in the area of Tryon Road and Walnut Street.
PROPOSED ZONING CONDITIONS None
EXISTING LAND USES ON SUBJECT PARCELS
The current land use includes a mixture of vacant land, single family residences, office uses, fire station, church, shopping center, plant nursery.
EXISTING & PROPOSED TOWN OF CARY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION Current Land Use Plan Designations:
The entire subject area is recommended to be a Community Activity Center in the Southeast Area Plan. The specific land uses
recommended within that activity center include:
NW Quadrant: Mixed Use SW Quadrant: Institutional
NE Quadrant: mix of High-to-Medium Density Residential, Office/Institutional, and Commercial
SE Quadrant: mix of Commercial,
Institutional, Office/Institutional, Mixed Use, and Medium Density Residential
Proposed Land Use Plan Designations:
No change.
EXISTING & PROPOSED ZONING Current Zoning: The zoning includes
Residential 40 (R-40), Residential 12 (R-12), General Commercial (GC), and General Commercial Conditional Use (GCCU)
Proposed Zoning: The zoning will remain the same.
An Activity Center Overlay will be added to the properties.
ADJACENT EXISTING LAND USES, ZONING, and LAND USE PLAN DESIGNATIONS Existing Use Existing Zoning Existing Land Use Plan
Designation North:
Centrum Shopping Center
General Commercial Conditional Use (GCCU)
and Regional Activity Center Overlay District
A mix of Commercial, Office/Institutional, and Medium-to-
High Density Housing
East:
Vacant property Single-family
residences
Residential Multi-Family (RMF)
Office and Institutional (O&I)
The remainder is in Wake County
North of Tryon Rd.:
Residential and Institutional in Raleigh’s Plan
South of Tryon Rd.:
Office/Institutional, Institutional, Park, and Medium Density Residential in Cary’s Urban Services Area outside Cary’s ETJ;
Low Density Residential in Wake County’s planning area.
South:
Vacant property Single-family
residences
Residential 12 (R-12) Residential 40 (R-40)
Low and Low-to-Medium Density Residential
West:
Single-family residences The Lodge at Crossroads apartments
Residential 12 (R-12) Residential 8 (R-8) Planned Development
District (PDD) Major
South of Tryon Rd.:
Low Density Residential;
North of Tryon Rd.:
Medium and High Density Residential and Mixed Use
PLANNING
Comprehensive Plan Analysis
The requested rezoning is in conformance with the recently-adopted Southeast Area Plan (see Chapter 2, Section 2.2). In fact, the requested rezoning is recommended as implementation tasks to be undertaken following adoption of the Southeast Area Plan. (See Chapter 4, Section 4.2, Task #3.)
PARCEL & OWNER INFORMATION Property Owner(s) County Parcel
Number
Real Estate ID(s) Area (Acres)
Hubert Earl Woodard Jr. ETAL 0772579245 0079316 43.76
Robert L. Hamilton 0772685197
0772676717
0027984 0079094
2.17 0.94
Gary and Edith Meyers 0772772667 0079093 0.55
James Rogers and Kattie Brown 0772773650 0009052 0.87
Lonnie Charles and Kathryn Beck 0772773450 0079305 1.35
Marie Woodall 0772775471 0079297 1.03
J. Harold Tharrington 0772677283
0772678504
0143469 0083276
9.71 0.23
L.L. and Marie Woodall, Jr. 0772772135 0090851 4.65
Stephen and June Mangum 0772775003 0092027 2.01
Macedonia United Methodist Church 0772764706 0090506 6.78
J.B. Harrison Properties LLC 0772860681 0232221 1.56
WMK Investment Group LLC 0772860877 0772863936 0772863842
0108119 0232224 0232223
1.75 0.97 0.61
Animal Care Center at Swift Creek 0772863544 0232222 0.98
Carlton Ray Nichols ETAL 0772769393 0125861 0.56
Mimosa Properties 0772861200
0772769105 0772756633 0772851834 0772759211
0214226 0214225 0179119 0184044 0143642
1.21 1.00 9.29 0.83 4.21
John and Lorraine Kane 0772767078 0214224 0.58
The Fidelity Bank 0772755914 0184045 0.72
Jesse C. Morris, Jr. 0772841927 0049173 0.46
Campbell Investments of NC LLC 0772749841 0011168 4.39
David Campbell 0772749662 0011141 1.29
Carlton Lee and Margaret M. Campbell 0772749570 0011145 1.98
Sarah O. Tuet Jones 0772649747 0037033 12.55
Nancy and Donald Piper 0772657142 0164040 1.19
Joseph and Ella Thompson 0772753218 0164037 10.39
Jerry M. Turner ETAL 0772659564 0094744 0.64
Joseph Thompson and William Paul Brewer III
0772752523 0159893 1.43
Laura Woodall Heirs Marie Hosfield, Exec.
0772752763 0079281 2.26
Rildia Pritchett 0772761255 0037363 1.20
David Stephenson 0772751937 0067412 1.04
Swift Creek Rural Fire Department Inc. 0772763242 0067282 1.53
Realty Income Corp. 0772765298 0116663 1.21
Colonial Baptist Church of Cary Inc. 0772654946 0772650404 0772565187 0772561191
0102870 0283150 0222553 0023294
21.85 2.21 7.71 3.54 Trustees of Macedonia Methodist
Church
0772666260 0249857 0.50
Russell Jones 0772654386 0037524 1.97
Franklin Family Partnership 0772586008 0094211 37.36
Linwood and Rhonda Hamilton 0772676937 0112780 0.93
Carlton and Cora Ashby 0772686384 0772686563
0009842 0121447
0.42 1.57
Total Acreage 217.93