Asheboro council approves rezoning for major residential development

ASHEBORO — The Asheboro City Council has given the greenlight for a few residential developments.

At its October regular business meeting, the council held three public hearings for zoning applications, including one for approximately 75 acres of property located on Windsor and Gold Hill Road to go to Residential Conditional Zoning for the purpose of developing a 196 lot subdivision.

The site plan for the development calls for single-family, detached dwelling units with two parking spaces and one garage space per unit. The plan also details a recreation area, with picnic tables and a fenced dog park on the eastern side of the property adjacent to Gold Hill Road.

However, many neighbors brought up concerns regarding the potential subdivision, primarily pointing to issues with density and traffic.

Despite that, the council voted 4-2 to approve the conditional zoning, with council members Bill McCaskill and Kelly Heath voting against the motion.

“I share concerns about the density,” Heath said.

The second hearing was for a rezoning of 0.65 acres of property located east of 223 Rich Avenue to go from Medium-Density Residential and High-Density Residential to a High-Density Residential Conditional Zoning for the development of a multifamily project.

The development proposes four, two-family dwellings (so a maximum of eight units) and also will include a sidewalk installed on the frontage of the building.

“One deviation of the site plan is the density,” said Justin Luck, planning and zoning director. “There is a proposed floor-area ratio of 26.5%, which is slightly above the 17% by-right and 22% with a special-use permit limit.”

The applicant on the project is mayor pro tem Walker Moffitt.

The third hearing was for a rezoning of approximately 2 acres of property located at 2753, 2761 and 2785 U.S. 220 Business South from General Commercial to General Commercial Conditional Zoning to add manufacturing, processing and assembly use to the property.

“The existing use is printing and publishing, but the request is to add manufacturing, processing and assembly use in the district, which requires either a special-use permit or a conditional zoning,” Luck said. “One requirement of that is to specify which type of manufacturing is to occur and in this case, it’s for food products and athletic equipment.”

According to the applicant, the purpose of the rezoning is to allow for the expansion of Good Stuff Inc., a peanut butter manufacturer, and the starting of Dill Crew Inc., which would produce pickleball grips, tacky towels and paddles.

Following those two hearings, the council approved both requests.

The council also held a quasi-judicial hearing for a special-use permit for 1.5 acres of property located on the western side of New Century Drive to authorize a new land use classified as Combustible & Flammable Liquid Storage greater than 100,000 gallons aggregate.

The request was to allow three, distribution propane tanks, each containing up to approximately 34,000 gallons on the property.

Following the hearing, the council approved the request.

The Asheboro City Council will next meet Nov. 6.