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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Amendment to City's Unified Development Ordinance Zoning Map - Rezoning properties from Traditional Neighborhood District to Mixed-Use District located at Parcels 11111000G0003B, 03A, 04B, 04A by Ordinance XXX-2026

1) Receive a presentation; 2) Planning Board adopt the following statement of consistency and reasonableness: “The proposed Zoning Map amendment is consistent with the 2022 Land Use Plan, A variety of commercial and service uses that meet the daily needs of residents, while not negatively impacting the community as whole will be supported. Increase in the variety of grocery stores, restaurants, retail, and entertainment offerings are encouraged”. 3) Planning Board recommend City Council hold a public hearing for the purpose of receiving input on adoption of Ordinance 007-2026 to amend the Unified Development Ordinance Zoning Map to rezoning the subject property, described by the Davidson County Tax Department as Parcel Numbers 11111000G0003B, 03A, 04B, 04A from Traditional Neighborhood District to Mixed Use District. Summary: The City has received Zoning Map Amendment Application to rezone properties identified as parcels 11111000G0003B, 03A, 04B, 04A (totaling +/-1.32 acres), which is located on the corner of South State Street and West 6th Avenue. Frank Wolfe (applicant and property owner) is requesting the rezoning from Traditional Neighborhood District to Mixed-Use District. Rezonings are legislative decisions and require staff review, Planning Board review and recommendation, and City Council adoption of an ordinance following a public hearing. The subject properties are located approximately one block north of South Main Street and are situated within an established area characterized by a mix of residential, office, and higher-density residential development. Bellamy Apartments, a high-density residential development, are located immediately to the east, while renovated residential structures currently utilized as offices and single-family dwellings are located throughout the surrounding area. Given the established pattern of development and the existing mix of residential and commercial uses in the immediate vicinity, Mixed-Use District zoning is consistent with and appropriate for the character and land-use pattern of the surrounding area. The proposed zoning would provide an appropriate transition between the higher-density and commercial uses along the South Main Street corridor and the established residential neighborhoods surrounding the subject properties. It would also allow for a logical continuation of the existing mixed-use development pattern rather than introducing a land-use intensity that is inconsistent with the area. Importantly, any future commercial development on the subject properties would remain subject to the applicable requirements of Article 4, Development Regulations, including required impact buffers and additional development standards for commercial uses located adjacent to residential properties. These requirements provide regulatory safeguards to address potential impacts such as site design, buffering, and the transition between commercial and residential uses. In accordance with the North Carolina General Statutes, the Planning Board and City Council must adopt a Statement of Consistency and Reasonableness for any rezoning request in relation to the adopted 2022 Land Use Plan. While the applicant has not identified a specific proposed development or use as part of this rezoning request, the proposed zoning district would allow a variety commercial uses and higher density residential developments. Based on staff analysis, a suggested statement of consistency and reasonableness for Planning Board and City Council approval is as follows: “The proposed Zoning Map amendment is consistent with the 2022 Land Use Plan, which states that “A variety of commercial and service uses that meet the daily needs of residents, while not negatively impacting the community as whole will be supported. Increase in the variety of grocery stores, restaurants, retail, and entertainment offerings are encouraged”. This property has been posted and adjoining property owners were mailed notification of the Planning Board meeting and will be notified prior to the Public Hearing at City Council. Recommendation:

2027 Planning Board/Board of Adjustment/Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Schedule

Adopt the meeting schedule for 2027 as submitted. Summary: The adopted rules of procedure for both Boards require adoption of a meeting schedule for the coming year. The attached schedule indicates the dates for meetings to be scheduled the third Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. with an alternate date to be selected for the January meeting. The January Meeting is in conflict with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday observed by the City. In the past the Board has met on the following Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. There are no meetings scheduled for July and December. Adopt meeting schedule for 2027 which selects an alternate date for the January meeting. January 19, 2027 February 15, 2027 March 15, 2027 April 19, 2027 May 17, 2027 June 21, 2027 August 16, 2027 September 20, 2027 October 18, 2027 November 15, 2027 Meetings are held at 6:00 p.m. in the City Centre Council Chambers, room 119, located at 200 North State Street, Lexington, North Carolina 27292. Recommendation:

Certificate of Appropriateness for 305 W 2nd Ave Front Porch Addition

Planning Board hold a hearing concerning approval of a Major Works Certificate of Appropriateness to construct a front-porch addition 305 W 2nd Ave in accordance with the Application for Certificate of Appropriateness and attachments as submitted. Planning Board approve, table, or deny the Major Works Certificate of Appropriateness to (property construct a front-porch addition 305 W 2nd Ave in accordance with the Application for Certificate of Appropriateness and attachments as submitted. Summary: James and Lori George, the property owners, have submitted a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) application to construct a front-porch addition. The proposed addition will include a new roof with a 6/12 pitch that extends the existing gable, an expanded foundation with brick veneer, and four new columns designed to match the existing columns based on architectural renderings and engineered drawings. The building is a one-story colonial revival dwelling and is listed as a contributing structure in the Park Place Local Historic District as described in the 2013 Historic Inventory and Local Designation Report. The report estimates that the house was constructed in 1915 and describes the house as a one-and-one-half-story weatherboarded colonial revival with a side-gable roof and a pedimented trance porch with paired Tuscan columns and starburst panel in the front gable. The house appears on the 1916-17 city directory map and was occupied by B. Cabell and Daisy Philpott in 1925-26. Mr. Philpott was the president of United Furniture Company. In issuing Certificates of Appropriateness, the Board acts in a quasi-judicial manner, in the same manner it would as the Board of Adjustment issuing a variance or special use permit. Quasi-judicial means the Board will act essentially judicial in character but not within the judicial power or function as constitutionally defined. It possesses the right to hold hearings and issue COAs by declaring that a proposal is consistent with adopted design guidelines for the district. It also makes decisions in the general manner of courts (such as hearing testimony). COAs are issued through this quasi-judicial process in order to ensure special changes to structures within the district being allowed without any criteria or standardization (favoritism). Issuance of a COA is based on the proposal being able to meet criteria already set out in the design guidelines. In addition, the Planning Board may attach fair and reasonable ad hoc conditions beyond the criteria, which support the proposal in being able to meet the design guidelines. The applicant must be given reasonable opportunity to consider and respond to any additional conditions prior to approval of the COA. Recommendation:

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