Approved June 14, 2022 PZMinutes

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Harris Road is listed within the Cabarrus-Rowan Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (CRMPO) Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP). The future right-of-way is listed as 110 feet and the current width of the right of way is around 80 feet. The applicant understands that the appropriate amount of right-of-way to allow for the NCDOT facility to be expanded will need to be dedicated at the time of site plan review. The application states that it is the owner’s intention to develop the open and available land surrounding the existing structure on the property. The rules for buffering have changed and surrounding properties have developed since the time the property was initially developed. Requirements have increased, making development of the remainder of the property extremely difficult, if not impossible. The application states that if the variance is not granted, the property will be limited to the existing structure and parking area. The setback/buffering rules limit the property to indoor use only, leaving large areas that could be used to amenitize the site vacant. The application states that the site is of a unique shape and was developed prior to the imposition of more restrictive setback and buffering requirements. The applicant contends that granting the variance will not cause any threat to the surrounding community. The use and proposed outdoor pool expansion are community- centered uses. The applicant has proposed reductions in the required width of the perimeter buffer of: p 12 feet along the eastern property line, p 22 feet along the eastern portion of the northern property line, p 16 feet along the western portion of the northern property line, p 6 feet along the northern portion of the western property line, and p 12 feet along the southwestern property line. The applicant further contends that these reductions are reasonable and provide more buffering to the site than what exists today and what was required when the property was initially developed. The proposed site additions and amenities will be screened, and the outdoor pool areas will be fenced. The applicant contends that if the required 51-foot (Level 2) buffers are imposed, the proposed improvements would not be possible, and the site will be limited to only providing indoor amenities. Therefore, the applicant is requesting relief from Table 9-4, the required perimeter landscape buffers, as follows: p Allow encroachments into the required 51-foot level 2 buffer along the eastern property line: the proposed paved parking area encroaches 7 feet into the required buffer, and