Group 21 Belmont Road Self-Storage Rezoning

At a glance

  • What: Group 21 LLC's request to rezone 7.33 acres on Belmont Road from RA1/RA2 to CZRC for self storage.
  • Where it stands: resolved; approved September 14 by voice vote with lighting conditions.
  • Next: nothing further in the record.

The proposal

  • Applicant Group 21 LLC, represented by attorney Ladra Matthews.
  • 7.33 acres on Belmont Road, RA1/RA2 to CZRC, for self storage.

Decisions

  • Planning board voted 5-0 on August 18.
  • Commissioners approved September 14 by voice vote with lighting conditions.

Status and next steps

  • Approved September 14.

Discussion time

About 51 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Meeting Minutes
2026-09-14 - Board of Commissioners 51

Log

  • 2026-09-14 - Board of Commissioners - Approved. Yates raised a recusal question (he hauls stone for Group 21's Cochran); attorney said none needed; board voted to let him vote and Yates recused from that vote.
  • 2026-08-18 - Planning Board - REZ-26-17 on the Planning Board agenda; packet shows five 30-foot-wide storage buildings and conditions (NCDOT permit, paved entrance, retained trees); applicant says soils will not support a septic system. Commissioners' own record says the Board voted 5-0.