2026-08-18 - Planning Board
Summary
Built from the posted agenda packet. The agenda was read from a scanned document, so some details may be imperfect; the outcome of the meeting is not in the posted documents; no video recording found.
- The staff memo of August 10 from Lee Crook announced four rezonings and four subdivisions, with Commissioner public hearings set for September 14.
- The packet also attached the August 4 minutes for approval.
- Notices of each rezoning were mailed to adjoining owners on August 11, and the application forms set the Planning Board review for August 18 and the Commissioner public hearing for September 14.
Group 21 Belmont Road Self-Storage Rezoning
- REZ-26-17: Jonathan Cochran's Group 21, LLC request for 7.33 acres on Belmont Road to build self-storage; the applicant's proposed conditions include an NCDOT driveway permit, a paved entrance, hard-surfaced drive aisles and retained trees, and the concept plan shows five long storage buildings. The applicant says the soils will not support a septic system.
Bejarano and Montes Ortiz Kennedy Road Rezoning (REZ-26-18)
- Request by Maria Isabel Bejarano and Arnulfo Montes Ortiz for 2.46 acres on Kennedy Road for a 24-hour tractor-trailer parking lot and laundromat; proposed conditions include shielded lighting, an NCDOT driveway permit and an 8-foot fence. The staff memo calls the cross street Kennedy Mill Road while the application papers say Fuller Mill Road.
Midway Township Rezoning
- REZ-26-19: Group 21's request to rezone 32.35 acres at I-285 and Eller Road for up to 288 apartments; the owner is CBJ Development Corporation, the concept plan shows seven three-story buildings with a clubhouse, and the applicant cites a 2010 gravity sewer line as a changed condition.
Lewis Rezoning - North Clodfelter Road (REZ-26-20)
- Request to return a one-acre former auto-sales site to RA-3; the application gives the reason as returning the land to farm deferment.
Friedberg Grove Subdivision
- Preliminary plat, 11 lots, Arcadia Township, Yadkin River watershed, using lot-size averaging.
Woodland Creek Subdivision
- Preliminary plat, 43 lots, Arcadia Township, Yadkin River watershed, using lot-size averaging.
Whispering Mill Subdivision
- Final plat request for 14 lots in Reedy Creek Township, formerly permitted as Grindstone; the staff memo says the developer was still providing required certifications.
Baymeade Phase 2 Bond Release
- Developer asks for release of the bond accepted in lieu of water line improvements; the staff memo says the line is installed and an engineer's certification was received.
Issues discussed: Group 21 Belmont Road Self-Storage Rezoning, Bejarano and Montes Ortiz Kennedy Road Rezoning (REZ-26-18), Midway Township Rezoning, Lewis Rezoning - North Clodfelter Road (REZ-26-20), Friedberg Grove Subdivision, Woodland Creek Subdivision, Whispering Mill Subdivision, Baymeade Phase 2 Bond Release, Data Center Moratorium and Zoning Text Amendment
Agenda
The agenda was read from a scanned document (staff memo, agenda, August 4 minutes, four rezoning applications with notices, maps and conditions, two preliminary plats and a Whispering Mill map; only the agenda is reproduced).
DAVIDSON COUNTY PLANNING BOARD AGENDA
08/18/2026 6:00PM
I. Welcome by the Chairman
II. Adoption of the Agenda
III. Approval of the Planning Board Minutes
A. 08/04/2026
IV. Public Address
V. Rezoning Request
A. Group 21, LLC - RA-1 & RA-2 to CZ-RC - Cotton Grove Township
B. Maria Isabel Bejarano & Arnulfo Montes Ortiz - RA-3 to CZ-LI - Thomasville Township
C. Group 21, LLC - RA-3 to CZ-RM-2 - Midway Township
D. Deborah Lewis - CZ-RC to RA-3 - Abbotts Creek Township
VI. Subdivisions
A. Friedberg Grove - Preliminary - Arcadia Township
B. Woodland Creek - Preliminary - Arcadia Township
C. Whispering Mill (Grindstone) - Final - Reedy Creek Township
D. Baymeade, Phase 2 - Bond Release - Reedy Creek Township
VII. Adjournment
Commissioners Meeting Room, Davidson County Governmental Center,
913 Greensboro Street, Lexington, North Carolina
Sources
Video
No video link on file (agenda/minutes only).
Transcript
No video recording found.