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2026-10-08 - Planning Board

Summary

Summary written from the posted annotated agenda, which records the board's action on each item; no minutes or transcript are available.

  • Seven members attended (Clarence Lambe and Lindsey Schwab absent) with Jason Grubbs presiding.
  • The September 10 hearing and September 24 work session minutes were approved.

UDO-CC-39 Minimum Parking Requirements

  • Approval recorded; removes minimum parking standards from the UDO.

W-3703 Robinhood Road Site Plan Amendment (AT-EVTV)

  • Continued to November 12 (second continuance).

W-3705 Westbrook Drive Rezoning to RM12-S

  • Continued to November 12.

UDO-CC-38 Syringe Exchange Program Standards

  • Continued to November 12.

Other business

  • Approved a final development plan (W-3575) for a hotel and small shopping center on Glenn Center Drive by Union Cross Land Holding, LLC.
  • Recorded approval of the Salem Creek Properties petition (W-3704, Kester Mill Road, LI-L to LI-L with an expanded use list).
  • The Sita Abodes rezoning on Everidge Road (W-3706) was withdrawn.
  • Plan reviews for Eisenhower Heights (now listed as 38 lots, up from 32, and under Forsyth County rather than Winston-Salem), Bridgton Park and Reserve at Belle Oaks were approved.

Agenda

Annotated agenda, City-County Planning Board, 4:30 PM, Fifth Floor, Bryce Stuart Municipal Building. Outcomes in bold are as printed in the document.

Members present: Walter Farabee, Haley Gingles, Jason Grubbs, Salvador Patiño, Dixon Pitt, Brenda Smith, Jack Steelman

Members absent: Clarence Lambe, Lindsey Schwab

Presiding: Jason Grubbs

A. Action On Minutes

APPROVED - September 10 Public Hearing

APPROVED - September 24 Work Session

B. Public Hearing Items

  1. APPROVED - Final Development Plan of Union Cross Land Holding, LLC for a Hotel and Motel and Shopping Center, Small in a HB-S (Two-Phase) zoning district: property is located on the west side of Glenn Center Drive, northwest of Union Cross Road. (Zoning Docket W-3575).

  2. CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 12, 2026 - Site Plan Amendment of AT-EVTV, LLC for changes to remove the use Life Care Community and relocate the multifamily units proposed on the site; property is located on the south side of Robinhood Road, between the southern terminus of Castle Drive and the northern terminus of Century Oaks Lane. (Zoning Docket W-3703). CONTINUANCE HISTORY: September 10, 2026, to November 12, 2026.

  3. APPROVAL - Zoning petition of Salem Creek Properties, LLC from LI-L to LI-L (Building Materials Supply; Wholesale Trade A; Wholesale Trade B; Building Contractors, General; Building Contractors, Heavy; Offices; Services, A; Services, B; Storage Services, Retail; Testing and Research Lab; Warehousing; School, Vocational or Professional; Manufacturing A; Manufacturing B; Park and Shuttle Lot; Recreation Services, Indoor; Parking, Commercial; Transmission Tower; and Utilities); property is located on north side of the intersection of Kester Mill Road and Essex Country Lane. (Zoning Docket W-3704). SOUTHWEST WARD

  4. CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 12, 2026 - Zoning petition of Gen 10 Real Estate, LLC from RS9 to RM12-S (Residential Building, Multifamily; Residential Building, Townhouse; Residential Building, Twin Home; Residential Building, Duplex; Residential Building, Single-Family; and Cottage Court); property is located on the north side of Westbrook Drive, west of Westbrook Plaza Drive. Zoning Docket W-3705).

  5. WITHDRAWN - Zoning petition of Sita Abodes, LLC from RS9 to RM5-S (Residential Building, Twin Home; Residential Building, Duplex; Residential Building, Single-Family; and Cottage Court); property is located on the north side of Everidge Road between Ever Chase Court and Griffith Road. (Zoning Docket W-3706).

  6. CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 12, 2026 - An ordinance amendment proposed by the City of Winston-Salem modifying Chapters 5, 6, and 11 of the Unified Development Ordinances (UDO) to add standards for Needle and Hypodermic Syringe Exchange Program (W) uses. (UDO-CC38).

  7. APPROVAL - An ordinance amendment proposed by Planning and Development Services Staff modifying Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9 of the Unified Development Ordinances (UDO) to remove standards related to minimum parking requirements. (UDO-CC39).

C. Planning Board Reviews

  1. APPROVED - PBR 2026-16; Eisenhower Heights; Between Patton Avenue and Wainwright Street, located at the northern terminus of Eisenhower Road; 38-lot PRD in RS9 zoning; Forsyth County; 21.08 acres.

  2. APPROVED - PBR 2026-18; Bridgton Park; North side of Bridgton Road, at the eastern terminus of Lighthouse Lane and the southern terminus of Mariners Road; 33-lot PRD in RS9 zoning; Winston-Salem; 7.93 acres.

  3. APPROVED - PBR 2026-19; Reserve at Belle Oaks; South side of Lewey Lane at its intersection with Belle Avenue, and at the southern terminus of Alma Drive; 52-lot PRD in RS9 zoning; Winston-Salem; 17.04 acres.

D. Staff Report

E. For The Good Of The Order

Sources

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Transcript

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