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Ordinance Amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Wilmington to Rezone Property Containing 0.69 Acres Located at 4717 College Acres Drive from R-5 (CD), Medium-Density Mixed Residential District (Conditional District), to CB(CD), Community Business (Conditional District) for a Commercial Parking Lot (CD-9-125)
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Department:
Planning & Development
Meeting Date:
3/4/2025
Contact Name:
Todd Rademacher
Public Hearing:
Yes
Contact Phone:
910-772-4133
Advertising Date/Advertised By:
February 21, 2025;
February 28, 2025/StarNews
Attachments:
Attachment #1: Ordinance
Attachment #2: Case Summary
Attachment #3: Proposed Site Plan
Attachment #4: Conditional Rezoning Application
Attachment #5: Community Meeting Report
Attachment #6: Planning Commission Recommendation
PURPOSE:
The applicant proposes to rezone the subject site from an R-5 (CD), Medium-density mixed residential district (Conditional District) to a CB (CD), Community Business (Conditional District), for a commercial parking lot.
BACKGROUND:
The project consists of a 48-space commercial parking lot located along the north side of College Acres Drive. The site was rezoned in 2019 to R-5 (CD) for the development of two triplexes and associated parking lot.
The Comprehensive Plan calls for areas well-suited for infill and redevelopment to be redeveloped in a way that maintains or enhances the desired character of the surrounding area, improves access to goods, services, and amenities, increases housing options, and improves the overall quality of life in the vicinity. Infill development should enhance or improve the existing physical development pattern of the area. The proposed commercial parking lot does not enhance the character of the area, and is not consistent with the residential development pattern that has taken shape along this immediate section of College Acres Drive.
The Planning Commission held a public hearing regarding this conditional rezoning on February 5, 20...
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