Cornelius, NC — rezoning & P&Z cases
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SUP 01-26 — specific_use_permit
Specific Use Permit for a flagpole at 20604 Torrence Chapel Rd. Limited information provided in agenda text.
REZ 02-26 — 45,000 sf hotel (40 rooms), 15,000 sf combined rental cottages (7), and 4,500 sf spa and clubhouse
This 6.3-acre hotel and hospitality development on Mayes Road in Cornelius requires a zoning amendment to accommodate a 45,000 sf hotel, seven rental cottages, and a spa/clubhouse facility. Staff has recommended approval with conditions, suggesting the project aligns with town planning goals but with specific requirements to address.
REZ 05-26 — rezoning
Tina Karres is requesting to rezone a 0.51-acre parcel at 9427 Westmoreland Rd from Neighborhood Residential to Highway Commercial zoning. The Planning Board staff recommends approval with modifications. This rezoning could affect commercial development potential in an area currently zoned for residential use.
REZ 04-26 — Small-scale vocational school inside one commercial suite of existing mixed-use building
This conditional rezoning enables Alexandria Inthavanh to establish a vocational school within a commercial suite of an existing mixed-use building at 19701 Bethel Church Rd in Cornelius. No exterior modifications to the building or site are proposed, and existing tenants will remain in place. Vocational schools are an automatic conditional use under the Land Development Code.
REZ 02-25 — rezoning
This rezoning case for Nantz Road (Sunset Cove) was withdrawn by the applicant and will not be heard. Developers should note this project is no longer advancing through the planning process at this time.
M25-283 — Extension of existing front-loaded garage
The applicant is requesting a variance to reduce the front setback requirement from 50' to 29', a variance of 21', to accommodate an extension of an existing front-loaded garage. The Board of Adjustment will hear and decide on this variance request at the May 11, 2026 meeting.
VAR 03-26 — variance
The applicant is requesting a variance from the minimum 50-foot front setback requirement at 21329 Norman Shores. This variance, if approved, would allow a development that does not comply with the standard front setback established in the zoning code. Developers should monitor this case if similar setback constraints affect their projects in Cornelius.
M23-852 — 2,400 square foot Operations Building addition and employee parking spaces
The Peninsula Club maintenance facility is requesting a variance to reduce the minimum setback from the standard requirement to 25 feet (a 20-foot variance) to accommodate a 2,400 square foot operations building addition and employee parking. The Planning & Zoning Board will hear and decide this variance request at the May 11, 2026 meeting.
REZ 03-26 — Semi-truck staging and storage area with expanded gravel parking lot; existing office building to continue
Champion Tire is seeking to amend an existing conditional zoning to expand gravel parking on approximately 9.6 acres at Bailey Road for semi-truck staging and storage. The proposal would create a permanent parking lot while maintaining the existing office building use. Staff recommends approval with conditions.
REZ 08-25 — Emergency department facility (11,400 sf)
Holiday Lane Medical Property, LLC is seeking to rezone approximately 3.04 acres at 19935 Holiday Lane to construct an 11,400 square-foot emergency department. Staff recommends denial because the proposal is inconsistent with the adopted Land Use Plan policy. This case may be relevant if you have interests in healthcare facility development or land acquisition in the Cornelius area.
REZ 07-25 — healthcare facility (approximately 21,000 square feet)
Meadows and Ohly, LLC is seeking to rezone approximately 4.8 acres at 8715 Westmoreland Road to allow construction of a 21,000 square foot healthcare facility. Staff recommends approval with conditions, and a community meeting was held in December 2025 to gather input. This rezoning may affect developers with interests in the Westmoreland Road corridor or the Alexander Farms area.
REZ 05-23 — Reversion to previous zoning; project no longer active
REZ 05-23 is a rezoning request to revert a Cornelius property from CZ (Commercial/Conditional) back to NMX, its previous zoning district prior to a 2024 approval that permitted a microbrewery use. Since the microbrewery project is no longer active, the applicants are seeking to return to the baseline NMX district, and staff recommends approval of this general rezoning request.
REZ 01-26 — rezoning
Aspirational Adventures LLC is seeking to rezone approximately 0.92 acres at 20219 N Main St from Conditional Zoning to Neighborhood Mixed Use zoning. The property comprises three parcels and is also located within the Transitional Residential Overlay district. This rezoning request will determine the future development potential and permitted uses for this Main Street location.
VAR 02-25 — Front Yard Accessory Structure
This variance request seeks relief from front yard setback requirements for an accessory structure on a double frontage property at 22414 John Gamble Rd in Cornelius. The outcome may affect how accessory structures can be positioned on similar double-frontage lots in the area. Developers with properties having multiple frontages should monitor this case for precedent on front yard variances.
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