A contentiously proposed storage warehouse on Crab Creek Road in Hendersonville will be brought to the Henderson County Zoning Board of Adjustment on Wednesday, July 28.
The applicant, Matthew Cooke, is proposing the construction of a 125,758-square-foot storage facility.
Several neighbors have spoken out against the project and formed an opposition campaign. Around a half dozen attended Monday’s Henderson County Board of Commissioners meeting to express concerns about increased traffic, decreased property values, and potential crime at the site.
The ZBA meeting to take up the matter was originally rescheduled for June 30, but the attorney for the applicant had an issue with the date, according to Project Development Planner and Zoning Administrator Matt Champion.
An agreement was reached last week for the July 28 meeting date, which will be held at 4 p.m. at the Thomas Auditorium at Blue Ridge Community College.
The ZBA is the approval body for the project. If the board gives an approval on July 28, they will formalize the decision at their August meeting with an order for the special-use permit, Champion explained.
If either side wishes to appeal the ZBA’s decision, the matter would go straight to court, he added.
The plan for Crab Creek Mini Storage is broken up into four proposed phases: phase 1 – 39,900 square feet; phase 2 – 51,065 square feet; phase 3 – 24,509 square feet; and phase 4 – 10,284 square feet.
The property, which is 9.53 acres, is located at 547 Crab Creek Rd., across from the intersection of Curtis Drive and Crab Creek Road. The proposal includes a gated entrance, 9.3% open space, 7.45 acres of disturbance, an enclosed dumpster, four total parking spaces, buffer along the eastern and western property lines, and stormwater controls to the south.
The land is currently zoned Residential Two Rural, which is primarily a residential zoning district allowing some recreational, education, institutional and some other light uses. The area is surrounded by Residential Two Rural zoning to the north, east and south, with Residential Three zoning to the west.
The ZBA previously had the project on the agenda for a meeting back in late April. The issue drew a large crowd, and an attorney for nearby property owners asked the board at the meeting for a continuance to consult with experts such as traffic engineers, stormwater experts, and an appraiser.
The Technical Review Committee met April 20 to discuss the plan and moved to forward the major site plan and special-use permit application to the Zoning Board with the following conditions:
- NCDOT driveway permit, maximum driveway entrance of 36 feet.
- Environmental health improvements permit, erosion control permit, stormwater control permit, and any proposed outdoor storage must not impede emergency service response.
The subject area is currently vacant. The adjacent land uses consist of residential, agricultural and commercial uses, along with vacant land. There is a commercial garage to the east and a social club to the south.
The property is approximately 0.3 miles west of the Henderson County Rescue Station off Crab Creek Road.
Storage facilities continue to be proposed throughout the county, with developers citing increased demand and waitlists at facilities already opened. At a May 6 meeting, the Hendersonville City Council approved plans for a storage facility on Asheville Highway. At the same meeting, the council rejected plans for a storage building off Signal Hill Road.
For more information about the opposition campaign, go to www.preservecrabcreek.org.
Site plan information is available at https://bit.ly/3z7iiW1.
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