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PB 2026-0802 — Mixed-use: one residential apartment on the first floor; remaining first-floor and second-floor areas to continue as commercial/storage in Sanford, NC
Rezoning of a 0.74-acre multi-tenant commercial building from C-2 to C-2-C conditional zoning to permit one residential apartment on the first floor while preserving commercial uses and storage. The Planning Board unanimously recommended approval, finding the mixed-use development reasonable and consistent with the Plan SanLee Neighborhood Center designation.
| Case number | PB 2026-0802 |
|---|---|
| Type | Rezoning |
| Location | 401/401A/407 S. Horner Blvd and 706 W. Pearl Street |
| County | Lee County |
| Parcel / legal | Portion of Lee County Tax Parcel 9642-68-9628-00, Tax Map 9642.07 |
| Acreage | 0.74 |
| Current zoning | C-2 (General Commercial) |
| Requested zoning | C-2-C (General Commercial Conditional Zoning District) |
| Proposed use | Mixed-use: one residential apartment on the first floor; remaining first-floor and second-floor areas to continue as commercial/storage |
| Petitioner | Ali Java |
| Owner | Ali Java |
| Hearing | 2026-09-15 (in 4 days) |
| Hearing body | Sanford Planning Board |
| Staff recommendation | approve |
| Status | new |
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- First seen — 2026-09-10: First seen on a Sanford Planning Board agenda · Sanford Planning Board
- Staff recommendation — 2026-09-15: Staff recommendation: approve · Sanford Planning Board
Also on the 2026-09-15 Sanford agenda
- PB 2026-0902 — Mixed-use development with expanded commercial zoning and signage provisions
- PB 2026-0901 — 200-unit, eight (8) building multi-family apartment community with clubhouse/amenity area
- RDU-035 — Mixed use with approximately 746 dwelling units (672 multifamily, 74 townhomes) and approximately 2.2 acres of commercial outparcel
- NC Hwy 87 Mixed Use - Amendment 1 — Commercial (General Commercial C-2), multi-family residential, and attached single-family dwellings as part of Mixed-Use Activity Center
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