Garner, NC — rezoning & P&Z cases
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SP-26-009 — Commercial office building with parking lot
Applicant seeks a variance to reduce required perimeter landscape buffers from 15 feet to 3 feet along the western property boundary and from 15 feet to 0 feet along the eastern boundary to accommodate a parking lot on a 50-foot-wide, 0.21-acre commercial lot. The variance is necessary to enable redevelopment of the existing 1958 commercial building with modern parking facilities that comply with town code minimums.
VAR-26-006 — variance
Variance request to reduce perimeter landscape buffer widths on western and eastern property boundaries at 214 US 70 HWY W. The 0.21-acre Stokes Holdings LLC property seeks relief from standard setback requirements. This case may affect landscape/buffer requirements for similar properties in the area.
GEN-23-029 — warehouse flex space
Heritage-Crystal Clean is seeking approval for a warehouse flex space development with required minor design modifications at 4710 Fayetteville Road in Garner. The site faces zoning compliance issues including unpermitted outdoor storage use in the CMX district and violations of landscaping, lighting, and stormwater design standards. Environmental concerns include exceeding watershed impervious surface thresholds and unauthorized stream modifications that may require permits from state and federal agencies.
AA-25-004 — variance
This case involves an appeal of a zoning violation decision for property at 0 & 4710 Fayetteville Road, where the petitioner seeks to accept site grading, fence construction, and vehicle storage use as existing non-conformities. Developers should monitor this case as the outcome may affect how zoning violations and non-conforming uses are handled in Garner for similar property conditions.
VAR-26-005 — Sports and Recreational Lighting
This variance allows the town to increase sports lighting fixture mounting height from 35 feet to 75 feet at Garner Rec Park to accommodate modern LED lighting systems that meet safety and industry standards. The request affects a town-owned recreational facility and does not involve private development, but developers should note how the Board evaluates hardship variances for infrastructure improvements. The approval demonstrates the Board's willingness to grant height variances when strict ordinance compliance prevents necessary functional upgrades.
VAR-26-004 — variance
This variance request for lighting pole height at South Garner Park has been formally withdrawn by the applicant. The Parks Department determined that the existing poles already exceed height limits but have legal non-conforming status, making the variance unnecessary for the new light installation.
73-8251 — Sports and Recreational Lighting
The Town of Garner is seeking a variance to increase the allowable sports and recreational lighting fixture mounting height from 35 feet to 75 feet at Garner Recreation Park to replace outdated 40-year-old metal halide lighting with modern LED technology. The variance is needed because the flat topography of the existing park properties limits the ability to achieve the required lighting height through natural slope, and the taller poles are necessary to reduce light spill and glare on adjacent properties while maintaining competitive athletic field conditions.
07-6252 — Sports and Recreational Lighting fixture mounting at 75 feet height
The Town of Garner is replacing outdated lighting fixtures at South Garner Park with modern LED athletic field lighting that requires 75-foot mounting heights, exceeding the current 35-foot limit in UDO Section 10.2.10. This variance request affects a public recreation facility in a residential area and demonstrates whether modern sports lighting standards can accommodate existing zoning height restrictions in similar developments.
15-6795 — other
This is an appeal of zoning violations for outdoor storage and development activities conducted without permits on a 5-acre property zoned CMX and LI. The property owner disputes violations related to unpermitted work and outdoor storage use, which is only permitted in HI districts under current zoning. Developers should monitor this case as it involves interpretation of zoning compliance and grandfathering of uses under a prior ordinance iteration.
SP-23-03 — Mixed-Use (includes apartment buildings)
This 48-acre mixed-use site plan for Timber Drive East requires a variance from perimeter buffer requirements between zoning districts, specifically seeking to reduce the 45-foot buffer (plus 10 feet of tree protection fencing) to accommodate 518 required parking spaces for apartment buildings. The variance was approved with a condition requiring a Type D opaque buffer, affecting the site's final site plan design near WakeMed's Whole-Person Health Campus within a larger 220-acre mixed-use development.
VAR-26-001 — variance
Chartwell Property Group is requesting a variance to reduce the perimeter landscape buffer width from 45 feet to 25 feet for a mixed-use development at the corner of Timber Drive and White Oak Road. This buffer reduction applies to the apartment portion of the project and may affect compatibility with adjacent properties.
VAR-25-002 — variance
This variance request for 520 Powell Drive was formally withdrawn by the applicant via email on May 15, 2026, before the scheduled May 28, 2026 hearing date. The case will not proceed and requires no further action or consideration.
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