A unanimous vote Monday puts nearly 18 acres along East Park Avenue near Robert Everhart Road in Lexington Township into conditional light-industrial zoning, allowing William L. Hedrick to expand his construction and heavy-equipment business. Davidson County commissioners changed the land’s classification from RA-3 rural agricultural to CZ-LI conditional zoning limited industrial. Approved uses include equipment and construction-material storage, with warehouse buildings possible in the future.
What the Rezoning Allows
The Lexington Dispatch reports that Hedrick plans to store equipment, pipe, construction materials and erosion-control products on the property, and may later add warehouse and dry-storage buildings. The approved conditions also allow a heavy-equipment business and recycling of earth debris. Hedrick has owned the property for more than a year and previously rezoned an adjoining parcel for the same construction-related and heavy-equipment business, the outlet reports.
The approval sets limits on the site’s edges and access. Conditions require a 20-foot undisturbed vegetative buffer along the eastern boundary to remain in perpetuity, as well as a screened privacy fence and security lighting. The site also requires a driveway permit from the North Carolina Department of Transportation, according to the Dispatch.
Hours and Oversight
The approved conditions set operating hours of 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays, the Dispatch reports.
Roadway context
A 2015 chip-seal list from the North Carolina Department of Transportation identifies East Park Avenue (SR 2001), from Robert Everhart Road (SR 2002) to its dead end, as a two-lane, 0.52-mile segment. The record describes the road segment; it does not document traffic impacts from this expansion.
Lee Crook, director of the Davidson County Planning Department, said the rezoning is consistent with the county’s longer-term vision for the area, which identifies the Highway 29/70 corridor as an economic-development corridor. Crook also said Hedrick’s existing business has not generated complaints from nearby property owners about truck and equipment noise, according to the Dispatch.
How the Approval Moved Through County Government
The Davidson County Planning Board recommended approval and added the permanent 20-foot vegetative buffer along the eastern property line. The Board of Commissioners then gave final approval with its unanimous vote. The Dispatch’s report does not provide details on project costs, construction timelines or traffic impacts.
