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2026-10-08 - Planning Board

Summary

Seven members attended (Clarence Lambe and Lindsey Schwab absent) with Jason Grubbs presiding. The September 10 hearing and September 24 work session minutes were approved. The board approved a final development plan (W-3575) for a hotel and small shopping center on Glenn Center Drive by Union Cross Land Holding, LLC, and recorded approval of the Salem Creek Properties petition (W-3704, Kester Mill Road, LI-L to LI-L with an expanded use list). It also recorded approval of UDO-CC-39 Minimum Parking Requirements, which removes minimum parking standards from the UDO. Continued to November 12 were W-3703 Robinhood Road Site Plan Amendment (AT-EVTV) (second continuance), W-3705 Westbrook Drive Rezoning to RM12-S and UDO-CC-38 Syringe Exchange Program Standards. The Sita Abodes rezoning on Everidge Road (W-3706) was withdrawn. Plan reviews for Eisenhower Heights (now listed as 38 lots, up from 32, and under Forsyth County rather than Winston-Salem), Bridgton Park and Reserve at Belle Oaks were approved.

Summary written from the posted annotated agenda, which records the board's action on each item; no minutes or transcript are available.

Issues discussed: W-3703 Robinhood Road Site Plan Amendment (AT-EVTV), W-3705 Westbrook Drive Rezoning to RM12-S, UDO-CC-38 Syringe Exchange Program Standards, UDO-CC-39 Minimum Parking Requirements

Agenda

Annotated agenda, City-County Planning Board, 4:30 PM, Fifth Floor, Bryce Stuart Municipal Building. Outcomes in bold are as printed in the document.

Members present: Walter Farabee, Haley Gingles, Jason Grubbs, Salvador Patiño, Dixon Pitt, Brenda Smith, Jack Steelman

Members absent: Clarence Lambe, Lindsey Schwab

Presiding: Jason Grubbs

A. Action On Minutes

APPROVED - September 10 Public Hearing

APPROVED - September 24 Work Session

B. Public Hearing Items

  1. APPROVED - Final Development Plan of Union Cross Land Holding, LLC for a Hotel and Motel and Shopping Center, Small in a HB-S (Two-Phase) zoning district: property is located on the west side of Glenn Center Drive, northwest of Union Cross Road. (Zoning Docket W-3575).

  2. CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 12, 2026 - Site Plan Amendment of AT-EVTV, LLC for changes to remove the use Life Care Community and relocate the multifamily units proposed on the site; property is located on the south side of Robinhood Road, between the southern terminus of Castle Drive and the northern terminus of Century Oaks Lane. (Zoning Docket W-3703). CONTINUANCE HISTORY: September 10, 2026, to November 12, 2026.

  3. APPROVAL - Zoning petition of Salem Creek Properties, LLC from LI-L to LI-L (Building Materials Supply; Wholesale Trade A; Wholesale Trade B; Building Contractors, General; Building Contractors, Heavy; Offices; Services, A; Services, B; Storage Services, Retail; Testing and Research Lab; Warehousing; School, Vocational or Professional; Manufacturing A; Manufacturing B; Park and Shuttle Lot; Recreation Services, Indoor; Parking, Commercial; Transmission Tower; and Utilities); property is located on north side of the intersection of Kester Mill Road and Essex Country Lane. (Zoning Docket W-3704). SOUTHWEST WARD

  4. CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 12, 2026 - Zoning petition of Gen 10 Real Estate, LLC from RS9 to RM12-S (Residential Building, Multifamily; Residential Building, Townhouse; Residential Building, Twin Home; Residential Building, Duplex; Residential Building, Single-Family; and Cottage Court); property is located on the north side of Westbrook Drive, west of Westbrook Plaza Drive. Zoning Docket W-3705).

  5. WITHDRAWN - Zoning petition of Sita Abodes, LLC from RS9 to RM5-S (Residential Building, Twin Home; Residential Building, Duplex; Residential Building, Single-Family; and Cottage Court); property is located on the north side of Everidge Road between Ever Chase Court and Griffith Road. (Zoning Docket W-3706).

  6. CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 12, 2026 - An ordinance amendment proposed by the City of Winston-Salem modifying Chapters 5, 6, and 11 of the Unified Development Ordinances (UDO) to add standards for Needle and Hypodermic Syringe Exchange Program (W) uses. (UDO-CC38).

  7. APPROVAL - An ordinance amendment proposed by Planning and Development Services Staff modifying Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9 of the Unified Development Ordinances (UDO) to remove standards related to minimum parking requirements. (UDO-CC39).

C. Planning Board Reviews

  1. APPROVED - PBR 2026-16; Eisenhower Heights; Between Patton Avenue and Wainwright Street, located at the northern terminus of Eisenhower Road; 38-lot PRD in RS9 zoning; Forsyth County; 21.08 acres.

  2. APPROVED - PBR 2026-18; Bridgton Park; North side of Bridgton Road, at the eastern terminus of Lighthouse Lane and the southern terminus of Mariners Road; 33-lot PRD in RS9 zoning; Winston-Salem; 7.93 acres.

  3. APPROVED - PBR 2026-19; Reserve at Belle Oaks; South side of Lewey Lane at its intersection with Belle Avenue, and at the southern terminus of Alma Drive; 52-lot PRD in RS9 zoning; Winston-Salem; 17.04 acres.

D. Staff Report

E. For The Good Of The Order

Transcript

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