Planning and Zoning Commission - April 27, 2026

The City of Burlington, NC Planning and Zoning Commission held a meeting on April 27, 2026, primarily focused on two rezoning requests. The first involved a property at 104 Shannon Drive owned by Lao Funeral Home and Crematory Inc., seeking to rezone from Medium Density Residential (MDR) to Office and Institutional with limited use to allow expansion of funeral-related services and office uses. The commission recommended approval, noting the rezoning aligns with the comprehensive plan's neighborhood commercial designation. The second item was a conditional rezoning request for 18 properties totaling 8.54 acres from Heavy Industrial (HI) to Conditional Industrial (CI) to facilitate the operation of a recycling center by Topia Holdings. The applicant detailed plans for adaptive reuse of an obsolete manufacturing facility, emphasizing environmental remediation and economic development. The commission approved the recommendation to forward the rezoning to the city council for further consideration. Both items will proceed to city council work sessions and public hearings, anticipated in May 2026.