Located at GPS:35.60867,-77.37658 the southeast corner of the intersection of Dickinson Avenue and Ficklen Street. The old Pugh’s Tire building is currently, a vacant commercial retail building of 20,100-sqft on 0.65-acres. The property owner is the Redevelopment Commission which is an agent of the City of Greenville, NC.
Ordinance No. 11-045
Ordinance requested by the Community Development Department to rezone 0.65 acres located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Dickinson Avenue and Ficklen Street from Downtown Commercial Fringe (CDF) to Downtown Commercial (CD) [Ordinance No. 11-045] Planner Chantae Gooby stated the property is located in Vision Area H of the Comprehensive Plan. Dickinson Avenue is considered a connector corridor from Reade Circle to Arlington Boulevard. Connector corridors are anticipated to contain a variety of higher intensity activities and uses. The Future Land Use Plan Map recommends commercial (C) for the area bounded by Reade Circle, Evans Street, West 10th Street and Dickinson Avenue. The subject property is located in the designated regional focus area described as the central business district (Uptown area). Based on possible uses permitted by the requested rezoning, Ms. Gooby stated the proposed rezoning classification could generate 100 trips to and from the site on Dickinson Avenue, which is a net decrease of 398 additional trips per day. During the review process, measures to mitigate the traffic will be determined. On the 1969 zoning series map, the subject property was zoned CDF (Downtown Commercial Fringe). Currently, a vacant office/commercial building is located on the property. Water and sanitary sewer are located in the right-of-way of Ficklen Street and Dickinson Avenue. The property contains no known designated Historic sites and there are no known environmental conditions/constraints. Surrounding Land Uses and Zoning include: North: CDF- commercial building; CD - vacant lot South: CDF and CD - two (2) vacant lots and two (2) commercial buildings East: IU: UNX Chemical Company West: CDF- vacant lot Under its current zoning (CDF), Ms. Gooby stated the site could yield 20,100 square feet of commercial/retail/restaurant space. Under the proposed zoning (CD), the site could yield 28,314 square feet of commercial/retail/restaurant space. There are no setbacks or on-site parking requirements for the CD district. Ms. Gooby stated this is the site of the new GO-Science Regional Science Center and anticipated build-out time is within one year. On June 6, 2011, the Redevelopment Commission voted to approve the initiation of the GO-Science Center rezoning request. Ms. Gooby stated in staff's opinion, the request is in compliance with Horizons: Greenville's Community Plan, the Future Land Use Plan Map and the Center City Revitalization Plan. Council Member Joyner asked why the proposal is for this one lot and not the entire area. Ms. Gooby stated the request came from the Redevelopment Commission as the property owner. Council Member Joyner asked if application fees were waived. Community Development Director Merrill Flood responded that no fee is paid when the applicant is an agent of the City. Council Member Joyner said he doesn’t oppose the request, but feels it would be good for the whole area to be rezoned in this manner. Mr. Flood stated adjacent owners could initiate a request, but they would have to pay the required fee. Council Member Joyner moved to adopt the ordinance to rezone 0.65 acres located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Dickinson Avenue and Ficklen Street from Downtown Commercial Fringe (CDF) to Downtown Commercial (CD). Council Member Blackburn seconded the motion, which passed by unanimous vote Ordinance No. 11-045
