Yanceyville council approves rezoning for 437 Main Street to allow therapeutic treatment facility

The Yanceyville Town Council on May 11, 2021 approved an ordinance amending the town zoning map to rezone 437 Main Street from R-8 (multifamily residential medium density) to R-8CD (multifamily residential conditional district), clearing the way for a multifamily therapeutic treatment facility proposed by property owner Zach Stout of Runner Capital LLC. The council incorporated the Yanceyville Planning Board’s consistency findings into the ordinance and voted unanimously to adopt the map amendment after a lengthy discussion.

The council listed several site-specific conditional restrictions in the ordinance intended to increase compatibility with neighboring properties: plant and maintain a disease- and pest-resistant vegetation berm at least 4 feet tall at planting along the property line with Barry K. Smith and Hooper Avenue; require all exterior lighting be certified as dark‑sky lighting; construct and maintain a fully enclosed structure for the dumpster; erect and maintain a minimum 6‑foot opaque chain‑link privacy fence on the north side abutting Map No. 68, Parcel No. 26 (525 Main Street); and erect and maintain a minimum 6‑foot chain‑link fence at the west side abutting Map No. 68, Parcel No. 94 (West Main Street).

The ordinance text states the council finds the rezoning reasonable and in the public interest because the conditional district permits the specific use with standards that enhance compatibility; the text also notes the project would redevelop property unused for about ten years and could increase the Town of Yanceyville tax base. The council did not specify an ordinance number in the meeting minutes.

Councilman Brian Massey moved to approve the ordinance; Mayor Pro Tem Odessa Gwynn seconded. A roll‑call vote passed unanimously. Members listed as present in the meeting record and recorded as voting in favor were Mayor Alvin Foster, Councilmen Keith Tatum and Brian Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Odessa Gwynn, and Councilwoman Margie Badgett‑Lampkin.

Next steps were not specified in the minutes; the ordinance text incorporated the Planning Board’s findings by reference and imposed the conditions listed above.