Board approves conditional rezoning for House of Pearls recovery campus; site plan preserves stormwater features
June 01, 2026 | Union County, North Carolina
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The Union County Board of Commissioners voted to approve conditional rezoning petition CZ-2026-00006 (House of Pearls) during its June 1 meeting, adopting the ordinance and the associated binding development/master plan.
Senior Planner Bujorn Hansen summarized the petition and noted the site includes wet areas and a pond; the site plan designates a stormwater pond/BMP and phases development over multiple years (the applicant sought conditional rezoning rather than a one-year special-use permit to allow phased buildout). Staff and the planning board recommended approval following a community meeting; at the earlier public hearing most speakers supported the facility and one speaker opposed its rural placement.
Commissioner comments emphasized the facility's social service role in addiction recovery and thanked the applicant for past work; the board moved and approved the rezoning by voice vote. The transcript records the motion and an in-meeting voice vote ("All those in favor say 'I'"), but does not include a roll-call tally.
What changes with approval: the conditional rezoning binds the submitted site plan and conditions to the parcel and allows the applicant to phase the recovery campus rather than proceed under a one-year special-use permit. Staff indicated stormwater areas are retained as part of the drainage/BMP design.
Senior Planner Bujorn Hansen summarized the petition and noted the site includes wet areas and a pond; the site plan designates a stormwater pond/BMP and phases development over multiple years (the applicant sought conditional rezoning rather than a one-year special-use permit to allow phased buildout). Staff and the planning board recommended approval following a community meeting; at the earlier public hearing most speakers supported the facility and one speaker opposed its rural placement.
Commissioner comments emphasized the facility's social service role in addiction recovery and thanked the applicant for past work; the board moved and approved the rezoning by voice vote. The transcript records the motion and an in-meeting voice vote ("All those in favor say 'I'"), but does not include a roll-call tally.
What changes with approval: the conditional rezoning binds the submitted site plan and conditions to the parcel and allows the applicant to phase the recovery campus rather than proceed under a one-year special-use permit. Staff indicated stormwater areas are retained as part of the drainage/BMP design.
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