The City of Sanford has received an Annexation Petition for the property described below. When/if the
subject property is annexed into the corporate City limits, the Sanford City Council must assign a
zoning district to the land within 60 days of the effective date of annexation (the zoning does not
automatically stay the same). Therefore, the following application for a Zoning Map
Amendment/Rezoning has also been submitted to the City of Sanford for review by the Planning
Board and the City Council so that when/if the property is annexed, the applicant may move forward
with the request to assign a zoning district to the land in a timely manner. The applicant would
like to have the land annexed into the corporate City limits so that City services (public sewer,
etc.) may be utilized in developing the site. The applicant has requested to keep the current
zoning of Planned Unit Development (PUD) as previously assigned by Lee County in 2013.
1. REZONING REQUEST: Request to rezone a vacant 153 + acre tract of land with frontage on Cotten
Road, Cumnock Road, and Zimmerman Road for the purpose of marketing/developing a Planned Unit
Development (PUD) with the land uses and density illustrated on the attached plan (see Example of
Acreage Allocation). The subject property is owned by Village of Cumnock, LLC, zoned Planned Unit
Development (PUD), and is identified as Lee County Tax Parcel 9635-04-5989-00. The applicant has
requested to keep the current zoning of Planned Unit Development (PUD) as previously assigned by
Lee County in 2013.
The purpose of this letter is to notify you regarding an informal public information meeting
scheduled for Thursday, August 27, 2020 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Wicker Conference & Civic Center at
1801 Nash Street in Sanford, NC. The purpose of this informational meeting is to provide you an
opportunity to meet with the applicant and staff regarding the rezoning application. (This will
not be a public hearing.)
At the meeting, Planning staff will explain the review process and the applicant’s
representative(s) will be available to answer your questions. The purpose of this meeting is to
allow for an informal discussion of the rezoning petition by all interested parties prior to the
public hearing, which is scheduled for September 15, 2020. Upon request, with 24-hour notice,
staff will provide an interpreter for the hearing-impaired, or any other needed type of auxiliary
aid.
The rezoning application is on file in the Sanford/Lee County Zoning & Design Review Department
located at 115 Chatham Street, Sanford, NC and will be posted on the City of Sanford website. If
you are unable to attend the public informational meeting or public hearing but would like to view
the application or would just like to discuss the rezoning request or ask questions, please contact
Amy J. McNeill of the Sanford/Lee County Zoning & Design Review Dept. at (919)
718-4656, Ext. 5397 or amy.mcneill@sanfordnc.net.