Rezoning sought on Westmoreland Road
Nov. 3. By Dave Vieser. A Charlotte-based health care realty firm wants to build an urgent care facility on Westmoreland Road, on a site where a daycare center was once proposed but never built.
The 4.8-acre property, made up of two tax parcels, sits on the north side of Westmoreland Road, about a quarter-mile east of Catawba Avenue, adjacent to the stalled Alexander Farms commercial development. The land is currently vacant, though it once held a private home that was demolished several years ago.
The application, called Westmoreland ASC/Urgent Care and submitted by Meadows and Ohly LLC of Charlotte, calls for a single-story, 20,000-square-foot facility. County tax records list the owner as the Westmoreland Project, with a total assessed value of $1.752 million.
In 2018, the town approved rezoning for the same site to allow a child daycare center, Vanderbilt Children’s College, but only property clearing was ever completed. During that public hearing, approved on a 3-2 vote, commissioners who opposed the plan raised traffic concerns.
A newly enlarged intersection connecting Westmoreland Road to the Northcross Drive extension will be near the proposed center.
No dates have been set, but the application will eventually be reviewed in public hearings by both the town planning commission and the town board.
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Cornelius traffic is a nightmare at certain times during the day. I can’t imagine allowing another “business” on Westmoreland Rd. Let me know when the hearing is scheduled.
Let’s wait until W Catawba is widened and the “super-street” which was scheduled for 2018 is completed before ANY new building goes up. The 2018 widening now isn’t scheduled for several MORE YEARS!!!
With a brand new hospital and several urgent care in the area, how is this the best use of the land??
Westmoreland Road was once referred to as “the only road in Cornelius that works” by one of your commenters. For the most part, I have found this to be accurate (especially now that the turn lane mess by Tenders has been fixed).
The Northcross Extension – which is going to dump a steady stream of traffic onto Westmoreland right by this parcel – is going to make Westmoreland an absolute nightmare, especially leading up to the West Catawba intersection.
Not sure it’s a good plan to add even more fuel to this dumpster fire.
Infrastructure (street, water, sewer) FIRST, completed, not planned. THEN approve for construction. But not a shovel of dirt moved until all improvements are COMPLETE
Folks, it would be more effective to write an email to [email protected] than stating your concerns about traffic here.
We just elected a new Mayor and 1 new Commissioner.
Their campaigns were clearly messaged and they committed to fix infrastructure before any new development starts.
It will be interesting to see if actions match words on this one.