WHAT HAPPENS NEXT: At the Jan. 20 2026 Town Council meeting, Planning Director Jose Colón will present the recommendation for denial. A second Public Hearing – this one before the Town Council – is required by law, regardless of the Planning Board’s recommendation. Colón will ask Council to set the Public Hearing date for March 17, 2026.
In compliance with North Carolina General Statutes, if any resident or property owner in town submits a written statement regarding the proposed amendment to the Clerk at least two (2) business days prior to the hearing, the Clerk shall deliver such written statement to the Town Board. This provision does not apply to requests being heard by the Planning Board; statements must be made in person during the public hearing held by the Planning Board.
At the conclusion of the March 17th Public Hearing, the Council may proceed to a vote, or wait and vote at the April Council meeting.
JANUARY 12 2026 – At its meeting tonight, the Jamestown Planning Board voted to recommend denial of a rezoning application to the Town Council that would allow a 138-unit apartment development to be built on 6.53 acres of historic and Main Street properties at 207, 209, 301 and 305 West Main Street.
The motion was made by Board member Rob Garland and seconded by Brant Gomez. Board Chairman Hope Inge also voted to recommend denial, with Darlene Fete and Vice Chairman John Capes voting to recommend the rezoning.
Garland said the Planning Board found the proposed zoning amendment to be (1) inconsistent with the Town’s Comprehensive Plan because it does not sufficiently align with the development pattern and intensity envisioned for that portion of West Main Street, (2) unreasonable because the scale and intensity of the development may not be compatible with the surrounding uses nor supportive of the area’s existing character, and (3) not in the public interest because the proposed amendment may not promote the orderly and coordinated growth anticipated for the corridor at this time. Garland also referenced a report by Town staff that found the proposed amendment to be unreasonable and against the public interest.
The application was first presented to the Planning Board at its November 2025 meeting where the Planning Board voted to continue the discussion to its Dec 8 2025 meeting. The Dec 8 2025 meeting was postponed to Jan 12 2026. A link to the packet for tonight’s meeting (Jan 12 2026), with Minutes from the November Planning Board meeting, is HERE.
ORIGINAL POST: A rezoning request is before the Jamestown Planning Board that would allow 6.53 acres of historic and Main Street properties (207, 209, 301 and 305 W Main Street) to be rezoned for 138 apartment units in 3-story buildings. The property owners who signed and submitted the rezoning application in September 2025 include (1) BRC Jamestown LLC, David F. Couch (305 West Main). (2) Ragsdale Brothers LLC (301 West Main). (3) Frazier Family Partners LLC (207 and 209 West Main). As of Nov. 6, 2025, all four parcels were still owned by these three entities. The prospective purchaser is Burkley Properties LLC.
The site, like all of Jamestown, lies within the RANDLEMAN WATER SUPPLY CRITICAL WATERSHED. In 2020, specific protections and construction requirements were mandated by the state for all jurisdictions in this watershed, called the “Randleman Water Supply Watershed Rules.” Jamestown has not yet updated its Land Development Ordinance to include the 2020 Rules.
In the “Site Data” box on the Site Map that was submitted with the rezoning application, the watershed is identified as “Deep River water supply watershed classification WS-IV.” Deep River is a subwatershed of the Randleman Water Supply Watershed, all of which is classified WSIV- Critical:
The FEMA flood hazard map below shows the site’s proximity to Deep River (in yellow). FEMA’s most current update for this section of Jamestown is from 2007
Based on the outcome of the meeting, the Planning Board will decide whether or not to recommend the rezoning to the Town Council for consideration at its Jan. 20, 2026 meeting.
THE AGENDA
This is the Agenda Item page stating that the prospective owner, Burkely Communities LLC, requests a change to the current zoning classification in order to build a mix of 138 “mansion-style apartments” and three-story apartment buildings. At the bottom of the page, it is noted that the Town Council will consider the recommendation at its January 20, 2026 meeting:
These are copies of two letters sent from Burkely Communities LLC to neighboring property owners on Sept 16, 2025 and Oct 16, 2025 (TAP IMAGES TO ENLARGE FOR READING):
The SITE PLAN “Assemblage” of four parcels on West Main Street. To the west and south of the site, Deep River flows from High Point City Lake southeast to Randleman Lake and Reservoir:
A Notice of Public Hearing that was sent to neighboring property owners:
THE “GENERAL INFORMATION” SECTION
Included in the packet/application is GENERAL INFORMATION and an IMPACT ANALYSIS prepared by the town. TAP IMAGES TO ENLARGE FOR READING:
THE ZONING APPLICATION
This is the zoning application (TAP IMAGES TO ENLARGE):
The REVISED zoning conditions reduced the number of units from 160 to 138, and require that the apartment buildings fronting Main Street are designed and built as “mansion/manor structures” that have the look of single family homes consistent with the farm/colonial/Quaker style of the surrounding historic area. The buildings in the “interior” of the property will be three-story apartment buildings. The revised conditions also call for landscaping amenities and a Traffic Impact Analysis (due to its proximity to Jamestown Elementary School).
The original application proposed 160 units in three-story buildings:
PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS
According to the roll call in the minutes from the October 2025 planning board meeting, the members are: Hope Inge, Chairman; John Capes, Vice Chairman; Robert Coon (ETJ), Peggy Levi (ETJ), Rob Garland, Brant Gomez, Darlene Fete, Donald Dale (ETJ), Sherrie Richmond (ETJ).