MARCH 17 2026 – Following a Public Hearing and further discussion, the Town Council upheld the Planning Board’s decision and denied the rezoning application, based on the following:
“The proposed zoning amendment is not consistent with the adopted Comprehensive Plan of the Town of Jamestown because it does not sufficiently align with the development pattern and intensity envisioned for this portion of West Main Street.
The board further finds the proposed zoning amendment is not reasonable because the scale and intensity of development may not be compatible with surrounding uses or supportive of the area’s existing character.
The board further finds that the proposed zoning amendment is against the public interest because the amendment may not promote the orderly and coordinated growth anticipated for the corridor at this time.
The board further finds that the proposed zoning amendment is against the public interest due to operational constraints and inconsistency with present infrastructure capacity.”
The minutes of the meeting may be viewed HERE.
JANUARY 20 2026 – Town Council meeting, Planning Director Jose Colón presented the recommendation for denial. A Public Hearing before the Town Council is required by law, regardless of the Planning Board’s recommendation. Colón asked Council to set the Public Hearing date for March 17, 2026.
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 tonight. A link to the packet for tonight’s meeting (which includes Minutes from the November Planning Board meeting), is HERE.
ORIGINAL POST: A 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 an apartment complex of 138 apartment units. 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 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.”
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 says 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 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).