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Town of Garner · Town Council Regular Meeting
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 6:00 pm · Ronnie S. Williams Council Chambers Garner Town Hall 900 7th Avenue | Garner, NC 27529

Regular meeting AnnexationRezoningBudget and appropriationsHousing and affordabilityLand conversion and large developmentRoads and transportationZoning text amendmentFire and EMSGrants and outside fundingParks and recreationStormwater and flooding

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What's on this agenda

Two conditional rezonings head to a legislative public hearing, and the council's only job on both is to close the hearing and send them to the Planning Commission. One would move about 3.75 acres on East Garner Road and High Hope Lane, the Cencar Properties tract, between two light-industrial conditional districts. The other, the Enclave at Meadowbrook, would shift roughly 27 acres on Hebron Church Road from Residential 2 to a denser Residential 4 conditional district. A third hearing covers a town-initiated rewrite of the Unified Development Ordinance's formatting and numbering, with no policy change intended. Two other land-use items skip that referral: the council would vote directly on a 31-acre rezoning at 7615 Ten Ten Road, from rural agricultural and commercial mixed use to commercial mixed use, and on a text amendment letting funeral homes locate by right in Neighborhood Mixed Use districts.

The consent agenda carries two ordinances up for the second vote state law requires before a criminal penalty takes effect, both adopted once already on September 1: changes to the traffic code and to the fire prevention code. It also holds $410,000 in budget amendments, split between finishing White Deer Park's splash pad and playground and covering utility relocation and rock stabilization on the Rand Mill Road project, a funding agreement with Wake County that would pay for an Affordable Housing Plan consultant, and three annexation petitions that would each set an October 6 public hearing for land on Old Stage Road, Creech Road, and Guy Road.

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  1. ACall meeting to order
  2. BAdoption of agenda
  3. DPetitions and comments
  4. E.1August 2026 Meeting Minutes
  5. E.2Traffic Control Ordinance Amendments
  6. E.3Fire Protection Ordinance Amendments
  7. E.4Budget Amendment for White Deer Park Improvements
  8. E.5Wake County Funding Agreement for Municipal Impact Fund Grant
  9. E.6Budget Amendment for Rand Mill Road Improvements
  10. E.7Voluntary Contiguous Annexation Petition # ANX-26-010, Latino Communi…
  11. E.8Voluntary Satellite Annexation Petition # ANX-26-011, 905 Creech Road
  12. E.9Voluntary Contiguous Annexation Petition Case # ANX-26-004, Las Carol…
  13. F.1.1Tier 2 Conditional Rezoning Request # CZ-MP-26-003, Cencar Properties
  14. F.1.2Tier 2 Conditional Rezoning Request # CZ-MP-25-004, Enclave at Meadow…
  15. F.1.3Zoning Text Amendment Request # ZTA-26-003, Codification, Reformat an…
  16. G.1Tier 1 Conditional Rezoning Request # CZ-26-002, 7615 Ten Ten Road
  17. G.2Zoning Text Amendment Request # ZTA-26-002, Funeral Homes in the Neig…
  18. HUpdates to Council
  19. JAdjourn

Agenda items (19)

Procedural · 4Ordinance · 4Resolution · 3Public hearing · 3Budget action · 2Minutes approval · 1Contract or award · 1Staff or committee report · 1
  1. A Call meeting to order
    Procedural
    Roll call, the pledge of allegiance, and the invocation, led by Mayor Buddy Gupton.
  2. B Adoption of agenda
    Procedural
    A motion to adopt the regular meeting agenda.
  3. D Petitions and comments
    Procedural
    A public comment period for matters not already on the agenda. Speakers sign up with the town clerk beforehand and are limited to three minutes; the council will not deliberate or act during this segment.
  4. E.1 August 2026 Meeting Minutes
    Minutes approval
    Approval of minutes from the August 4 and August 18 regular meetings, and from the August 25 special meeting and work session.
  5. E.2 Traffic Control Ordinance Amendments
    Ordinance Roads and transportation
    A second required vote to adopt Ordinance No. (2026) 5397, amending Chapter 10 (Motor Vehicles and Traffic) of the town code. State law requires two votes to enact an ordinance carrying a criminal penalty; the council adopted it once already, on September 1.
  6. E.3 Fire Protection Ordinance Amendments
    Ordinance Fire and EMS
    A second required vote to adopt Ordinance No. (2026) 5396, amending Chapter 4, the Fire Prevention and Protection ordinance. The council adopted it once already, on September 1, and a second vote is required because the ordinance carries a criminal penalty.
  7. E.4 Budget Amendment for White Deer Park Improvements
    Budget action Budget and appropriationsParks and recreation
    A $110,000 budget amendment to finish White Deer Park improvements, including $32,000 Wake County requires to meet health and safety standards before the splash pad can open, plus higher playground costs.
  8. E.5 Wake County Funding Agreement for Municipal Impact Fund Grant
    Contract or award Grants and outside fundingHousing and affordability
    A funding agreement with Wake County to draw matching money the county awarded through its Municipal Impact Fund Grant. The combined funds would pay a consultant to write an Affordable Housing Plan.
  9. E.6 Budget Amendment for Rand Mill Road Improvements
    Budget action Budget and appropriationsRoads and transportationStormwater and flooding
    A $300,000 budget amendment for the Rand Mill Road improvements project, covering higher costs for utility relocation and rock stabilization next to a stormwater control measure.
  10. E.7 Voluntary Contiguous Annexation Petition # ANX-26-010, Latino Community Credit Union
    Resolution Annexation
    A voluntary contiguous annexation petition would bring 1.09 acres at 5005 Old Stage Road into the town limits. The council would set a public hearing for October 6.
    • 5005 Old Stage Rd · Latino Community Credit Union · 1.1 acres · assessed $606,360
    • 5005 Old Stage Rd · Latino Community Credit Union · 1.1 acres · assessed $606,360
  11. E.8 Voluntary Satellite Annexation Petition # ANX-26-011, 905 Creech Road
    Resolution Annexation
    A voluntary satellite annexation petition would bring 1.022 acres at 905 Creech Road into the town limits. The council would set a public hearing for October 6.
    • 905 Creech Rd · Springer, Dallas Boyd Springer, Robbie Hall · 1.0 acres · assessed $267,822
    • 905 Creech Rd · Springer, Dallas Boyd Springer, Robbie Hall · 1.0 acres · assessed $267,822
  12. E.9 Voluntary Contiguous Annexation Petition Case # ANX-26-004, Las Carolinas
    Resolution Annexation
    A voluntary contiguous annexation petition would bring 0.634 acres at 4905 and 4917 Guy Road into the town limits. The council would set a public hearing for October 6.
    • 4917 Guy Rd · no matching parcel on file
    • 4905 Guy Rd · Powhatan Properties LLC · 0.16 acres · assessed $191,975
    • 4905 Guy Rd · Powhatan Properties LLC · 0.16 acres · assessed $191,975
    • 4913 Guy Rd · Powhatan Properties LLC · 0.47 acres · assessed $103,184
  13. F.1.1 Tier 2 Conditional Rezoning Request # CZ-MP-26-003, Cencar Properties
    Public hearing Land conversion and large developmentRezoning
    A Tier 2 conditional district rezoning would shift about 3.75 acres at 0 E Garner Road, 0 High Hope Lane, and 101 High Hope Lane between two light-industrial conditional districts. The council's role is to close the hearing and forward the case to the Planning Commission for review.
    • 0 E Garner Rd · no matching parcel on file
    • 0 High Hope Ln · Cencar Properties LLC · 2.0 acres · assessed $172,498
    • 101 High Hope Ln · Cencar Properties LLC · 1.4 acres · assessed $557,832
    • 0 E Garner Rd · Cencar Properties LLC · 0.25 acres · assessed $87,120
    • 0 High Hope Ln · Cencar Properties LLC · 2.0 acres · assessed $172,498
    • 101 High Hope Ln · Cencar Properties LLC · 1.4 acres · assessed $557,832
  14. F.1.2 Tier 2 Conditional Rezoning Request # CZ-MP-25-004, Enclave at Meadowbrook
    Public hearing Housing and affordabilityRezoning
    A Tier 2 conditional district rezoning would shift about 27.17 acres at 8117 and 8125 Hebron Church Road from Residential 2 to a denser Residential 4 conditional district. As with the Cencar Properties case, the council would close the hearing and forward it to the Planning Commission.
  15. F.1.3 Zoning Text Amendment Request # ZTA-26-003, Codification, Reformat and Minor Edits
    Public hearing Zoning text amendment
    A staff-initiated text amendment would fix codification errors in the Unified Development Ordinance, standardize punctuation, and set up a versioning system so staff can publish each approved amendment with a clear effective date. The council would close the hearing and forward the case to the Planning Commission.
  16. G.1 Tier 1 Conditional Rezoning Request # CZ-26-002, 7615 Ten Ten Road
    Ordinance Land conversion and large developmentRezoning
    A Tier 1 conditional zoning map amendment would convert 31.24 acres at 7615 and 0 Ten Ten Road from Rural Agricultural and Commercial Mixed Use Conditional to a new Commercial Mixed Use Conditional district. Unlike the Tier 2 cases, the council would vote directly on a statement of reasonableness and on adopting Ordinance (2026) 5400.
    • 7615 Ten Ten Rd · Areps LLC · 28 acres · assessed $2,474,589
    • 0 Ten Ten Rd · no matching parcel on file
    • 7615 Ten Ten Rd · Areps LLC · 28 acres · assessed $2,474,589
    • 0 Ten Ten Rd · Areps LLC · 0.20 acres · assessed $43,647
  17. G.2 Zoning Text Amendment Request # ZTA-26-002, Funeral Homes in the Neighborhood Mixed Use (NMX) District
    Ordinance Zoning text amendment
    A staff-initiated text amendment would correct an oversight in the 2022 Unified Development Ordinance and allow funeral homes by right in Neighborhood Mixed Use districts, along with related use standards. The council would vote on adopting Ordinance (2026) 5399.
  18. H Updates to Council
    Staff or committee report
    Committee, town manager, attorney and council updates, including the September 2026 Talk of the Town report and an introduction of the town attorney's office's incoming fall legal intern.
  19. J Adjourn
    Procedural
    There is no closed session on this agenda.

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