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Statesville Regional Airport — industrial rezoning and aviation growth node

Approved

Statesville City Council unanimously approved the second reading of rezoning request ZC26-10 for approximately 481.5 acres associated with Statesville Regional Airport to Heavy Industrial. The action creates a more uniform industrial zoning framework around an airport where separate aviation investment projects are also advancing.

At a glance

Status
ApprovedStatesville Regional Airport growth node, including the approximately 481.5-acre airport-associated rezoning to Heavy Industrial; individual apron, hangar and tenant projects remain separately scoped components.
Location
Statesville Regional Airport / 238 Airport Road area, Statesville, Iredell County, NC
What is planned / being built
Statesville Regional Airport growth node, including the approximately 481.5-acre airport-associated rezoning to Heavy Industrial; individual apron, hangar and tenant projects remain separately scoped components.
Latest verified development
Statesville City Council unanimously approved the second reading of rezoning request ZC26-10 for approximately 481.5 acres associated with Statesville Regional Airport to Heavy Industrial. The action creates a more uniform industrial zoning framework around an airport where separate aviation investment projects are also advancing. [20] [21]Verified fact · Evidence October 5, 2026
What to watch next
Airport Commission updates, site plans, utility/infrastructure commitments, tenant announcements, and construction milestones for individual airport projects
Last checked
October 7, 2026Source review date; not a new construction event.

Sources & evidence · Next milestone · Open questions

What this record covers

Statesville Regional Airport growth node, including the approximately 481.5-acre airport-associated rezoning to Heavy Industrial; individual apron, hangar and tenant projects remain separately scoped components.

WHAT TO WATCH NEXT

Airport Commission updates, site plans, utility/infrastructure commitments, tenant announcements, and construction milestones for individual airport projects

Not yet confirmed

Future industrial users, development timing, infrastructure buildout and parcel-level construction are not established by the rezoning alone.

What remains uncertain

  • Future industrial users, development timing, infrastructure buildout and parcel-level construction are not established by the rezoning alone.

What is documented

  • Verified fact

    Statesville City Council unanimously approved the second reading of rezoning request ZC26-10 for approximately 481.5 acres associated with Statesville Regional Airport to Heavy Industrial. The action creates a more uniform industrial zoning framework around an airport where separate aviation investment projects are also advancing. [20] [21]

    Future industrial users, development timing, infrastructure buildout and parcel-level construction are not established by the rezoning alone. Evidence date: October 5, 2026.

Amounts & scale

  • Rezoned area: 481.50 acres · approved [20] [21]

    Approximate rezoned area; zoning approval does not establish construction across this acreage. Evidence date: October 5, 2026.

Sources & evidence

  1. City of Statesville — City Council meeting — October 5, 2026

    Project source; full document linked. · Source date: not shown · Checked: October 7, 2026

    Publication date is not established here; the source review date is shown separately.

  2. City of Statesville — City Council meeting materials

    Project source; full document linked. · Source date: not shown · Checked: October 7, 2026

    Publication date is not established here; the source review date is shown separately.

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