Attorney Brian Roberts presented a rezoning request for a 13.83-acre parcel in Piedmont to R15 to allow a medium-density residential development with fewer than 20 homes. “We are trying to do less than 20 homes on this property,” Roberts said, describing plans to leave open space around a cul-de-sac.

Neighbors objected strongly. Rhonda Eaton, who lives at 361 Clearview Drive, said she and three neighbors opposed the rezoning because they chose the area for its country setting and cul-de-sac safety for children. “Living on a cul de sac affords our family and our neighbors peace, tranquility, and quietness,” Eaton said. She described wildlife, low traffic, and grandchildren riding tricycles as features they want to preserve.

Eaton and other speakers said they feared the cul-de-sac could become an entrance or exit for the new subdivision and that increased traffic, noise and loss of wildlife would harm their quality of life. They asked the county to keep the parcel from being rezoned for higher density and to consider other uses besides a subdivision.

County staff said no decision would be made at the hearing and that the matter will proceed through the Planning Commission and committee process.