Planning board recommends rezoning at 1024 N.C. 87 to allow car-dealership expansion

The Rockingham County Planning Board voted unanimously May 12 to recommend that the Board of Commissioners approve a rezoning request for the parcel at 1024 N.C. Highway 87, forwarding the application to the commissioners for a final decision.

The rezoning would change the property’s designation from Residential-Agriculture and Residential-Protected to Neighborhood Commercial, allowing a nearby used-car business to expand onto the adjacent property. Adam Barr, planning staff, told the board the county’s 2021 land use plan lists neighborhood commercial as an appropriate district for the area and that the parcel sits at a mixed‑zoning intersection near Reidsville.

Board action is a recommendation only; the Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing before making the final decision. Adam Barr said the commissioners’ public hearing is likely in June 2025 and that additional notice will be sent to nearby property owners.

Why it matters: the change would permit a broader set of commercial uses at a location that currently mixes…