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Johnston County commissioners deny rezoning for commercial-glass site on N.C. 210
Summary
Commissioners voted 5–2 to deny a request to rezone a 0.95-acre parcel at 10790 N.C. Highway 210 from Community Business to I-1 (light industrial). Planning staff cited inconsistency with the county's comprehensive land use plan; the Planning Board had recommended approval.
Johnston County commissioners voted 5–2 to deny a request to rezone a 0.95-acre parcel at 10790 N.C. Highway 210 from Community Business (CB) to I-1 (light industrial).
The request, identified in the agenda as case 25-03, would have placed the smaller parcel under the same I-1 zoning that already covers an adjacent 2.5-acre property used by the commercial glass business. Branson Newton, planning director, told commissioners the highway segment carries about "10,000 vehicles per day" based on a 2023 count and that the county's land-use map classifies the area as a low-density residential place type in the Envision Johnston comprehensive land use plan.
The applicant's representative, Brian Leonard of BRL Engineering and Surveying, and owner Adam Barefoot explained the business operates…
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