Union County board recommends denial of Gordon conditional rezoning after residents raise visibility, traffic and land‑use concerns

The Union County Land Use Board recommended denial of conditional rezoning CZ2025‑002 for the Gordon property on May 20, voting 4‑3 to advise against the change.

Planner Bjorn, presenting the staff report, said the request would rezone about 2.65 acres of an 8.46‑acre parcel along Mary Elizabeth Church Road from RA‑40 (rural residential) to a conditional light‑industrial designation to allow vehicle storage tied to an existing auto‑repair business and a possible future 2,400‑square‑foot shop. Bjorn said the rezoning was sought “to correct a zoning violation” but concluded that “the negatives we feel outweigh the positives, so we recommend denial.”

The recommendation matters because the board’s advisory decision will be forwarded to the Union County Board of Commissioners, which will hold the final public hearing on June 16. If the county commissioners override the advisory recommendation and approve the rezoning, the…