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Neighbors oppose denser subdivision on Alder Lane; supervisors approve limited rezone with lot-size stipulation
Summary
After public comment raising flooding and traffic concerns, the Graham County Board of Supervisors approved Tom Palmer’s request to rezone a 2.5-acre parcel to allow residential lots, conditioned on a 20,000-square-foot minimum lot size and drainage requirements.
Tom Palmer asked the Graham County Board of Supervisors to rezone a 2.5-acre tract on South Alder Lane so he could split the parcel to allow a small lot for his daughter to build a home. The board voted to approve the rezoning from General Land Use to RSB (single-family residential) but imposed a stipulation that lots must be at least 20,000 square feet (a buildable half-acre), and required drainage and elevation documentation at building permit stage.
Palmer told the board he had been searching “for a little lot for my daughter to build a house for quite a while” and that small, affordable parcels close to utilities were scarce. He said his intent was to create about five lots around a…
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