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Planning board recommends rezoning 4.81-acre parcel on NC 87 from RA to RM; 5-1 vote
Summary
The Rockingham County Planning Board voted 5-1 to recommend that the Board of Commissioners approve rezoning a 4.81-acre parcel on NC Highway 87 from Residential Agricultural (RA) to Residential Mixed (RM). The change would allow a range of housing types, including townhomes and duplexes, if public sewer is available.
The Rockingham County Planning Board on March 10 recommended that the Board of Commissioners approve a rezoning request to change a 4.81-acre parcel on NC Highway 87 from Residential Agricultural (RA) to Residential Mixed (RM), voting 5-1 in favor.
The request, made on behalf of property owner James Lemons, would allow housing types not permitted in RA — including two-family, three-family and four-family attached dwellings and townhomes — though it does not permit apartment-style multifamily buildings. Paul Cochran, planning staff, told the board that "in the residential mixed district, single family detached is allowed. 2 family detached is allowed, as are 3 and 4 family detached. True multifamily apartment style homes are not allowed in residential mix." Cochran also said that with sewer and water available, RM permits a higher theoretical density:…
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