Moore County planners recommend conditional rezoning for NC 211 mining operation

The Moore County Planning Board voted to recommend that the Moore County Board of Commissioners approve a conditional rezoning to allow expanded mining and quarry operations at 985 N.C. 211.

Danielle, a Moore County planning staff member, told the board that the request would rezone three parcels totaling roughly 618 acres from Rural Agricultural (RA) to Rural Agricultural–Conditional Zoning (RA CZ) and that the applicant proposes to mine about 341.96 acres of that area in phased operations over roughly 10 to 30 years. The planning board adopted a land-use consistency statement before recommending approval of the rezoning.

The rezoning matter matters because it would formalize the land uses for an existing sand and clay operation by adding site-specific conditions and a development plan while leaving final approval to the Moore County Board of Commissioners. The application and staff presentation described required setbacks and screening, truck routes, restoration commitments and state permitting milestones that affect neighbors and long-term land use in the corridor.

Danielle said the property currently is zoned RA and is surrounded mainly by single-family and…