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Gaston County commissioners approve two rezonings after public hearings; board discloses two employee settlement approvals in closed session
Summary
The board unanimously approved rezoning requests REZ-196 (Abbott) and REZ-199 (Layton) after Planning Board recommendations. The board also reported that during closed session it approved two pre-litigation employee settlement agreements.
At its Jan. 28, 2025 meeting, the Gaston County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved two separate zoning map changes after public hearings and later disclosed that, in closed session, it voted to approve two pre-litigation employee settlement agreements.
REZ-196: Abbott family rezoning for two 1-acre lots
The board approved REZ-196, a general rezoning of two newly mapped parcels (parcel IDs shown in staff materials) on Shalom Drive in the Dallas/Stanley area from R-1 (Single-Family Limited) to R-3 (Single-Family General). County planning staff said the parcels were subdivided through a family-exemption process last fall and the applicants, Steven and Ruth Abbott, requested R-3 zoning for the two 1-acre lots intended for their children. Staff noted the lots use private well and septic systems and are accessed via a 20-foot easement off Shalom Drive, a private drive…
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