The Rockingham County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 21 approved two separate rezoning requests after brief hearings and no public opposition.

Case 2024-25, a request to rezone and consolidate a split parcel on Gideon Grove Church Road just north of the Guilford County line, passed following a motion by Commissioner Richardson and a second by Commissioner Barrow. Lynn Cochran, who presented the case for county planning staff, told the board the planning board had recommended unanimous approval and that the parcel lies in the county’s G3 growth corridor. Applicant Christopher Angel told commissioners he wanted to “take the split of this property and put it back to 1 piece just to keep it all in 1 parcel with 1 parcel number and 1 tax number just to simplify the keeping up of records.” The board approved the rezoning by voice vote.

Case 2024-26, regarding a property at 247 Dan Valley Road just outside the Mayodan town limits, was approved after a presentation from Cochran and a motion by Commissioner Hall, seconded by Commissioner Barrow. Cochran said the request would rezone portions now split between residential-agricultural and highway commercial to highway commercial; he noted the property lies in the G3 highways and corridors land class and that the planning board voted 6–0 to recommend approval. The owner, Tequent Haley, who was identified as present and who had recused himself from the planning board discussion, confirmed that an adjoining parcel to the south (251 Dan Valley Road) is family-owned. No speakers signed up in opposition and the commissioners approved the rezoning by voice vote.

Both approvals were recorded on the consent of the board after the motions and seconding votes were taken. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about prior zoning history and whether adjacent parcels were owned by the same family; staff and the applicant provided the available information during the hearings.

Votes at a glance:
- Case 2024-25 (Gideon Grove Church Road): Motion to approve by Commissioner Richardson; second by Commissioner Barrow; outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Case 2024-26 (247 Dan Valley Road): Motion to approve by Commissioner Hall; second by Commissioner Barrow; outcome: approved by voice vote.

The hearings took place during the board’s regular meeting; no conditions were reported as part of either rezoning approval, and no public opponents spoke during the hearings.