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Planning board recommends denial of rezoning at Highway 158 and Whitty Road after runoff and community-character concerns
Summary
The Rockingham County Planning Board voted to recommend denial of a request to rezone a 3.73-acre parcel at Highway 158 and Whitty Road from Residential Protected to Neighborhood Commercial after residents raised runoff, traffic and character concerns; staff had recommended approval.
The Rockingham County Planning Board voted Jan. 13 to recommend denial of a request to rezone a 3.73-acre parcel at the southeast corner of U.S. Highway 158 and Whitty Road from Residential Protected to Neighborhood Commercial.
Planning staff presented the application as Case 2025-1 and recommended approval, noting the parcel sits in the county’s G2 controlled-growth land class and that the lot meets the minimum size for neighborhood commercial uses. Victoria (planning staff) told the board the request “may benefit property owners but may be detrimental to adjacent owners” and that negative effects could be mitigated with buffers and site regulations. She said the…
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