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Commissioners approve rezoning for Smoky Canyon Drive property over staff recommendation

5779499 · September 16, 2025
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Summary

The Cumberland County Board approved rezoning A1 to RR for a 0.92-acre property on Smoky Canyon Drive despite staff and the planning board recommending denial; the owner said the lot passed perc tests and intends a stick-built home.

The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners approved a rezoning request on Sept. 15 that county planning staff and the county planning board had recommended be denied.

Case ZON25-0032 sought rezoning of a 0.92-acre parcel on Smoky Canyon Drive from A1 (agricultural) to RR (rural residential) to allow a second dwelling or a group development on the lot. Planning staff cited the South Central land-use plan, which designates the area as farmland, and recommended denial. The planning board…

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