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Council sends Arden Subdivision rezoning to planning commission after public hearing
Summary
A Tier‑2 conditional rezoning request for 54.4 acres at 1010 Road and Old Stage Road to create 136 single-family lots was discussed at length; council referred the case to the Planning Commission for a detailed review after testimony from staff, the applicant and nearby residents.
The Town of Garner held a public hearing on a tier‑2 conditional rezoning for the Arden Subdivision and then referred the petition to the Planning Commission for further review.
The petitioner asked to rezone 54.4 acres from Rural Agricultural to R‑4 Conditional to allow up to 136 single‑family detached units. Assistant Planning Director Erin Joseph summarized the proposal and staff’s analysis; the development team and neighbors also spoke. After public testimony and council questions, the council voted to refer the matter to the Planning Commission for findings and a recommendation.
Why it matters: the rezoning would convert a large, mostly vacant tract in the town’s extraterritorial jurisdiction into a medium‑density single‑family community with pedestrian connections, open space and off‑site traffic improvements.…
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