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Neighbors urge denial but Gaston commissioners approve rezoning on Charles Raper Jonas Highway
Summary
After public comments raising traffic and safety concerns, the Gaston County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 26 approved a rezoning request to allow light commercial use of a 2.48-acre vacant parcel in Mount Holly.
The Gaston County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 26 voted to rezone a vacant 2.48-acre parcel on Charles Raper Jonas Highway in Mount Holly from RS-20 (single-family 20,000 sq. ft.) to C-1 (light commercial) despite neighbors’ concerns about traffic and noise.
Jamie Lizzie, Planner I in Building and Development Services, summarized staff findings: the site (PID 179668) is vacant, surrounded by commercial, industrial and residential districts, and the proposal complies with the future land-use designation. The Gaston County Police provided a comment noting…
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