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Planning Board recommends rezoning of 173 Allen Road from residential agriculture to highway commercial
Summary
The Rockingham County Planning Board voted 4-1 to recommend the rezoning of 173 Allen Road (PIN 891307688521) from Residential Agriculture (RA) to Highway Commercial (HC). Staff cited adjacent industrial zoning; residents raised flooding, dam and traffic-safety concerns. The county commission will review the case Nov. 17.
The Rockingham County Planning Board voted 4-1 on Oct. 13 to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners rezone a 16-acre parcel at 173 Allen Road (tax PIN 891307688521) from Residential Agriculture to Highway Commercial.
Planning Department staff presented the case as a conventional rezoning and said the request was being recommended chiefly because of the zoning of adjacent parcels. A staff summary noted the parcel lies in the G1 transect in the county comprehensive plan, designated for low-density growth, and that technical review would be required if development is proposed.
"Before us tonight is zoning planning case 20 25, dash 12. This is going to be a request to rezone a property…
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