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Commissioners approve rezoning of small Cotton Grove parcel after church cemetery concerns; residents and church warn graves are on the strip
Summary
The Board approved a downzoning to RS for a 0.61-acre parcel once held as conditional-use industrial; members of New Jersey AME Zion Church and neighbors said the strip contains historic graves and pressed the county to ensure graves would not be disturbed.
Davidson County commissioners on Monday approved a rezoning request that will change a small portion of a Cotton Grove Township parcel from a conditional-use industrial (CULI) designation to RS (low-intensity residential), after residents and church leaders raised concerns that the strip includes graves associated with New Jersey AME Zion Church.
Staff and the applicant described the request as a localized downzoning. Sandy Walker, representing Golden Crescent Investment Corporation and Leonard Craver Realty, told the board the company listed the parcel for sale and a prospective buyer intended to combine the strip with adjacent property for residential use. Walker said survey work revealed graves within the narrow 17-foot flag strip that provides access from New Jersey…
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