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Aldermen deny land-use amendment and rezoning for Macy Grove property after residents object
Summary
The Board rejected a land-use plan amendment (KDP73) and a general rezoning (K826) that would have allowed RM-5 multifamily development on about 14.74 acres along Macy Grove Road, following public opposition about density, traffic and park impacts.
The Kernersville Board of Aldermen voted unanimously Tuesday to deny a proposed amendment to the town’s development plan (KDP73) and the linked rezoning request (K826) that would have allowed multifamily development on a 14.74-acre parcel west of Macy Grove Road.
Town staff and the applicant described the proposal as a conversion of the property’s land-use designation from Low Density Residential to Mixed Residential and a rezoning from RS-20 (single-family, 20,000-square-foot minimum lots) to RM-5 (residential multifamily, up to 5 units per acre). Catherine Garner, community development staff, said the RM-5 district accommodates duplexes, townhomes and small multifamily buildings and that planning staff…
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