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Planning briefing set for May 20 on rezoning for Hastings Road site; planning board recommended approval 5–1

3235473 · May 9, 2025
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County planning staff briefed commissioners on a rezoning request (case F‑1657) to rezone 27.89 acres on Hastings Road to RM5‑S for townhomes. The planning board recommended approval 5–1; neighbors raised traffic and density concerns. A public hearing is scheduled for the May 20 meeting.

The Forsyth County Planning staff provided a first briefing on a rezoning request (case F‑1657) for 27.89 acres on the east side of Hastings Road between Interstate 74 and High Point Road. Applicants Tanya and Leslie Hardy seek a special use district rezoning from agricultural (AG) to RM5‑S to allow multifamily townhomes with a maximum density of five units per acre. The item will come back to the Board of Commissioners for a public hearing on May 20, 2025.

Planner Chris Murphy described the site as largely agricultural and within Growth Management Area 3 but inside the utilities serviceable area because of a nearby sewer…

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