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Commissioners approve Ashton Drive rezoning despite neighborhood opposition
Summary
The board voted 5-0 to adopt Ordinance 2025-04 to rezone 1.15 acres on Ashton Drive from R-2 to general business for Evans Construction. The planning board had given a negative recommendation (6-1) after a nearby resident objected to commercial expansion into a residential area.
The Burke County Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 April 21 to rezone a 1.15-acre parcel on Ashton Drive from R-2 (residential) to general business (GB), allowing Evans Construction to use the tract for equipment parking and related operations.
Deputy county manager and planning director Alan Glines told the board the parcel sits adjacent to Evans Construction’s long‑established site and that the county’s strategic land-use plan supports limited commercial expansion to help local businesses. He also described a required 10‑foot planted perimeter buffer to…
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