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Planning board narrowly recommends rezoning 51.5 acres on Josie Road for highway business; neighbors voice traffic and runoff concerns
Summary
The Iredell County Planning Board voted 5–4 on June 4 to recommend rezoning about 51.525 acres along Josie Road from Residential Agricultural to Highway Business; the applicant said the site would be used for truck parking and related services near a planned Love—s travel plaza.
The Iredell County Planning Board voted 5–4 on June 4 to recommend approval of a conventional rezoning request to change five parcels totaling about 51.525 acres along Josie Road from Residential Agricultural to Highway Business.
Leslie, a county planner, described the request and the parcel—s location near I‑77 and a newly planned Love—s travel plaza. Staff advised that much of the property already falls within the 2045 Horizon Plan—s highway-destination commercial designation and recommended approval because the requested district aligns with surrounding commercial development. Leslie told the board the site has road frontage only on Josie Road, a secondary road, and that the property would require buffering and screening where it adjoins…
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