Forsyth County commissioners approve zoning changes, budget amendments, vehicle and equipment contracts in unanimous votes

Forsyth County commissioners on Feb. 27 unanimously approved a series of zoning map amendments, site-plan changes, budget ordinance amendments, vehicle and equipment purchases, grants and other routine items after staff briefings and public hearings.

The business session covered three public-hearing rezonings and a site plan amendment; multiple budget and grant appropriations including airport fencing and public-health funds; awards of vehicle and ambulance contracts totaling up to $2.38 million; purchases of ambulance-loading systems and radio equipment for the school system; and several administrative resolutions, including a lease with Partners Health Management and dissolution of two inactive advisory committees.

Planning and Development Services Director Chris Murphy summarized three land-use requests that the board approved after public hearings. The board rezoned a 34.97-acre parcel (zoning map amendment F-16-52) from RS-9 to AG, citing that the property is predominantly in a regulated floodplain and that AG zoning is consistent with the South Suburban area plan. The board also approved a site-plan amendment for Clay Pigeon Properties LLC on a 16.91-acre parcel (F-16-53) to reduce an approved 28-lot plan to 23 lots and returned the plan to the board because staff judged the design change substantial. Finally, the board approved a 3.08-acre rezoning (F-16-54) from General Industrial (GI) to RS-40 to allow single-family residential use consistent with the Walkertown area plan.

The meeting also…