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Commissioners briefed on petition to rezone 28 acres near Union Cross for up to 138 townhomes
Summary
Planning staff presented a petition to rezone about 28 acres on the east side of Hastings Road from agricultural to RM5S (multifamily townhomes, up to 5 units per acre); the Planning Board recommended approval 5–1 amid opposition citing traffic and inconsistency with the area plan.
A public hearing briefing on March 19 outlined a petition by Tanya Hardy and Leslie Hardy Hadley to rezone roughly 28 acres on the east side of Hastings Road between I-74 and High Point Road from AG (agricultural) to RM5S (multifamily/townhome at up to five units per acre). Planning Director Chris Murphy told commissioners the petition would allow two access points from Hastings Road and a plan showing 138 townhomes, a central green and recreation area.
The petition lies within Growth Management Area (GMA) 3 and within the Southeast Forsyth County area plan (adopted 2014), which previously recommended large-lot residential for the site because public sewer was not believed…
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