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Moore County denies rezoning request for 3.59 acres on US 15‑501 after runoff, traffic concerns
Summary
After hours of public comment citing erosion, truck‑turning hazards and ‘commercial creep,’ the Moore County Board of Commissioners voted to find a requested rezoning inconsistent with the land‑use plan and denied a conventional rezoning for a 3.59‑acre parcel at 6620 US 15‑501.
The Moore County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 16 denied a conventional rezoning request that would have changed roughly 3.59 acres at 6620 US 15‑501 from Rural Agricultural/RA‑40 to Highway Commercial (B‑2), following a lengthy public hearing in which neighbors raised traffic‑safety and erosion concerns.
Planning Director Ruth Peterson told the board the request, filed by Araya Associates, would allow the applicant to combine the 3.59 acres with an adjacent commercial parcel to create space for storage of stone pallets, plant backstock and staff parking. Peterson noted the site sits within the Cape Fear/Little River watershed (a WS‑3P, high‑quality watershed) and warned that development exceeding one acre would require a state…
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