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Alamance County Holds Public Hearing on Major Lot‑Size Increase; Commissioners Ask for More Study
Summary
County planning staff presented proposed changes to the subdivision ordinance that would raise minimum rural lot sizes to roughly 1.5 acres and change cul‑de‑sac standards. Speakers at a lengthy public hearing split between protecting farmland and concerns about housing affordability; commissioners directed further study rather than adopting the changes today.
Alamance County planning staff presented four proposed changes to the county’s subdivision ordinance on Sept. 3, including raising the minimum lot size for unincorporated non‑watershed lots from 30,000 square feet to 65,000 square feet (about 1.5 acres), applying the same 65,000‑square‑foot minimum to balance‑of‑watershed lots, increasing cul‑de‑sac frontage measured “along the chord” from 20 to 26 feet, and adding a 75‑foot building‑site width requirement for cul‑de‑sac lots while exempting lots of 2 acres or larger from the width rule.
The presentation noted the planning board recommended the…
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