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Burke County commissioners deny rezoning for Hancock Landing after residents submit petition
Summary
The board rejected a request to rezone seven parcels to allow duplexes after residents and an opponent cited petitions with more than 100 signatures; the motion failed 2–3. Planning staff had said the rezoning was intended to permit duplex construction.
The Burke County Board of Commissioners voted down a rezoning request for the Hancock Landing project on Aug. 13, 2024, after residents opposed the change. The motion to rezone seven parcels from single-family (R1) to two-family (R2) failed 2–3, with Commissioners Lucious Abrams and Chair Terri Lodge Kelly voting in favor and Commissioners R. Tommy Nix, Evans…
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