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Board continues Sherrills Ford shopping-center rezoning after community opposition and Planning Board rejection
Summary
A rezoning request for a proposed 75,000 sq ft shopping center on roughly 17.22 acres was continued to Jan. 20, 2026 after the applicant requested a continuance and after staff and the Planning Board recommended against approval; residents expressed traffic, septic and viewshed concerns.
The Catawba County Board of Commissioners continued the advertised public hearing on two shopping-center rezoning requests affecting the Sherrills Ford area to Jan. 20, 2026.
Attorney Jason White told the board one applicant asked to continue the item to allow the applicant to attend at a later date; the board voted 4-1 to continue that portion of the hearing. Assistant Planning Director Laurie LoCicero then presented a second…
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