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Council denies rezoning of 46.3-acre Burris Road site, cites inconsistency with BluePrint Newton

Newton City Council · March 1, 2026
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Summary

Newton City Council unanimously denied Rezoning Application #2024-06 from McCombs Investments, LLC for roughly 46.3 acres on Burris Road, concluding the proposed PD-H housing designation conflicts with the city’s BluePrint Newton plan and surrounding industrial character.

Newton City Council voted unanimously April 1 to deny a rezoning application from McCombs Investments, LLC that would have converted a 46.3-acre site on Burris Road from a combination of R-9, M-1 and EM-1 zones to PD-H (Planned Development–Housing).

Planning Director Randy Williams told council the site contains two parcels (Catawba County PINs 3740-07-69-8306 and 3740-07-79-3860) and that the…

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