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Raeford council approves multiple rezones and a 13‑lot subdivision; resident’s fencing request included
Summary
The City Council unanimously approved a series of rezoning requests (including parcels on College Drive, Lemont Drive, Edgewater Drive, Ratley Street and Dockery Road) and a 13-lot subdivision on Stevens Street that was approved with a required fence along rear property lines between single-family and duplex lots following a resident request.
At its July 9 meeting the Raeford City Council unanimously approved several land-use requests brought forward from the Planning Board, including multiple rezones to accommodate manufactured homes and a subdivision with a fencing stipulation to address neighbor concerns.
Code Administrator Felecia Locklear told the council that the Planning Board had reviewed each application and recommended approval in every case. The council opened and closed public hearings for each item and voted, without recorded opposition, to approve rezoning requests from Highway Commercial or R-6/R-8 to the requested districts:
- Kevin and Kim Crumpler: rezone of PIN# 694241201096 (112 College Drive, ~1.44 acres) from HC to R-8 to accommodate residential use (motion carried unanimously).
- Adam and Nekia McNeill: rezone of PIN# 694240601005 (Lot 553 Lemont Dr., ~1.65 acres) from R-8 to RMH to allow placement of a new double-wide manufactured home (approved unanimously).
- Robert A. Wright Jr., Wright Brothers Family Properties LLC, and William Johnson Wright: rezoning of six parcels on Edgewater Drive (combined ~6.21 acres) from R-8 to RMH to accommodate placement of a double-wide manufactured home (approved unanimously). One applicant, Will Wright, attended the hearing.
- Sherry Blackburn: rezone of PIN# 694341201058 (261 Ratley St., ~0.358 acres) from R-6 to RMH to replace a dilapidated manufactured home with a new double-wide (approved unanimously).
- Kimberly Fairley: rezone of PIN# 694251601129 (163 Dockery Rd., ~0.14 acres) from R-6 to RMH to replace a dilapidated single-family home with a new double-wide manufactured home (approved unanimously).
- Steven Tolbert: subdivision of PIN# 694351801095 (Stevens St., ~4.54 acres) into 13 residential lots, remaining R-6. At the Planning Board meeting and again at the council hearing, resident Niomi Henderson asked for fencing to be required along the rear of the subdivided properties where they adjoin Jackson Street properties to deter cut-through traffic. The Planning Board recommended approval with that stipulation, and the council approved the subdivision with the fencing requirement unanimously.
All land-use votes recorded in the minutes were unanimous. The council’s actions implement the Planning Board recommendations and include an explicit stipulation for fencing in the Tolbert subdivision to address adjacent property-owner concerns.
What’s next: Staff will process rezoning ordinances and record subdivision plats and any stipulations in permitting records so that fencing and other conditions are enforced during development.
