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Anson County commissioners approve rezoning request for Hightower Road parcel
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Summary
The county voted to rezone an 11.87-acre parcel at 1110 Hightower Road from RA-5 to RA-1 (CMA/ZMA26-02), enabling potential subdivision into up to 11 single-family lots; planning staff and the planning board recommended approval for consistency with the county’s 2040 land-use plan.
Anson County commissioners approved rezoning case ZMA26-02 on a unanimous voice vote, endorsing a staff recommendation and the planning board’s unanimous approval to change an 11.87-acre parcel at 1110 Hightower Road from rural-agriculture RA-5 to RA-1.
Planning Department representative Miss Cole (speaker 7) told commissioners the straight rezoning would align the parcel with the Anson County 2040 comprehensive land-use designation of "rural living," allow subdividing into single-family residential lots, and would not require a land-use map amendment. Cole said the land is currently undeveloped and primarily used for silviculture; she noted there is no sewer capacity at the site and that the applicant had not specified a final number of lots but that the geometry could allow up to 11 lots under RA‑1 standards.
Planning staff provided measurements for the parcel’s dimensions: deepest depth approximately 400 feet, narrowest point about 135 feet, and road frontage roughly 2,260 feet. The presentation said there are no FEMA flood zones, NWI wetlands, or other environmental constraints identified near the property. The planning department recommended approval on the basis that rezoning would be consistent with surrounding zoning (a mix of RA-1, RA-3 and RA-5), support rural homeownership, and maintain the area’s agricultural character.
Commissioner Woodburn (speaker 13) moved to approve the rezoning; Commissioner Gatewood seconded. The board voted in favor and the chair announced the motion passed. There were no public speakers opposing the request during the hearing.
The rezoning approval is legislative (no conditions may be attached to a straight rezoning); if future subdivision is proposed, the applicant will need to provide engineering, utilities plans, and any required permits for development.
The county’s planning files show the parcel as PIN 600037982993; it sits near Morven, about 0.7 miles from the North Carolina–South Carolina border and roughly 4.17 miles southwest of Morven’s corporate limits.
The board did not specify an effective date beyond the approval vote and noted that infrastructure constraints (no sewer capacity) will be addressed at the development stage.
