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Planning commission recommends rezoning of Harper parcels to commercial after joint hearing

Smyth County Planning Commission · April 1, 2026
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Summary

After a brief joint public hearing with the Board of Supervisors, the Smyth County Planning Commission voted to recommend that the Board rezone two parcels associated with James Craig Harper from Agricultural/Rural to Commercial, following public concern about access, ownership, and possible uses.

The Smyth County Planning Commission voted March 28 to recommend that the Board of Supervisors rezone two parcels tied to James Craig Harper from Agricultural/Rural to Commercial following a short joint public hearing.

Clegg Williams, assistant county administrator for development, told the joint meeting that the commission had previously recommended denying Harper’s special-use application for a service business and that the Board had directed staff to take public comment on…

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