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Clayton council approves placeholder rezoning for 476-acre annexed tract after public concern
Summary
The Clayton Town Council voted March 16 to assign Residential Large Lot zoning to a recently annexed 476-acre tract as a statutory placeholder, drawing residents’ objections over traffic, watershed and process concerns; council members said a conditional rezoning with technical studies will be required before development.
The Clayton Town Council on March 16 approved a conventional rezoning that assigns Residential Large Lot (RLL) zoning to roughly 476 acres annexed into town earlier this year, a step council and staff described as a procedural placeholder required by state statute.
Senior planner Robert Tate told council the parcel—comprised of the Kenny, Truaxler, Yergens and Tree of Life properties along Cornwallis Road and Veterans Parkway—was annexed effective Feb. 16 and the town had 60 days to establish zoning. Tate said staff recommended RLL to ensure zoning was in place, noting the site lacks a future land-use map designation in the 2045 comprehensive growth plan.
Marty Bizzle, representing the applicant and…
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