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Aberdeen Town annexes 35.5‑acre parcel and approves R20 zoning; developer plans conservation subdivision
Summary
The Aberdeen Town Board voted Oct. 27 to annex 35.5 acres adjacent to Legacy Lakes and to apply R20 zoning, approving a developer’s plan to pursue a conservation subdivision with at least 30% open space. Board members raised traffic and wetlands questions before the 4–1 zoning and annexation votes.
Aberdeen Town — The Aberdeen Town Board of Commissioners voted Oct. 27 to annex a roughly 35.5‑acre parcel east of U.S. Highway 1551 and to assign R20 zoning that would allow single‑family detached homes served by public water and sewer.
The board approved the annexation (petition 25‑02) and the zoning map amendment (ZA2503) after staff and the applicant described plans that the developer said are intended as a conservation subdivision with at least 30% dedicated open space. A subsequent preliminary‑planning review and technical review committee (TRC) processes will require wetlands delineation, access plans and utility‑capacity confirmation before subdivision plats are approved.
Planning staff told the board the property is currently in Moore County and that annexation was required before town zoning could be applied. As planning staff said during the hearing, “this property is not in Aberdeen’s jurisdiction, not in our corporate jurisdiction or our ETJ,”…
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