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Board approves conditional rezoning for 138 & 124 Cedar Gate Road to allow modest residential subdivision
Summary
The board approved conditional rezoning (2026-062) to change about 1.7 acres at Cedar Gate Road from B-2 to R-2 to permit two new single-family dwellings and to regularize two existing homes; the application included a voluntary proffer (subdivision plat) and a recommendation from the planning commission.
The Amherst County Board of Supervisors voted May 19 to approve conditional rezoning application 2026‑062, which rezones approximately 1.7 acres at 138 and 124 Cedar Gate Road from B‑2 General Commercial to R‑2 General Residential.
Tyler Creasy (planning staff) explained the request would allow two new single‑family houses and make two existing dwellings conforming uses in R‑2. Because the applicant voluntarily proffered a subdivision plat substantially matching the site plan submitted with the rezoning application, staff said the proffer would limit future commercial development on the parcel. Creasy noted public water is available to serve the properties and that septic systems and drainfield designs for the proposed lots have been provided.
Russ Nixon of Nixon Land Surveying said the property had been blighted and that the owner intends to renovate two existing houses and add two modest new lots; the proposed layout leaves roughly 0.429 acres at the intersection of Cedar Gate Road and US 29 in B‑2 to allow a small commercial use if sanitary sewer becomes available in the future.
Planning staff recommended approval and the planning commission had forwarded a favorable recommendation. No speakers testified in opposition at the public hearing. A supervisor moved approval with the submitted proffers, and the motion carried by voice vote.
What the approval does: Rezoning to R‑2 will allow the existing residences to become conforming and permits modest added residential development while reducing the likelihood of larger commercial build-out at that corner until sewer service availability changes.
