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Marshville council approves two rezoning requests to allow new single-family lots
Summary
The Marshville Town Council unanimously approved two rezoning map amendments Jan. 5 that reclassify roughly 10.6 acres combined to allow subdivision into single-family lots; both requests had Planning Board recommendations and drew no public comment.
The Marshville Town Council on Jan. 5 approved two rezoning map amendments that will allow the owners to subdivide vacant and agricultural parcels into single-family residential lots.
The council approved RZA 25-05 (Allen Drive), a request to rezone a vacant 5.1-acre tract from IND (Industrial) to SFR-3 (Single Family Residential), and RZA 25-06 (Newsome), which rezones an approximately 5.5-acre parcel formed by combining portions of 621 and 521 Helms Efird from AG (Agricultural) to SFR-1. Both motions passed on unanimous voice votes.
John and Christy, who presented the staff report on the Allen Drive request, told the council the Planning Board reviewed RZA 25-05 on Oct. 13, 2025 and recommended approval with Consistency Statement B. The council adopted that consistency statement, which reads in part: “The proposed Map Amendment to the Marshville Development Ordinance (MDO) is considered to be inconsistent with recommended land uses in the future land use map in the Marshville Town Plan 2045. However, the proposed change is still considered to be reasonable and in the public interest.” No members of the public spoke during the hearing.
For RZA 25-06 (Newsome), staff reported the combined parcel contains an existing single-family home and that rezoning to SFR-1 would allow subdivision into three lots. The Planning Board considered the request Oct. 13, 2025 and recommended approval with Consistency Statement A. The council adopted that statement, which states: “The proposed Map Amendment to the Marshville Development Ordinance (MDO) is considered to be consistent with the recommended land uses in the future land use map in the Marshville Town Plan 2045. Furthermore it is considered to be reasonable and in the public interest.”
Both approvals were moved by Member Stephen Passarelli and seconded by Member Rusty Johnson; the minutes record each vote as “all ayes.” The council did not provide an effective date for the map amendments at the meeting record and no appeals or written objections were noted in the transcript.
The town clerk recorded the approvals and the council closed both hearings after staff presentations.
