Commissioners approve rezoning for Mendoza Holdings parcel in rural Morven

The Anson County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously April 21 to approve ZMA 26-02, a straight rezoning request by Mendoza Holdings LLC for an 11.87-acre parcel at 1110 Hightower Road in southern Anson County.

Valerie Scull, the county GIS analyst and planning presenter, told the Board the request would change the parcel's zoning from RA5 (five-acre minimum) to RA1 (one-acre rural agriculture), which staff said would permit subdivision into smaller single-family residential lots. Scull said public water of six-inch diameter is available at the site but there is no sewer service; she noted the property contains no FEMA flood zone or other environmental constraints "as far as we are aware." The parcel is about 0.7 miles north of the North Carolina'South Carolina border and sits within the county's jurisdiction.

Scull said the county's 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan designates the property as "rural living," a category that includes single-family homes and small hobby farms, and that rezoning to RA1 would be consistent with nearby parcels zoned RA1, RA3 and RA5. Commissioners asked staff for dimension details; Addison estimated the deepest depth at roughly 400 feet and road frontage at approximately 2,260 feet.

After hearing there were no public comments, Commissioner Jarvis Woodburn moved to close the public hearing and later moved to approve the rezoning; Commissioner Lawrence Gatewood seconded the motion and the Board approved ZMA 26-02 unanimously.

The rezoning was presented as a legislative (straight) rezoning, which Scull said means no conditions can be placed on the approval. The planning department and the county planning board recommended approval to encourage home ownership in the area and maintain consistency with the land use plan. The Board did not attach conditions to the rezoning during the April 21 meeting.