Planning board approves variance for Rural King at 401 E. U.S. Highway 64

Aug 17, 2026

The Lexington Planning Board approved variances permitting expanded outdoor display and storefront frontage for a proposed Rural King store at a former distribution center, allowing reuse of a 93,000-square-foot building; applicant counsel projected about 100 jobs.

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The Lexington Planning Board voted on Aug. 17 to approve variances requested for a proposed Rural King store at 401 E. U.S. Highway 64, a former Piedmont Canyon distribution center owned by AJ Helm, Lexington, NC, LLC.

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