On Nov. 5 the Iredell County Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend rezoning two parcels at 113 and 125 Quiet Cove Road (about 2.02 acres combined) from Residential Agricultural to a Residential Office / Transitional Commercial designation in the county land-use map.

Leslie Meadows, planning staff, said the parcels adjoin commercial uses and that road-widening pressures have made the lots less desirable for single-family residential use. Staff recommended amending the land-use plan to Transitional Commercial rather than extending the corridor commercial designation so the rezoning would create a buffer between more intense commercial uses and nearby homes.

Owner/applicant Matt McGinley introduced himself at the hearing but did not add substantive changes to the staff report. Neighbor Tim Petrie spoke during public comment asking that the board consider “at least a 50 foot buffer” between his property and the rezoned parcels; Meadows and other staff members told the board they would discuss buffering, stormwater controls, and critical-watershed restrictions with the neighbor and that lot consolidation might be required to meet parking standards and to limit disturbed area.

A board member moved to recommend approval and to find the amendment consistent with the 2045 Horizon Plan; the motion was seconded and passed unanimously. The planning board’s action is advisory; the Board of County Commissioners will hold the final hearing and is scheduled to act on Dec. 2, 2025.