Lemon Springs Meadows Conditional Zoning District
Lee County, NC
Description
A 46-lot single-family subdivision on 52 acres with 20,000-square-foot minimum lots, public water, and private septic was denied 4-3 as inconsistent with the county's countryside plan.
Impact summary
The County Commission denied it on Oct 5, 2026.
Adds 46 homes on land the adopted plan calls countryside, but clusters lots on septic-suitable soils with large shared open space; a neighboring farm warns of traffic and farming conflicts.
Applicant
- Name
- Lemon Springs Meadows LLC
- Address
- 4506 Lemon Springs Road and 644 Edwards Road
At a glance
- Hearings
- 3
- Public comments
- 3
- Total mentions
- 3
Last vote · County Commission
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 5, 2026.
Meeting timeline (3)
Board of Commissioners - Oct 5, 2026
A 46-lot single-family subdivision on 52 acres with 20,000-square-foot minimum lots, public water, and private septic was denied 4-3 as inconsistent with the county's countryside plan.
Board of Commissioners - Sep 21, 2026
A conditional rezoning of 52 acres to allow a 46-lot single-family subdivision with 20,000 sq ft minimum lots (half the RA requirement), public water, and private septic — tabled to next month after neighbor opposition.
Board of Commissioners - Aug 17, 2026
A conditional rezoning of 52.42 acres from Residential Agricultural to allow a 46-lot single-family subdivision with 20,000-square-foot minimum lots, public water, private septic, and a 20-foot green belt. The joint public hearing was held; no board vote appears on the recording.
Related issues (1)
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