Randolph County meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Randolph County agendas take up 284.89-acre industrial rezoning, 2027 reappraisal rules

Randolph County's Board of Commissioners and Planning Board scheduled a 284.89-acre industrial rezoning request, a public hearing on 2027 property reappraisal rules, and several smaller subdivision requests over the past two weeks. No minutes have been published for any of those meetings in the records supplied, so none of the items below is recorded as decided. What follows is what the agendas listed.

284.89 acres proposed for Heavy Industrial

The Planning Board's Oct. 6 agenda listed five legislative rezoning hearings and a sign request. The largest by acreage is a request by Green Valley Farms, LLC to rezone 284.89 acres on Old Walker Mill Rd, St Peters Church Rd, and US Hwy 220 Bus N to HI-Heavy Industrial.

The same agenda listed a request to rezone 12.13 acres at 2155 Staleys Farm Rd to CC-CD for a 5-unit transitional housing community for domestic violence survivors (Crook); 5.01 acres at 3698 Zoo Pkwy from E-1 to CVOE-CD for a 5-lot site-built home subdivision (LaPrade); and 37.29 acres on NC Hwy 49 S from RA to CVOE-CD for a 6-lot site-built home subdivision (BDE23 LLC). Loves Travel Stop on New Hope Church Rd submitted a specific sign request to exceed normal sign regulations. The board also planned to discuss updates to the Watershed Protection Ordinance.

Commissioners: reappraisal hearing, Social Services staffing, Axon contract

The Board of Commissioners met Oct. 5, 2026 at the Historic Courthouse in Asheboro. The agenda listed a public hearing on the proposed schedules, standards, and rules for the 2027 property reappraisal.

Also scheduled: a request for additional positions to support HR1 implementation, presented by Social Services Director Tracie Murphy, and a decision on use of restricted funds for Year 2 of the Axon contract, presented by Chief Deputy Steven Nunn. The consent agenda bundled routine budget amendments including TDA #5 ($279,000), Agricultural Center Capital Project ($279,000), Strategic Planning Grant ($100,000), and Seagrove-Ulah WWTP Capital Project ($70,000), along with board appointments, proclamations, and multi-year lease resolutions for Juvenile Justice, Guardian ad Litem, and the Asheboro Police Department.

8-lot subdivision proposed in Union Township

The Department of Planning and Development scheduled an informal Neighborhood Information Meeting on Oct. 8 for a rezoning request on 25.09 acres on Beane Country Rd and NC Hwy 134 in Union Township, Tax ID #7644623772. Applicant Lee Roberts seeks to change the land from RA (Residential Agricultural) to CVOE-CD to allow an 8-lot subdivision for site-built and conventional modular homes. The property owner is listed as Scott Cole, and the application number is 2026-00022042. The meeting was intended to let residents meet the developer and ask questions; the notice states changes may be made after this meeting and at a later public hearing, which is to follow before the Planning Board.

Recorded decision referenced in the records

The September 1, 2026 minutes attached to the Oct. 5 agenda show the Board approved an $80,000 grant to Ace/Avant Real Property Company, LLC for industrial site work at I-74 and US Highway 311 in Randleman, contingent on Randleman's participation. That approval falls outside the past two weeks and is the only decision recorded in the materials supplied.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings were listed in the records supplied for the next 14 days. The materials also do not give dates for the Planning Board public hearing on the Beane Country Rd request or for any continuation of the Oct. 6 rezoning hearings.

Randolph County agenda sets 2027 reappraisal hearing; Planning Board weighs 284-acre industrial rezoning

Randolph County's Board of Commissioners listed a public hearing on the proposed schedules, standards and rules for the 2027 property reappraisal on its Oct. 5 agenda, and the Planning Board's Oct. 6 agenda included five rezoning requests — the largest covering 284.89 acres proposed for heavy industrial use. Minutes for the recent meetings have not been published, so no votes or outcomes are available for those items.

The one decided matter in the records provided comes from the Board of Commissioners' Sept. 1, 2026 minutes, referenced in the Oct. 5 agenda packet: the Board approved an $80,000 grant to Ace/Avant Real Property Company, LLC for industrial site work at I-74 and US Highway 311 in Randleman, contingent on Randleman's participation.

Board of Commissioners, Oct. 5

The Board met at the Historic Courthouse in Asheboro. The agenda listed:

• A public hearing on the proposed schedules, standards and rules for the 2027 property reappraisal.
• A request for additional positions to support HR1 implementation, presented by Tracie Murphy, Social Services Director.
• Consideration of using restricted funds for Year 2 of the Axon contract, presented by Chief Deputy Steven Nunn.
• Consent agenda budget amendments including TDA #5 ($279,000), Agricultural Center Capital Project ($279,000), Strategic Planning Grant ($100,000) and Seagrove-Ulah WWTP Capital Project ($70,000).
• Multi-year lease resolutions for Juvenile Justice, Guardian ad Litem and the Asheboro Police Department.

These are agenda items. Whether the Board acted on any of them is not established by the records provided.

Planning Board, Oct. 6

The Planning Board was scheduled to hold legislative hearings on five rezoning requests and a sign request, and to discuss updates to the Watershed Protection Ordinance. The requests:

• 5.01 acres at 3698 Zoo Pkwy, from E-1 to CVOE-CD, for a 5-lot site-built home subdivision (LaPrade).
• 37.29 acres on NC Hwy 49 S, from RA to CVOE-CD, for a 6-lot site-built home subdivision (BDE23 LLC).
• A specific sign request by Loves Travel Stop on New Hope Church Rd to exceed normal sign regulations.
• 12.13 acres at 2155 Staleys Farm Rd, to CC-CD, for a 5-unit transitional housing community for domestic violence survivors (Crook).
• 284.89 acres on Old Walker Mill Rd, St Peters Church Rd and US Hwy 220 Bus N, to HI-Heavy Industrial (Green Valley Farms, LLC).

Neighborhood meeting, Oct. 8

Two records describe an informal Neighborhood Information Meeting on a rezoning request for 25.09 acres on Beane Country Rd and NC Hwy 134 in Union Township, Tax ID #7644623772 (application #2026-00022042). Applicant Lee Roberts seeks to rezone the land from RA (Residential Agricultural) to CVOE-CD to allow an 8-lot subdivision for site-built and conventional modular homes. Property owner: Scott Cole. The meeting lets residents meet the developer and ask questions; changes may be made after the meeting and at a later public hearing. A public hearing before the Planning Board is to follow.

Coming up

The supplied data lists no upcoming meetings in the next 14 days. That is a gap in the records provided, not evidence that no meetings are scheduled; readers should check the county's official calendar and agenda postings.

Randolph County boards weigh development rules, data centers, and rezoning requests

The Randolph County Board of Commissioners and Planning Board have held recent meetings with several items on their agendas, including updates to the Unified Development Ordinance, a rezoning request for a concrete batch plant, and the purchase of new ambulances. No decisions have been published yet, as minutes are not available.

Board of Commissioners

At its Aug. 3 meeting, the Board of Commissioners held a public hearing on proposed updates to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The changes include aligning floodplain regulations with the state model, allowing temporary RVs during catastrophic events, adding regulations for data processing facilities, and modifying development impact analysis requirements. The Planning and Zoning Board has unanimously recommended approval.

The board also had on its agenda the purchase of three Crestline ambulances, a design proposal for a Welcome Center, expenditure of restricted funds for in-car and body-worn cameras, and budget amendments of $10,000 each for the Sheriff's Office and Emergency Services.

Planning Board

On Aug. 4, the Planning Board held quasi-judicial hearings on two special use permits: a portable building for custom apparel sales at 837 Gold Hill Rd, and an academic school at Beulah Baptist Church on Howard Mill Rd.

The board also held legislative hearings on three rezoning requests:

• J&E Properties of NC LLC seeks to rezone 4.57 acres at 6788 Willard Rd from RA to HI-CD for a concrete batch plant.
• Dan W. Tanner II seeks to rezone 10.07 acres at Royalshire Ln from RA & RE to CVOE-CD for two additional lots.
• Chris Doerr seeks to rezone 1.28 acres on US Hwy 220 S from RR to RA.

The board also considered a consent agenda and received an update from the Planning Director.

Neighborhood meetings

On Aug. 6, the Planning and Development Department held informal neighborhood information meetings for two proposed subdivision rezoning requests: 4.73 acres on Staley Farm Rd for three new lots, and 10.01 acres at 1987 Old Plank Rd for two new lots.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are listed in the provided data.