Council unanimously approved changing a property’s zoning from Residential Single-Family with a Mobile Home Park Overlay to Light Industrial, citing nearby industrial zoning and existing industrial uses.
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The zoning change allows industrial development on the property, which is identified in the minutes as being along S. NC Highway 87. Council also approved temporary street closures for the June 20 Juneteenth parade and park event, and closures of the Pilgrim’s Sanford Agricultural Marketplace parking lot and adjacent field for a Wednesday farmers’ market from July 1 through November 18, 2026. A resolution closing unopened alleys along Chatham and Alcott streets was also approved.
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Approved unanimously a zoning map amendment from Residential Single-Family with a Mobile Home Park Overlay District to Light Industrial.
Approved unanimously temporary closure of portions of several streets for the Sanford Juneteenth Freedom Parade and Day at the Park on June 20, 2026.
Approved unanimously temporary closure of the Pilgrim’s Sanford Agricultural Marketplace parking lot and adjacent field for the Wednesday farmers’ market from July 1 through November 18, 2026.
Approved unanimously a resolution closing an unopened alley along Chatham Street and an unopened alley along Alcott Street.
Approved unanimously a correction to the DRB Group North Carolina, LLC, annexation ordinance to fix parcel identification digits.
Approved unanimously closure of the completed Big Buffalo Water Reclamation Facility Flood Rehabilitation capital project after FEMA funds were received.
Approved unanimously closure of the completed Kiwanis Park capital project and transfer of the remaining $5,914 City contribution to the General Fund.
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