CITY OF GASTONIA PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS TO CONSIDER REZONING AND SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUESTS Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Gastonia Planning Commission will be held Thursday, September 3rd, 2026, at 5:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as possible, in the City Council Chambers, 181 S. South Street, in Gastonia, North Carolina. File 202600008 – The Grove at Airport Road Subject hearing involves a request to rezone approximately 4.63-acres from RS-12 (Single-family Residential, minimum 12,000 sq. ft. lots) to RS-8 CD (Single-family Residential, minimum 8,000 sq. ft. lots - Conditional District). The subject properties are located at 440 Airport Road and 450 Airport Road and are owned by Development Solutions Group, LLC. If any of the decisions of the Planning Commission, regarding rezonings, are appealed within 15-days of the hearing or if any of the Planning Commission's decisions are by a vote of less than a three-fourths (3/4) majority, the particular item so affected will also be heard in a public hearing at the Tuesday, October 20th, 2026, City Council meeting at 6:00 PM or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Public Forum Room on the 2nd Floor of the Gaston County Courthouse located at 325 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Way in Gastonia. The meeting location will be listed on the agenda found on the city's website https://www.gastonianc.gov/. If any cases are continued by the Planning Commission, the City Council hearing (if necessary) for that particular item will change; whereby staff should be consulted for further details; planning@gastonianc.gov. File 202600251 – 1735 Union Road Apartments Subject hearing involves a special use permit (SUP) request for OLC (Office Light Commercial) zoning for approximately 4.75 acres. The subject property is located at 1735 Union Road and owned by Thawait Realty, LLC. An appeal of the decision from the Gastonia Planning Commission, regarding a special use permit, shall be filed to the Superior Court of Gaston County in the nature of certiorari. Any such petition to the Superior Court shall be filed within 30-days after the Planning Commission decision. If any cases are continued by the Planning Commission, staff should be consulted for further details; planning@gastonianc.gov. For further information, call (704) 854-6652. INDIVIDUALS REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS WHEN ATTENDING THIS MEETING AND/OR IF THIS INFORMATION IS NEEDED IN AN ALTERNATIVE FORMAT BECAUSE OF A DISABILITY, SHOULD CONTACT THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, LOCATED IN CITY HALL AT 181 S. SOUTH STREET, TELEPHONE: (704-866-6786), FAX: (704-836-0022) OR BY EMAIL: JUDY.SMITH@GASTONIANC.GOV. THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AT LEAST 72 HOURS' NOTICE PRIOR TO THE MEETING TO MAKE THE APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS. Chad Ghorley, Chair Gastonia Planning Commission Richard Franks, Gastonia Mayor (Ad in paper 8/23/26 and 8/30/26) IPL0367929 Aug 23,30 2026