Despite the denial, a new public hearing notice for the same 10.74-acre rezoning was issued on July 9, 2026, putting the matter back before the council.
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Demorest council denies, then reopens, Saluda Drive rezoning for 34-lot subdivision
A developer's request to rezone 10.74 acres off Saluda Drive for a 34-lot subdivision was voted down by the Demorest City Council, but the matter has been put back on the council's agenda for another hearing.
What happens next
A public hearing on the rezoning request was noticed for July 9, 2026; no outcome from that hearing is yet on record.
At a glance
What this means now
The story
McCain Investment Properties, LLC asked the Demorest City Council to rezone approximately 10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34-lot single-family detached subdivision. The council held a public hearing on the request on March 3, 2026.
The rezoning request came back before the council on April 7, 2026 for a second public hearing.
At that April 7 meeting, the Demorest City Council voted 4-0 to deny the rezoning request.
Despite the denial, a new public hearing notice for the same 10.74-acre rezoning was issued on July 9, 2026, putting the matter back before the council.
What happened
How this issue got here
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Appeared on agendaproposedRezoning of 10.74 acres off Saluda Drive (McCain Investment Properties) from A to R-2 for 34-lot subdivision
Consideration of a rezoning of approximately 10.74 acres of property owned by McCain Investment Properties, LLC from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34 -lot single -family detached subdivision
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Rezoning of 10.74 acres off Saluda Drive (McCain Investment Properties) from A to R-2 for 34-lot subdivision
Consideration of a rezoning of approximately 10.74 acres of property owned by McCain Investment Properties, LLC from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34 -lot single -family detached subdivision
Appeared on agendaproposedRezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for McCain Investment Properties, LLC 34-lot subdivision
rezone approximately 10.74 acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34-lot single-family detached subdivision
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Rezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for McCain Investment Properties, LLC 34-lot subdivision
rezone approximately 10.74 acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34-lot single-family detached subdivision
Appeared on agendaproposedRezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for 34-lot single-family detached subdivision (McCain Investment Properties, LLC)
Consideration of a request from McCain Investment
Properties, LLC to rezone approximately 10.74 acres from A
(Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34-lot single-
family detached subdivision
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Rezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for 34-lot single-family detached subdivision (McCain Investment Properties, LLC)
Consideration of a request from McCain Investment Properties, LLC to rezone approximately 10.74 acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34-lot single- family detached subdivision
Not approvedconfirmedRezoning request from McCain Investment Properties, LLC for 10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from Agricultural to R-2 Multi-Family Residential for a 34-lot single-family detached subdivision
The motion to deny was unanimously approved (4-0).
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Rezoning request from McCain Investment Properties, LLC for 10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from Agricultural to R-2 Multi-Family Residential for a 34-lot single-family detached subdivision
The motion to deny was unanimously approved (4-0).
Appeared on agendaproposedRezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for Hancock Meadows 34-lot subdivision - McCain Investment Properties, LLC
Consideration of a request from McCain Investment Properties, LLC to rezone approximately 10.74 acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential)
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Rezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for Hancock Meadows 34-lot subdivision - McCain Investment Properties, LLC
Consideration of a request from McCain Investment Properties, LLC to rezone approximately 10.74 acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential)
Appeared on agendaproposedRezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A to R-2 for 34-lot subdivision (McCain Investment Properties)
request from McCain Investment Properties, LLC to rezone approximately 10.74
acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34-lot single-family detached
subdivision
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Rezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A to R-2 for 34-lot subdivision (McCain Investment Properties)
request from McCain Investment Properties, LLC to rezone approximately 10.74 acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34-lot single-family detached subdivision
Appeared on agendaproposedRezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for 34-lot subdivision (McCain Investment Properties, LLC)
rezone approximately 10.74 acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34-lot single-family detached subdivision
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Rezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for 34-lot subdivision (McCain Investment Properties, LLC)
rezone approximately 10.74 acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34-lot single-family detached subdivision
DiscusseddiscussedRezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 for 34-lot subdivision (McCain Investment Properties)
rezone approximately 10.74
acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34-lot single-family detached
subdivision
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Rezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 for 34-lot subdivision (McCain Investment Properties)
rezone approximately 10.74 acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34-lot single-family detached subdivision
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