Why new subdivisions in rural Alamance don’t need approval by county commissioners

A RE/MAX "For Sale" sign stands in the grassy foreground of a large, open field at sunset, with a dark silhouette of trees lining the horizon along Morrow Mill Road.

Fast-growing Alamance County is one of the last remaining counties in NC without countywide zoning. Two new subdivisions totaling more than 900 homes could be built on rural farmland near the Orange County line.

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