Lee County hearing examiner to decide rezoning and special-exception request for Briar Ridge property

Donna Marie Collins, the hearing examiner presiding over the case, opened a zoning hearing on a pair of petitions seeking to change the zoning and allow accessory agricultural uses on a residential lot at 15034 and 15036 Briar Ridge Circle. The applicant seeks a conventional rezoning from RS-1 to RS-5 and a companion special exception to permit the keeping of equines, noncommercial poultry raising and a private stable; Collins told participants she will prepare a final decision after the hearing.