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Council delays rezoning request for 707 West Broadway amid questions about zoning history and lot rules
Summary
The Winnsboro City Council moved to table a request to rezone 707 West Broadway from commercial to residential after discussion about past zoning changes and minimum home-size requirements; the applicant said the lot would house a 1,400-square-foot home for family use.
At a Winnsboro City Council meeting, council members agreed to table a request to rezone 707 West Broadway from commercial to residential so the council can review a 1993 zoning issue and minimum-residence requirements.
The request matters because the property owner said the rezoning would let her build a house for her daughter and an expected grandchild. The property owner said the planned home would be a two-bedroom, pier-and-beam house of about 1,400 square feet and that driveway and culvert work already have approval; she also said new power lines are being installed to the parcel. The owner said she prefers to keep the lot separate from her adjoining parcel rather than combine them and “grandfather in” the land with her existing property.
Anna Polosheek, a Winnsboro resident who spoke during the public hearing, asked council to review the 1,400-square-foot minimum for residences. “I do believe for future purposes, the council should consider review that,” Polosheek said.
During council discussion, a member moved to approve the rezoning and a second was recorded, but another council member moved to table the matter so the body could learn “a little bit more about what this 1993 zoning issue has to deal with.” The council member said the motion to table was intended to delay final action until the next meeting while the matter is researched.
City staff and the applicant referenced prior approvals tied to driveway/culvert work and power-line installation; the transcript used the phrase “tech stocks approval” when describing the driveway approval. The applicant also said county records show the parcel as already zoned similarly to the adjacent property, and characterized the zoning discrepancy as a city-level issue.
The council closed the public hearing for the item and set the rezoning matter for further review at a future meeting. The transcript does not record a final roll-call vote on the table motion at the time of the public remarks.
