Gardner council denies rezoning for west 190th Street, orders review of truck‑route code after resident opposition

The Gardner City Council on an evening vote rejected a developer’s request to rezone land west of Gardner Road on West 190th Street and denied a conditional‑use permit for four stacked commercial signs, after multiple residents urged the council to keep semitrailer traffic off the road and honor annexation promises.

The council’s action followed more than an hour of public comment and a staff presentation. The motion to adopt the planning commission’s recommendation to deny Ordinance No. 2848 (rezoning) passed with three yes votes, two no votes and one abstention; the related conditional‑use permit, Ordinance No. 2849, was also denied. Council members then directed staff to develop a menu of possible amendments to Chapter 10.15 (truck routes) of the Gardner Municipal Code for future consideration.

Why it matters: residents who annexed into the city years ago said they agreed to enter city limits on the understanding the city would block heavy intermodal…