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County Planning Recommends Approval to Rezone River Road Lot for Landscaping Business; Applicant and Supporters Testify
Summary
Staff and the planning commission recommended approval of a rezoning from AGR to AG‑8 for a vacant River Road parcel to permit landscaping and horticultural services; supporters said the business has operated locally and needs the zoning change to locate on the parcel.
County planning staff recommended approval of a zoning map amendment to change a vacant River Road parcel (TMS 2590000123) from AGR to AG‑8 after the applicant told staff in 2025 they wished to establish a landscaping/horticultural business on the site — a use not permitted in AGR but allowed in AG‑8 with conditions. Staff said the AG‑8 district would reduce allowed residential density (1 dwelling per 8 acres) compared with AGR (1 dwelling per 1 acre) and found the request consistent with the comprehensive plan’s agricultural residential future land‑use designation.
Staff presen…
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