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Kennett City Council rejects rezoning of former hospital at 1301 First Street
Summary
After extended discussion and a roll-call vote that failed to reach the seven-vote threshold to override the Planning and Zoning Board, the Kennett City Council voted down an ordinance to rezone the former hospital property at 1301 First Street from R-1 single-family residential to B-2 general business.
The Kennett City Council voted against an ordinance to rezone the former hospital property at 1301 First Street from R-1 single-family residential to B-2 general business after a lengthy public discussion and a roll-call vote that did not reach the seven votes required to override a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Board.
Council members and members of the public debated whether rezoning would encourage investment or simply allow uses the city could not control. Council Member Johnson said she could not support the rezoning because “I've really struggled with this because I would like to approve it, but I'm not going to be able to because I've not seen a demonstration that the developer…
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