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Public objections prompt Greenlee supervisors to pull rezoning item from consent agenda
Summary
Residents raised water and drainage concerns about a rezoning (item F; Parcel 510028 A) during call to the public. The board removed the item from the consent agenda, scheduled a public hearing for early May and approved the remainder of the consent agenda.
Residents near Parcel 510028 A spoke during call to the public to object to a rezoning being handled on the board’s consent agenda and to request a public hearing. Dennis Cook and Les Valencia told the board they live adjacent to the parcel and said they were worried about water and sewer availability, lot sizes and stormwater drainage impacts.
County staff told the meeting that state statute/procedures allow the board to approve a Planning & Zoning Commission recommendation via the consent calendar only if there is no protest or request for hearing. After hearing objections in the room, a supervisor moved to remove item F from the consent agenda; the motion was seconded and passed unanimously. Staff directed Planning & Zoning staff to set the item for a subsequent Board of Supervisors public hearing, likely the first meeting in May, with proper notice.
After removing item F, the board approved the remainder of the consent agenda by unanimous voice vote.
Why it matters: County staff emphasized that consent-calendar approval is permitted only when no protest exists; residents’ statements about well capacity and drainage elevated the issue to the level of a formal objection, triggering the board’s duty to provide a noticed public hearing before acting on the rezoning.
