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Madison County approves three residential rezoning requests
Summary
By unanimous votes, the commission approved three rezoning requests to allow lot splits, an accessory dwelling, and a hardship mobile home to remain; all three had unanimous planning-commission recommendations.
Madison County commissioners approved three separate rezoning requests for residential properties after hearing applicants and receiving unanimous recommendations from the county planning and zoning commission.
The first request, from Ronald Vaughn, asked to rezone about 9.52 acres from A1 to AR to permit a property split into two tracts (4 acres and 5.52 acres); the planning and zoning commission recommended approval 5–0 and the board approved the request after a public hearing with no speakers for or against.
The second request, from George and Susan Warwick (represented in the hearing by Joyce Warwick), sought to rezone approximately 7.16 acres from A1 to AR to allow an accessory dwelling unit for a child. The planning commission recommended approval 5–0, and the board voted to approve the request after public hearing; no speakers objected.
The third request, filed by Soma Investment Inc. (represented by Alex Osorio/Alfonso), asked to rezone 5 acres from A2 to AR to allow an existing mobile home to remain as a concessional dwelling for family use. The planning commission recommended approval 5–0; commissioners discussed prior enforcement activity related to the property and concluded that the rezone question was separate from habitability or code-enforcement matters, then voted to approve the rezoning.
All three matters included public hearings in which no members of the public spoke in favor or opposition at the board hearing. Planning and zoning documents and staff presentations were cited during the board discussion. Applicants asked county staff about water and access questions and were directed to follow up with the county water and road departments for technical follow-up. Each rezoning will be documented in county land records.
