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Resident urges Burton to create C‑5 "environmentally sensitive" commercial zone; staff recommends updating standards instead
Summary
A resident asked the planning commission to add a C‑5 environmentally sensitive business zoning category to protect groundwater and wells from businesses such as gasoline stations and battery storage; staff and commissioners discussed existing industrial zoning and options to revise standards rather than create a new zone.
A Burton resident told the Planning Commission he wants the city to adopt a new commercial zoning category — branded in his remarks as “C‑5 environmentally sensitive business” — to limit placement of businesses that use or store chemicals, such as gasoline stations, battery storage and certain recycling operations.
Patrick Dargo, a resident who identified his address during public comment, said adding a C‑5 classification would help the public and developers identify locations where…
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