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Council rejects Fairlawn Acres rezoning after traffic and neighborhood safety concerns
Summary
After remand and Planning Commission changes that removed truck fueling and truck scales, the governing body voted to reject a rezoning request tied to a proposed convenience store and fuel station; several council members and residents cited pedestrian and school safety and traffic modeling concerns.
The City Council voted to reject a proposed planned-unit-development revision for the Fairlawn Acres site at 605 Southwest Fairlawn on Aug. 12 after extended public and council discussion about traffic, pedestrian safety and neighborhood impact.
Dan Warner, the city's planning director, summarized the history: the Planning Commission originally recommended approval May 19, but protest petitions and subsequent remand by the governing body led the Planning Commission to reconsider. At its July 21 meeting the Planning Commission again recommended approval but with specific changes: removal of a truck scale and removal of fuel pumps for semi trucks, leaving a convenience store with…
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