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Council opens public hearing on annexation, interim IE zoning for roughly 65.6-acre Durham Road parcel
Summary
The Bowling Green City Council opened a public hearing on Ordinance 9252 to consider establishing interim Innovation and Employment (IE) zoning for approximately 65.62 acres of land south of Bowling Green Road East on Durham Road, petitioned for annexation by agent James A. Grandowicz Jr. on behalf of petitioner Laurel J. Krone.
The Bowling Green City Council opened a public hearing on Ordinance 9252 to consider establishing interim Innovation and Employment (IE) zoning for approximately 65.62 acres of land south of Bowling Green Road East on Durham Road, petitioned for annexation by agent James A. Grandowicz Jr. on behalf of petitioner Laurel J. Krone.
Planning Director Heather Sailor presented the staff report, describing the site as two parcels totaling just over 65 acres with frontage on Durham Road and noting that the Planning Commission recommended interim IE zoning at its Dec. 4 meeting. “I gave you a copy of the IE 150.27 of the zoning code,” Sailor said, pointing councilors to the district standards and the map in the meeting packet. She also noted the property is “pretty close to a special flood hazard area.”
Sailor and other staff said they were not aware of a specific, planned development for the site. Bowling Green Economic Development staff and Katie Thompson were reported to be working with the property owners on the annexation, and Hunter Brown was identified in discussion as the city attorney who might add legal perspective.
No members of the public offered testimony for Ordinance 9252 during the hearing. Council members Greg and Jeff indicated no further questions and did not object to establishing the interim zoning, and the presiding official closed the public hearing. The transcript records the hearing opening and the council concluding the hearing but does not record any final vote on the ordinance that evening.
The ordinance, if later adopted, would set interim IE zoning pending any subsequent rezoning process; staff noted interim zoning is a procedural step after annexation intended to align the newly annexed land with city zoning practice and that rezoning procedures (which can require separate public notice and signage) are distinct from interim zoning.
The public hearing on Ordinance 9252 was opened and then concluded on the council agenda; the council did not adopt or vote on the ordinance at the time recorded in the transcript.
