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Applicant seeks rezoning on Walnut Shade Road, says infrastructure and neighbors support change
Summary
John C. Nichols Jr. asked the Kent County Regional Planning Commission to rezone a 6.29-acre parcel on Walnut Shade Road from AR (agriculture/residential) to BG (general business). He told commissioners infrastructure and nearby commercial uses make the change appropriate; no decision was made at the Sept. 4 hearing.
John C. Nichols Jr. asked the Kent County Regional Planning Commission on Sept. 4 to rezone a 6.29-acre parcel on the north side of Walnut Shade Road (about 890 feet west of S. Dupont Highway) from AR (agriculture/residential) to BG (general business). Nichols presented the request at the public hearing and asked the commission for favorable consideration.
Nichols told the commission the staff report was “inconsistent” with on-the-ground conditions and that surrounding development and infrastructure support commercial zoning. He said the property lies inside the county growth overlay and…
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